Jamaal Abdul-AlimLatinxSchools Producing Latino STEM Graduates Highlighted in ReportInstitutions that produce the most Latino graduates in the STEM fields were singled out for recognition Thursday in a report hailed as a guide for other colleges and universities that are looking to achieve similar results.August 2, 2012Community CollegesStudy on College Placement Exams Energizes Debate about Their EffectivenessThe ongoing discussion about the effectiveness of college placement exams got a welcome boost this week with a new report that illuminates efforts to rethink how the tests should be used to determine if students need remedial education.August 1, 2012HomeNew Website to Serve as Repository for College Success ResearchIn an effort to provide timely information on college access and success, the Institute for Higher Education Policy launched a new website, which is backed by the Lumina Foundation, Tuesday that serves a repository for some of the latest research in the field.July 31, 2012HomeNACUBO Meeting Speaker: Business Officers Should Rethink College FinancesWashington State University president Elson Floyd urges college business officers to rethink current funding models to meet the new fiscal challenges unfolding at public colleges and universities.July 31, 2012LatinxSenator: DREAM Act’s Passage by Congress Would Complete President’s Action on ‘Undocumented’ YouthU.S. Sen. Richard Durbin said Tuesday that the DREAM Act will become law if advocates follow the example set by the Civil Rights Movement.July 24, 2012Community CollegesExpert: Stratification Undermines American Higher Education’s Capacity for Enabling Social MobilityEconomist Anthony Carnevale told a group of college prep program administrators Monday that social stratification within the world of higher education threatens to undermine American Dream.July 23, 2012LatinxForum: Scholar Offers View of 2012 Latino Presidential Vote OutlookAt a Washington forum on Thursday, Stanford political scientist Gary M. Segura described the recent surge in support for Obama among Latino voters as being a case of choosing between the “frying pan and the fire.”July 19, 2012Community CollegesBefore U.S. House Subcommittee, Experts Urge College Degree Completion Time ReductionStates and institutions should adopt innovative practices that lessen the time to earn a degree and embrace financial practices tied to college completion, experts urged in U.S. House testimony on Wednesday.July 18, 2012Community CollegesEducation Secretary Touts Career and Tech Education Competitive Grant ProgramAn Obama administration proposal to award $1 billion in competitive grant funding to career and technical education is expected to help usher in a new era for how students are prepared for college and careers.July 17, 2012LatinxReport: California Schools Serving Socially Disadvantaged Students Send Too Few to CollegeThe vast majority of California high schools that serve high numbers of low-income students and students of color do a poor job of sending their students on to college, a new report has found.July 16, 2012Previous PagePage 60 of 80Next Page
