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Faculty & Staff

Researchers Look to Census Data for Keys to Improving Educational Outcomes

A new report examines racial inequity in education and offers recommendations based off of research which touches on structural barriers that need to be overcome in order to improve educational outcomes for racial groups.

June 25, 2017

Students

Low-income, Minority Students Lag in High School Grad Rates

WASHINGTON — Despite rising national graduation rates, low-income and minority students continue to lag behind their peers in finishing high school, according to a study released Wednesday. While the national graduation rate for the year 2015 was 83.2 percent, it was only 77.8 percent for Hispanic students and 74.6 for Black students, said the […]

May 3, 2017

Students

Expert: 3-pronged Approach Key to Closing Black-White Graduation Gap

According to Dr. Andrew H. Nichols, The Education Trust’s director of higher education research and data analytics, closing the graduation gap will require three systemic changes.

March 1, 2017

Students

Achieving the Dream Promotes 7 Principles to Help Students Succeed

Several thousand educators from nearly 265 community colleges throughout the nation are meeting this week to strategize over how best to support and enhance student success work at their respective institutions.

February 22, 2017

African-American

Study: Big Data Helps Struggling College Students Graduate

WASHINGTON — Getting through college isn’t easy, and it can be even harder for low-income and first generation students with few support resources. A new tool involving big data can help those at risk. Researchers at Georgia State University spent four years analyzing students’ grades, test scores and other information in order to identify those […]

February 19, 2017

Students

Fraud by Globe University Leaves Broken Dreams, Big Debt

WOODBURY, Minn. — Some students who were victims of fraud by Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business have been left with broken dreams and a mountain of debt. The state sued the school, accusing it of defrauding more than 1,000 students, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Many students said the for-profit school encouraged them […]

February 5, 2017

Sports

Scholars: New NCAA Academic Policy Won’t Benefit Have-nots

A new NCAA policy encourages academic achievement, but some schools may be left out.

January 23, 2017

Students

Keys to Redefining Student Success

While society widely accepts the importance and value of higher education as a public good, fewer than 40 percent of our nation’s undergraduates complete a college degree within six years.

December 14, 2016

Sports

Graduation Rate Gap Persists for Black, White Bowl Football Players

A new report shows a 19 percent gap in the graduation rate of Black and White bowl-bound, NCAA football players.

December 5, 2016

Students

Viewing Black Male Students as Princes, not Problems

Despite the litany of studies that highlight the so-called “achievement gap,” we believe that framing the problems that impact the educational success of Black males as merely a “gap” is a cop-out.

December 5, 2016

Students

Reclaiming Heritage Pays Off for Miami University’s Native American Students

A program at Miami University in Ohio offering language and cultural revitalization for members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has led to graduation rates more than double the national average for Native American college students.

November 22, 2016

Students

Mississippi Initiative to Help Former College Students Finish Degrees

JACKSON, Miss. —Leaders of Mississippi’s universities and community colleges say as many as 67,000 Mississippians who never graduated may have passed enough courses for a degree. They announced a plan Thursday to encourage those people to obtain degrees, as well as another 200,000 who dropped out short of the needed classwork over the last 15 […]

November 17, 2016