Catherine MorrisStudentsRicks’ Teen Pregnancy Work Born Out of Personal ExperienceWhen she was just 15, Dr. Nila Ricks, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, discovered that she was pregnant. For many, this might have meant the end of high school and the end of any college aspirations.February 26, 2017StudentsReport: MSIs Key to Texas Reaching Higher Ed GoalsCurrently, 35 percent of young adults in Texas age 25-34 hold an associate’s degree or higher. Texas’ goal is to raise that number to 60 percent by 2030.February 23, 2017StudentsCalifornia Looks to Add More Four-year Degree Programs to Community CollegesA new bill, SB 769, would double the number of four-year degree programs that the community college system can offer from 15 to 30.February 22, 2017StudentsReport: Financial Pressure Swamping Community College StudentsDespite relatively low costs, a Center for Community College Student Engagement report found that nearly half of all students said they were considering dropping out due to financial pressures.February 20, 2017African-AmericanAdvocates Cautiously Optimistic About Potential Executive Order on HBCUsWhile there has been no word from the White House on when the order might be released and what directives it might contain, organizations have laid out their own proposals for what the order could accomplish.February 19, 2017StudentsDeVos Says Community Colleges Key to Workforce DevelopmentCommunity colleges will play an important role in advancing President Donald Trump’s workforce agenda, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said at a meeting of community college leaders Thursday. It was DeVos’ first appearance at a conference event in her new role.February 16, 2017Leadership & PolicyTrump Issue Dividing Howard University Administration, StudentsIn a town hall meeting on Tuesday night, students expressed disappointment that the administration of the nation’s flagship historically Black university had not done more to put itself at the frontline of resistance to the new administration.February 15, 2017Leadership & PolicyMangum to Join Penn Center for Minority Serving InstitutionsDr. Elmira Mangum, former president of Florida A&M University (FAMU), will join the University of Pennsylvania this April, where she will research leadership pathways at HBCUs.February 14, 2017StudentsBlacks, Hispanics Losing Out on LSAT-based Financial AidThe result of privileging LSAT scores through merit-based scholarships is what some call a “reverse Robin Hood” effect, in which students from less privileged backgrounds end up shouldering more of the cost of law school.February 9, 2017StudentsGround-level Support Helps Solve FAFSA ‘Riddle’Until the FAFSA sees a dramatic overhaul, the best and perhaps only answer to addressing some of its perceived weaknesses is a boots on the ground approach.February 8, 2017Previous PagePage 11 of 43Next Page
