LaMont JonesStudentsA Passionate Advocate for Gifted and Special Education EquityDr. Donna Y. Ford did it for her son. She was single and 18 when she gave birth to Khyle, and he motivated her to aim higher.September 25, 2018African-AmericanScholarship at the Intersection of History, Education and BlacknessWere it not for the social tumult in Chicago in the summer and fall of 1967, Dr. James D. Anderson likely would not have walked away from the joy of teaching high school social studies, found refuge in a Ph.D. program studying the history of education and transitioned to a career in higher education.September 19, 2018African-AmericanScholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with KavanaughScholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.September 13, 2018StudentsStudy: Many ‘Free College’ and Promise Programs UnequitableFree college can be just that for students most in financial need, if a program is designed around equity. The problem is, many “promise” and other so-called free college state programs are inherently unequitable and are not constructed to benefit low-income students, according to a new study by The Education Trust.September 5, 2018Latest NewsGuns on College Campuses Debate Ushers in New School YearThe issue of guns on campuses looms large as differing groups seek to find a balance between First Amendment free speech rights and the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Students and academics weigh in on the controversy as another semester begins.September 4, 2018Latest NewsStudy Outlines Challenges for Low-Income Working StudentsLow-income undergraduates who work are less likely than their higher-income counterparts to obtain a bachelor’s degree, and they are disproportionately women, Latino, Black and first-generation college students, according to a study by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.August 28, 2018Latest NewsNew Semester, Old Challenges for Fraternities, SororitiesA new semester brings new activities for thousands of fraternity and sorority members on college campuses across the nation – and opportunity for untold others to join their ranks. Although camaraderie, leadership opportunities and service projects are a big part of Greek-letter life, nothing gets their names in the news faster than a scandal.August 24, 2018HBCUsIncreasing Diversity on HBCU Campuses Often Leaves Blacks in MinorityIn many cases, African-American students have ceased being a majority at HBCUs. At some, they are a small minority among a White majority. Meanwhile, graduate, professional and online programs at HBCUs tend to draw non-Black students at higher rates.August 14, 2018Community CollegesReport Reveals Community College Transfer, Degree TrendsA new study sheds light on how effectively community colleges across the nation are equipping students to obtain a credential and to transfer to another institution for a higher degree. Out of more than 1 million students who started post-secondary education at a community college, only 60,000 transferred into a baccalaureate program after receiving their […]August 9, 2018InternationalAngry Saudi Arabia Pulling 7,000 Students from CanadaSaudi Arabia is ordering its 7,000 students in Canada to get out of the North American country after Canadian leaders criticized Saudi Arabia’s detention and arrest of human rights activists, according to a CNN report. The students, who are on government scholarships, will be transferred to schools in other countries, according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry […]August 7, 2018Previous PagePage 3 of 4Next Page