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Leadership & Policy

Dr. France A. Cordova – President Emeritus, Purdue University

Cordova became Purdue University’s 11th and first female president in 2007, leading it to record levels of research funding while expanding its role as a top research institution on the global stage. A professor of physics and astronomy, she has published more than 200 scientific and public policy journal articles and conference abstracts. She was […]

April 25, 2014

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Push for In-state Tuition Break in Trouble in Florida

Despite support from leading Republicans including Gov. Rick Scott, a push to offer a tuition break to students who entered the country illegally appears doomed again this year.

April 17, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Sponsor Pulls Bill Allowing Guns on University of Alaska Campuses

A bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on University of Alaska campuses has been pulled.

April 16, 2014

Students

Jill Biden Promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill Website

Jill Biden is promoting a new website designed to make it easier for service members, veterans, their spouses and dependents to calculate their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at thousands of schools and job training programs.

April 16, 2014

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President Accuses Republicans of Assault on Voting Rights

President Obama delivered a fiery speech before the annual National Action Network’s convention and accused the GOP of an assault on voting rights.

April 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

U.S. Presidents Gather to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act

President Barack Obama, along with all of the living U.S. presidents, will gather at a three-day summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

April 7, 2014

LGBTQ+

In Case You Missed It…

Deborah Delisle Defends Obama Administration’s Education Policy Agenda Elite California Universities Partner to Recruit Minorities in STEM Morgan State Constructing New School of Business in Honor of Earl Graves Drexel Discrimination Suit May Jeopardize Privacy Rights of Uninvolved Students

March 28, 2014

Students

Univ. of Baltimore Paying Students to Graduate on Time

Under a new program, Finish4Free, the first of its kind in the country, the University of Baltimore will pay for incoming freshmen’s final semester tuition.

March 25, 2014

MSIs

Moving Beyond the Nasty in SCA-5, California’s New Affirmative Action Debate

The battle lines are being drawn along party and racial lines.

March 10, 2014

Students

California State University System Makes Recruitment, Retention of Students of Color a Priority

In an effort to bolster student achievement and degree completion among underrepresented students, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University (CSU), has focused on a series of enrollment and retention initiatives.

February 27, 2014

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Florida Considers In-state Tuition for Dreamers

State lawmakers could approve a bill this session allowing qualified Florida students to pay in-state college tuition even if they are in the country illegally.

February 24, 2014

Students

National Scholarship Fund Launched for Undocumented Students

A newly established national scholarship fund, called TheDream.US, will assist undocumented immigrant students in paying for college.

February 11, 2014