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Students

Expert: Don’t Get Bogged Down in ‘Hiring Funnel’

Despite the growing number of websites designed to connect college graduates to jobs, job seekers should focus on alternative ways to get in contact with the people who hire and fire.

September 3, 2015

Students

“Who Is a Journalist Now?” Survey Looks at Change in Media

Who and what is a journalist in the age of social media, sponsored content and sagging newspaper circulation?

August 11, 2015

Students

#BlackTwitter Fires Up Social Movements

If you want to know at any given moment what a portion of Black America is concerned with or talking about, plug into the rapidly exploding social media phenomenon referred to as Black Twitter.

August 6, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Grambling, Southern among 5 La. Universities Sharing $20M Grant

Five Louisiana universities are sharing a five-year $20 million grant to build a national consortium that supports advanced manufacturing research.

August 3, 2015

Community Colleges

In Case You Missed It…

Black Students Lagging in College Readiness Despite Taking Prep Courses Charleston Tragedy Inspires S.C. Diversity Programs With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper

July 31, 2015

Students

FTC Investigating Online College University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group told shareholders Wednesday.

July 29, 2015

Home

Administration Wants to Give Prisoners Access to Pell Grants

The Obama administration is taking steps to expand the Pell grant program to prisoners.

July 28, 2015

African-American

Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

As Congress moves towards reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), members of a Senate committee said that they would hope to encourage innovation in higher education.

July 22, 2015

Students

Tony Brown Going into Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame

Tony Brown, a renowned journalist and educator, has been selected for induction into the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.

July 22, 2015

Disabilties

ED Enforces Complaint System for Colleges and Universities

In an effort to avert fiascos that leave college students in a lurch, the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month began enforcement of a federal requirement for colleges and universities to have complaint systems in place for students.

July 12, 2015

Students

Rethinking Remediation

Community College of Baltimore County seeing much success with innovative remedial education programs.

July 1, 2015

Students

Study: Parents’ Education Key Factor in Student Achievement

When it comes to meeting “college readiness benchmarks” on the ACT, first-generation college students generally trail their peers who have more highly educated parents.

June 25, 2015