Tag: Immigration: Page 32

Students

Prescient ‘First Black President’ Still Trying to Steer Youth in Positive Direction

A quarter-century before Barack Hussein Obama was elected as president, he was portrayed by Dennis Rahiim Watson on college campuses across the country.

November 21, 2012

Home

Source: Mass. Offers Tuition Break for Immigrants

Gov. Deval Patrick wants to allow some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates to attend state colleges and universities.

November 19, 2012

MSIs

‘Merit Plea’ Inherently Racist as Argument Against Affirmative Action

As many of you know, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday declared Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional.

November 19, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Romney’s (In)Correct: Obama’s “Gifts” for Young People

It is not often I agree with Mitt Romney. Actually, I have yet to remember an occasion when I agreed with Romney. But all good things (or bad things depending on your perspective) come to an end.

November 15, 2012

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Colorado Democrats Seek Tuition Aid for Undocumented Immigrants

Emboldened by support from Latino voters, Colorado Democrats on Friday renewed their call for a plan to help reduce tuition costs for undocumented immigrant students.

November 11, 2012

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Maryland Passes Dream Act Provision

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Maryland voters approved a ballot measure that will allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at state colleges. The state is the first in the nation to approve a Dream Act provision by popular vote. Proponents of the measure say it will enable millions of students who were brought […]

November 7, 2012

Students

Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences

President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.

November 5, 2012

Community Colleges

Maryland DREAM Act Referendum a Top Ballot Issue

When Maryland voters go to the polls Tuesday, they will be determining the fate of a referendum issue that could have widespread implications across the nation, despite directly impacting the higher education plans of only several hundred students in the state.

November 1, 2012

African-American

The Dysfunctional Linking of Achievement and Race

For all its inadequacies, No Child Left Behind is based on a solemn premise — the belief that all children can learn.

November 1, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Gallaudet Officer’s Suspension Opens a Firestorm of Protest

Following the decision by Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz to suspend Angela McCaskill, the school’s chief diversity officer, fierce advocates have sprung up on both sides of the issue.

October 28, 2012

Students

Veterans in College Say Late Pay From VA Hurting Finances

Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.

October 23, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Delta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition Status

Delta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.

October 21, 2012