Jamaal Abdul-AlimSTEMPanel Discussion: Enlightened Leadership, Favorable Culture Key Campus Factors for Minority Undergraduate STEM SuccessPanelists heavily criticized higher education institutions that uphold teaching practices meant to “weed out” undergraduate students from the STEM fields.April 18, 2012HomeExperts: Equipping Students With Questions Is Next Best Thing to Stricter Regulations of For-profit InstitutionsA Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute white paper says Hispanics at for-profits completed their degrees at a rate of 25 percent, versus 60 percent at private nonprofits and 46 percent at public institutions.April 16, 2012HomeU.S. Education Secretary Duncan Delivers College Completion Message to Civil Rights GroupThe U.S. won’t regain its position as the most college-educated nation in the world unless it eliminates disparities in public education, contended U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan during a speech on Thursday.April 12, 2012HomePolicy Forum: Experts Explore Pell Grant SustainabilityOn Wednesday at a Washington policy forum, college access experts said that the federal government needs to develop a long-term strategy to support one of its primary means of helping the poor pay for higher education—the Pell Grant program.April 11, 2012HomeCollege Board Planning Website UnveiledThe College Board unveiled a new website on Tuesday that one executive hailed as the most comprehensive college planning tool available online.April 10, 2012HomeCollege Board Planning Website UnveiledThe College Board unveiled a new website on Tuesday that one executive hailed as the most comprehensive college planning tool available online.April 9, 2012StudentsN.C. Central Implements Sweeping Cost-Cutting PlanRestructuring at North Carolina Central University — announced in February as being “most comprehensive” — involves the merging or phasing out of more than a dozen academic programs.April 4, 2012HomeFinal Four of ChessGovernment contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology and consulting giant based in Fairfax County — invited all of this year’s Final Four competitors to apply for internships at the company, including in its offices abroad.April 2, 2012HomeThe India ConnectionU.S. universities, Indian counterparts seek greater collaboration and growth opportunities.April 1, 2012African-AmericanConference: Complex Picture Painted of HBCU ChallengesWhile some leaders during a national conference Wednesday depicted public HBCUs as lagging from unequal treatment, there was tough talk from officials urging HBCUs to improve their ability to take advantage of federal opportunities.March 28, 2012Previous PagePage 64 of 80Next Page
