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African-American

Lumina Reports Uptick in College Completion

College completion numbers show incremental improvement from last year, according to the annual Lumina Foundation report, “A Stronger Nation.”

April 11, 2016

Students

UVA Student Group Supporting Undocumented Students Finds Its Footing

A new student group at the University of Virginia—DREAMers on Grounds—is working to create a support network for students who are either undocumented or who have received DACA benefits.

March 30, 2016

Students

U.S. Government Cuts Grants to Jewish College, Citing Fraud

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. ― The federal government has barred a Jewish college in suburban Detroit from participating in a popular grant program after finding that thousands of students lived full-time in Israel and weren’t taking classes through the school. The Michigan Jewish Institute broke its fiduciary duty to the U.S. Education Department, which supplies Pell […]

March 23, 2016

Home

9 Research Universities Receive Grants to Retain Low-income Students

Nine public urban research universities were awarded a total of $450,000 to launch or expand pilot “micro-grant” programs meant to prevent low-income college students from dropping out.

March 14, 2016

African-American

Audit: Elizabeth City State Improperly Admitted Students

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. ― A new internal audit shows that Elizabeth City State University improperly admitted students who did not qualify last year and improperly awarded financial aid. The audit started last October following allegations that an administration had told staff to make financial awards to ineligible students, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. […]

March 10, 2016

Leadership & Policy

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY

JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY has been named vice president of financial and administrative operations at El Paso Community College (EPCC). She was interim vice president of financial and administrative operations at EPCC. Shaughnessy received an associate from El Paso Community College, and a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso.

March 7, 2016

News Roundup

Falling Lottery Sales Pinch College Scholarships in 8 States

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January’s $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn’t enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren’t keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay. Now lawmakers in at least eight states have made or are considering making dramatic cuts to scholarship […]

March 2, 2016

Students

Chicago State Sends Faculty, Staff and Administrators Layoff Notices

Chicago State University took the unusual step of sending layoff notices to its faculty, staff and administrators last Friday amid ongoing financial difficulties, including not receiving any state funding over the past eight months.

February 28, 2016

Students

DARRELL BAZZELL

DARRELL BAZZELL has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of The University of Texas at Austin, effective April 18. He is vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bazzell earned a bachelor’s from UW–Madison.

February 25, 2016

Students

Diverse Conversations: Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

Have For-profit Schools Preyed on Minorities?

February 18, 2016

Students

University of Oregon Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition Hike

EUGENE, Ore. ― Students at the University of Oregon are protesting a proposed 4.7 percent tuition hike, arguing that the increase isn’t affordable. About 50 students rallied outside the campus administration building Wednesday, undeterred by the afternoon’s rainy weather, reported The Register-Guard. That protest was followed by a tense hour-long meeting in which students accused […]

February 4, 2016

Students

Scholarships, Tutoring to Save ‘Lost Generation’ of Syrians

ZARQA, Jordan ― Until recently, Syrian refugee Eyad Zoulghena only had bad options. The 22-year-old, forced to quit law school when he fled his homeland in 2012, could choose to keep working in a supermarket in Jordan to feed his parents and four siblings, effectively putting his future on hold. He could risk a dangerous […]

February 2, 2016