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Students

Educators Applaud President Obama’s Order Capping Monthly Student Loan Repayments

Nearly five million borrowers of federal student loans will soon have their monthly repayments capped at 10 percent of their income, thanks to an executive order signed by President Obama at the White House yesterday.

June 9, 2014

African-American

Ex-Offender/Law School Grad’s White House Access Plight Brings Reality to Table

When a delegation went to the White House recently to deliver a set of policy recommendations related to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, one brother was kept out — ostensibly because of his background as an ex-offender.

June 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Degree Production Vital, NCORE Panelists Say

Xavier president and former Howard president among noted HBCU leaders at NCORE 2014.

May 29, 2014

Students

Today’s Students Marching to Their Beat for Successful Living

We forgot to ask if our kids were ready for college. I was a college administrator and I should have known better.

May 20, 2014

African-American

Can Stephen Guillermo Graduate Posthumously?

The family’s primary goal is to gain justice in the aftermath of his slaying but to have Stephen be given a degree from San Francisco State would be a very close second.

May 12, 2014

International

Report: Foreign Ph.D. Graduates Maintain Steady Presence in U.S. Workforce

A new study shows that a significant proportion of immigrant Ph.D. recipients in science and engineering fields are finding opportunity and remaining in the U.S. for five or more years.

May 8, 2014

Students

Amherst Extends Ban on Fraternities, Sororities

Amherst College has extended a 3-decade-old ban on fraternities and sororities to include off-campus “underground” organizations.

May 7, 2014

Students

Johnson C. Smith Becomes First HBCU to Admit a Latino Fraternity

The young men, who are all pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines, say their common academic pursuits led them to the idea of creating a fraternity.

May 6, 2014

LGBTQ+

When a Young Life Ends Tragically

Why San Francisco State University senior Stephen Guillermo won’t graduate this year.

May 5, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University and senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In September, President Barack Obama named Toldson deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Known as a “myth buster,” Toldson has challenged popular research reports and news sources […]

May 1, 2014

Students

Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud

Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud is dean of the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. Her research interests include diversity, mentoring and intergroup relations. Friday – Stroud has more than 20 years of consulting experience in strategic planning, leadership training and diversity course development. She has done consulting for General Mills, Eli Lilly and […]

May 1, 2014

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Virginia ‘Dreamers’ Eligible for In-state Tuition

Attorney General Mark Herring on Tuesday instructed Virginia colleges to grant in-state tuition to potentially thousands of students who were previously considered ineligible because of their immigration status.

April 29, 2014