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Community Colleges

Drug Abuse Issue Not Going Away Anytime Soon

While programs and money help, many of us in the old school believe that drug education really starts at home.

May 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

AAUP Criticizes Southern’s Treatment of Faculty

A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.

April 4, 2013

Students

Research Can Pay Off for Students When It Comes to Loan Repayment

Experts say that when it comes to federal student loans, repayment options are expanding and becoming more generous.

April 3, 2013

Students

Lack of Safeguards Driving Student Debt

Poorly informed borrowers and easy to acquire loans are fueling the nation’s student-debt crisis.

November 4, 2012

African-American

Southern Louisiana University Receives $4.9M in TRIO Program Grants

Educational Talent Search programs for Tangipahoa and Washington parishes were awarded $3.04 million to cover operations through August 2016; the Educational Opportunity Center at SLU received a $1.87 million grant through 2016.

December 12, 2011

Home

Report: Secondary School Counselors Underutilized in College Completion Push

The “2011 National Survey of School Counselors: Counseling at a Crossroads” seeks to reposition guidance counselors as more effective facilitators in the nation’s pursuit of greater postsecondary attainment.

November 16, 2011

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College Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s End

The “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.

October 23, 2011

Home

Perspectives: Inadequate Counseling for Those Who Need It

Too many urban and rural high school students lack access to the counseling necessary to help them prepare and plan for college.

January 6, 2011

LGBTQ+

Reaching Out to Diverse Students with Mental Health Services

Perspectives: Reaching diverse students with critical mental health services requires innovative and culturally competent outreach.

December 19, 2010

Faculty & Staff

DiverseBooks.net: A Year of Progress

Since we started diversebooks.net nearly a year ago (on January 22, 2010), we have added selections from additional publishers, including the University of Mississippi Press, the American Counseling Association, Africa World Press and Black Classic Press. We also made numerous adjustments to the content and design of our site.

December 6, 2010

Home

College Counseling Runs in the Family

Inspired by their parents, some up-and-coming college admissions  counselors are joining the family business.

November 29, 2010

Recruitment & Retention

College Completion Movement Helps Spur Academic Intervention Program Innovations

Colleges prioritize addressing academic and financial deficiencies among freshmen at the outset to improve graduation and retention rates.

October 27, 2010