Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeNew Report Trains a Spotlight On Chief Diversity OfficersFirst-time chief diversity officers should seek clarity of purpose, anticipate major change, avoid thinking of themselves as a “messiah” and be prepared to be regarded as “the diversity expert.”August 8, 2017HomeFunds Used to Expand College Courses for InmatesUsing $7.3 million in funds seized from criminals, seven colleges in New York State will be able to sustain or expand their course offerings to prisoners this fall with hopes that education behind bars will cut down on crime.August 7, 2017StudentsExperts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice PlanThe U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.August 2, 2017StudentsDepartment of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan ServicerThe U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.August 1, 2017StudentsExpert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global OutreachAmerican colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.August 1, 2017StudentsColleges Urged to Be Inclusive of International StudentsColleges and universities must begin to think of international students more as part of the overall student population and not as a separate group, attendees at the EducationUSA forum are told.July 31, 2017StudentsApprenticeship Programs Gaining MomentumPresident Donald J. Trump and Congress are looking to expand apprenticeship opportunities, lauding the workforce development strategy for giving students a way to make money and affordably educate themselves for bigger and better things.July 30, 2017StudentsClearinghouse Data May Help Students Home In on SuccessDistrict of Columbia Public Schools administrators are using National Student Clearinghouse data to determine how well their graduates are faring at particular institutions of higher education.July 26, 2017StudentsReport: Good Jobs Available for Those Without Bachelor’sDespite the decline of manufacturing that made good jobs for high school graduates a rarity, there are still 30 million good jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree, a new report being released today shows.July 26, 2017StudentsScholars’ Research Challenges College ‘Mismatch’ TheoryLow-income students could have a better shot at upward mobility if they had greater access to more colleges with a record of good student outcomes, but “income segregation” is getting in the way, several scholars argue in a new study.July 24, 2017Previous PagePage 7 of 80Next Page
