Johnny JacksonStudentsCommon App Launches 2024-25 Direct Admissions ProgramThe 2024-25 Common App Direct Admissions Program, which encompasses116 colleges and universities, will include admit offers directly in the application for low-income and first-generation students.September 6, 2024Reports & DataNew Report Suggests How, Why to Promote Collegiate Civic LearningThe Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition has released a new report focused on promoting college civic learning.September 6, 2024African-AmericanXavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel MorialRetired Xavier University of Louisiana administrator Sybil Haydel Morial has died at age 91.September 5, 2024StudentsASALH to Host ‘African Americans in the Arts’ ConferenceThe Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host its Annual Meeting Sept. 25-29 in Pittsburgh.September 5, 2024HBCUsUpcoming HBCU Week Conference to Feature Career, Recruitment FairThe Annual National HBCU Week Conference is set for Sept. 15-19 with the theme, “Raising the Bar: Where Excellence and Opportunity Meet.”September 5, 2024Leadership & PolicyStates Receive $179M Investment to Improve Literacy, AssessmentsThe U.S. Department of Education plans to award several states a share of $179 million to support academic acceleration efforts focused on improving literacy and high-quality assessment systems.September 4, 2024Community CollegesNew America Launch Accelerator for Community CollegesNew America has launched an initiative to provide community colleges with National Science Foundation Engines with a support and resources to help grow a skilled technical workforce.September 4, 2024Reports & DataCampus Unrest Not Affecting Fall Recruiting, HiringA new report suggests that political and social campus unrest has little impact on college recruiting.September 3, 2024InstitutionsGrant to Council of Independent Colleges Promotes Free Expression on CampusA $180,000 grant from Arthur Vining Davis Foundations is expected to expand the Campus Free Expression Project to support civil discourse on independent college campuses and beyond.September 3, 2024DemographicsSweet Briar College Policy Bans Trans StudentsA new admissions policy at Sweet Briar College will effectively bar transgender applicants from being admitted.September 3, 2024Previous PagePage 2 of 53Next Page
