Jamaal Abdul-AlimHBCUsHBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key PostNow that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remained leaderless for longer than it has under any previous administration, a chorus of HBCU advocates and some lawmakers are increasingly of the mind that the Trump administration has failed to make good on its promise to HBCUsAugust 13, 2017STEMBoeing Helps Diversify STEM FieldsA longstanding partnership between The Boeing Company and Washington University in St. Louis is being hailed as a potential model for how to diversify STEM fields in general and America’s aerospace industry in particular.August 9, 2017HomeNew 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, 2017Previous PagePage 7 of 80Next Page
