Jamaal Abdul-AlimCommunity CollegesObama Administration Focuses on How to Keep the Cost of College Education AffordableThe plan would include reforms that would steer federal funds away from colleges that fail to keep net tuition down and toward those colleges and universities that do their fair share to keep tuition affordable, provide good value, and serve needy students well.February 6, 2012HomeReport: ‘Intrusive Advising’ Among Best Practices for Community College Student SuccessIt would start with a letter and an e-mail message asking the students to come in for a meeting, and if students failed to respond, advisers would show up in class and ask the students to meet in person.February 5, 2012HomeOfficial: White House Path on College Affordability Not Fully Mapped OutObama administration wants input from higher education community on college affordability policies, White House official tells members of independent college association.January 31, 2012HomeU.S. Ed Department Symposium Sheds Light on New Obama College PlanA U.S. Department of Education-led symposium on Monday sought to explore ways to scale up practices that have been shown to increase college completion.January 30, 2012HomeLeaders, Scholars Urged Not to Neglect Higher Education’s Social GoalsAcademic leaders must remember that their primary purpose is to produce thinkers, be of service to society and facilitate research that advances human understanding, says a keynote speaker at the AAC&U national meeting.January 29, 2012HomeConference: Higher Education Urged to Maintain Role in Molding Good CitizensAt the Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting, college and university leaders were urged to reclaim their civic mission by making sure their institutions are places where students are prepared for engaged citizenship.January 26, 2012HomeFreshmen Survey Documents Growing Focus on Career ReadinessIn a trend that began after the start of the recession in 2007, most incoming college freshmen now say their primary reason for going to college is being able to get a better job, according to a survey released Thursday.January 26, 2012HomeGeorgetown Study Sheds Light on College Majors and EmployabilityThe report found that unemployment rates are much higher for recent graduates who majored in architecture and the arts—13.9 and 11.1 percent, respectively—than for those who graduated in other majors.January 5, 2012HomeWith Federal Backing, Universities to Expand Innovative K-12 Learning ProgramsExpansion of STAD-Math is being overseen by Old Dominion University, which has won $25 million in i3 funds to expand the program to serve 135,000 students in 185 “high need” middle schools throughout the country over the next five years.January 3, 2012HomeU. of Georgia Study Explores Factors in African-American Male Career SuccessAuthors of the “Evaluating Career Success of African-American Males: It’s What You Know and Who You Are that Matters” study say the findings have important implications for African-American men.December 23, 2011Previous PagePage 67 of 80Next Page
