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Faculty & Staff
Dr. Rodney Priestley Exemplifies the Rigor of Research in the Ivy Leagues
Dr. Rodney Priestley was sure he’d be a marine biologist or a geologist. But somewhere along the line, the Princeton professor changed his mind and ended up a chemical engineer.
January 7, 2013
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Students
IU Eyes Global Audience in Online Learning Venture
Indiana University hopes to reach unlimited numbers of students worldwide through an aggressive new online education model.
November 25, 2012
Students
Summit Looks at Diversity of Advanced Placement Enrollees
District leaders in Polk County, Fla. started an annual “AP Summit” in 2006 in an effort to match demographics of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses with those of the broader student population.
November 15, 2012
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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
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Students
University of New Orleans Loses 800 to Tougher Admission Standards
The University of New Orleans lost more than 800 students between last year and this year.
October 21, 2012
Students
Groundbreaking Shanghai New York University Closing in on Grand Opening
The Shanghai Daily reports that Shanghai New York University, the first Sino-U.S. joint venture university, soon will begin admissions for the inaugural undergraduate freshman class for the 2013 fall semester, university officials announced Tuesday.
October 17, 2012
Sports
Study: Dual Enrollment Students in Texas More Likely to Attend, Graduate From College
A study of more than 30,000 students in Texas found that those who take college courses in high school are significantly more likely to attend and graduate from college than peers who do not.
October 17, 2012
Students
Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education
On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.
October 16, 2012
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Students
UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On
UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Data Show Many Students Struggling to Repay Loans
More than 13 percent of student loan borrowers are defaulting on their loans during the first three years of repayment, with students from for-profit colleges topping the list of defaulters, the U.S. Education Department said Friday.
September 30, 2012
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Students
Professors Navigate Social Media Boundaries in Providing Effective Counsel to Students
Scholars discuss appropriate social media interaction with students they teach at a Howard University conference September 27-28.
September 30, 2012
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Many For-profit Colleges Excluded from Law
Lawmakers say new legislation that created an oversight agency aimed at protecting students of for-profit colleges doesn’t apply to many of the schools.
September 17, 2012
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