Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeJobs Forum Explores the Reshaping of American EducationThe push to rethink American higher education got a fresh airing Tuesday at an Atlantic forum where speakers espoused new programs, policies and paradigms in an effort to defy the inertia of the status quo.March 27, 2012HomeReport: College Degree Attainment Rising SlowlyA new Lumina Foundation report released Monday states that college degree attainment in the United States inched up to 38.3 percent in 2010 from 37.9 percent in 2008.March 26, 2012African-AmericanConference: Though HBCUs Urged To Tout Successes, Lack of Federal Support Remains a ChallengeThe Hampton University president says that, although President Obama is an “ardent supporter of HBCUs,” the federal government continues to shortchange HBCUs when it comes to grant funding.March 26, 2012HomeRon Brown Scholarships Seek the Best and BrightestThe Ron Brown Scholar Program currently provides a total of 10, four-year $40,000 scholarships a year, but there are plans to increase funding to offer even more in the future.March 25, 2012LatinxSummit Addresses Best Ways to Increase High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates Among HispanicsCaring adults can play a role in improving the outcomes of youths born into families of lesser economic means in addition to school reform at the local, state and federal levels.March 19, 2012Community CollegesJob Training Initiative, Campaigning on President Obama’s Agenda in Prince George’s CountyIn addition to highlighting a community college job training partnership in Prince George’s County, President Obama focused on the economic pain that Americans are feeling.March 15, 2012HomeOfficial: Funding Increases Unlikely for Federal TRIO ProgramsWhile federal TRIO programs will play a crucial role in helping the U.S. meet the Obama administration’s 2020 college goal, don’t expect to see the programs funded at previously higher levels anytime soon, a Department of Education official told TRIO administrators at a meeting in Washington, D.C.March 14, 2012HomeCivil Rights Project Co-Founders, San Francisco State President Receiving John Hope Franklin AwardsA law school dean, an education school professor, and a longtime university president, all higher education diversity champions, are being honored today by Diverse with John Hope Franklin awards.March 11, 2012HomeCivil Rights Data Show Minority Students Often Face Discipline and Less Likely to Have Experienced TeachersDepartment of Education officials stopped short of blaming the disparities on racism or poverty, pointing instead to schools and districts that had bucked the trend as evidence that elimination of the disparities is not an insurmountable task.March 6, 2012HomeHigher Education Experts Cite Stimulus Funding ShortcomingsExperts at a New America Foundation forum recalled that higher education programs and policies enacted with stimulus funding in certain cases may have misfired.March 1, 2012Previous PagePage 65 of 80Next Page
