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Students

Former Executive Neil Horikoshi Adds Capacity to Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund

Having spent two and a half years as president of the nation’s largest nonprofit organization devoted to giving scholarships to college-goers of Asian descent, Horikoshi has emerged as a national advocate for postsecondary access and equity for that population.

June 26, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Roboticist Dennis Hong Inspires Students To Change the World

Dr. Dennis Hong, a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow and two-time winner of the National Science Foundation’s Career Award for extraordinary teacher-scholars, said he’s gratified to have persuaded his students that robotics is its own form of service to science and to humankind.

June 13, 2011

Home

Study: Minority Youth Have Big Media Appetite

Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that’s 4.5 hours greater than their White counterparts, according to a Northwestern University report released Wednesday.

June 9, 2011

Leadership & Policy

From ‘Pinch Hitter’ to Full-Fledged Starter

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour brought in to turn around the flagging institution.

June 9, 2011

Students

IHEP Launches College Completion Coalition

The National Coalition for College Completion—made up of civil rights organizations, businesses and student advocacy groups—will focus on increasing access to financial aid and building support networks for low-income students.

June 9, 2011

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Commentary: Increasing the MBA Diversity Pipeline – What’s the Problem – the Pipe or the Line?

Cultivating an interest in business and business careers among historically underrepresented minorities has been a formidable challenge for the business community.

June 8, 2011

Students

U.S. Education Department Official Urges Making Academic Credit Transfer More Efficient

In order to boost the rate of college degree attainment in the U.S., higher education leaders must make it easier for students to transfer credits from one type of institution to another, an U.S. Education Department official said Thursday.

June 2, 2011

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Report: Income Inequality Poses Obstacle for Obama College Completion Drive

The U.S. will not reach the Obama administration’s goal of becoming the most college-educated country in the world by 2020 unless the country eliminates the income-based inequalities that cause a gap in degree attainment between rich and poor.

May 19, 2011

Leadership & Policy

$60 Million Grant Expected to Boost Bard College’s Civic Engagement Efforts

Bard College’s commitment to civic engagement received a huge boost with the announcement of a $60 million challenge grant from George Soros, chairman of the Open Society Foundation.

May 17, 2011

African-American

Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns

While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.

April 26, 2011

Students

Playing Chess Opens Door to College Scholarships

For a fourth consecutive year, a scholarship went to the winner of the Under 18 section of the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s All Girls Championships in Chicago, and it represents what tournament organizers say is a growing trend in chess competition.

April 12, 2011

HBCUs

Georgia Department of Community Health and the Black AIDS Institute Bring “Greater Than AIDS” HBCU Testing Tour to Georgia

The Georgia Department of Health and the Black AIDS Institute have partnered to present the Georgia>AIDS HBCU Testing Tour.

April 11, 2011