Tag: Student Affairs: Page 22

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Students Discuss STEM Involvement at N.C. A&T Forum

At the close of the annual Urban Education Institute, students spoke about their experiences in STEM studies and shed light on where they felt the field may be headed.

March 10, 2013

Students

UND Student Senate Has No Confidence in Chancellor

The University of North Dakota Student Senate has passed a vote of no confidence in state University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, the latest development in a dispute over his leadership.

March 5, 2013

Students

APSCU Report Highlights Best Practices for Serving Veterans

The recommendations are to improve accountability among institutions of higher learning and benefit prospective military and veteran students.

March 3, 2013

Students

Diverse Conversations: The Crucial Role of Student Life

Dr. Marcus Chanay, Vice President of the Division of Student Life at Jackson State University, is an expert in the area of student life, having spent a decade helping to shape his department.

February 28, 2013

Students

College Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores Rise

Roughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.

February 20, 2013

Students

Duke Fraternity Suspended Amid Protest over Party

The parent organization of Kappa Sigma fraternity has suspended its Duke University chapter over a party some claimed was racist after photos surfaced of partygoers in Asian-style clothing.

February 7, 2013

Students

Oregon Bill Would Require College Credit in High School

The Oregon Legislature is looking at making college students out of every Oregon high-school student.

February 6, 2013

Students

Southern Mississippi Leaning Toward Hiring Black President

The school is likely to become the first of the state’s historically White public universities to be led by a Black man.

February 3, 2013

Students

It’s Tough to Trailblaze: Challenges of First-Generation College Students

College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce.

January 23, 2013

Students

Dartmouth College Ending Advanced Placement Credit

High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren’t as rigorous as its own classes.

January 17, 2013

Students

Attorney General: Kentucky College Misrepresents Job Placements

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a for-profit college with campuses in the state’s two largest cities, claiming the school exaggerated job placement numbers to students.

January 16, 2013

Students

Strong Programs Help High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

The goal is to help these talented students overcome the unaccounted-for hurdles they may face to obtain a college degree.

December 19, 2012