Tag: Undergraduate Students: Page 2

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Cheng Helping to Bring Racism into Focus

Dr. Wendy Cheng, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, has found a way to combine her love for photography into her ongoing scholarship of tackling issues of racism and structural inequalities.

February 2, 2016

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U.S. Higher Ed Leaders See Endless Opportunities in Cuba

American and Cuban higher education leaders are exploring the possibilities of establishing ongoing relationships of all kinds to help teachers and students in both countries.

December 20, 2015

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LIZETTE V. RIVERA

LIZETTE V. RIVERA has been appointed director of diversity, inclusion and student activities at Westfield State University. She was director of Upward Bound Pre-Collegiate and Educational Support Programs at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rivera earned a bachelor’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s from Roosevelt University in Illinois.

December 2, 2015

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Missouri Grad Students a Step Closer to Unionizing

Graduate workers at the University of Missouri’s flagship campus in Columbia are moving closer to unionizing.

October 4, 2015

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Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact

Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.

September 21, 2015

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Couple Donates $20M to Notre Dame to Aid Low-income Students

A New Jersey couple has donated $20 million to the University of Notre Dame to help low-income students pay tuition and other expenses.

September 8, 2015

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Students Ask Education Department to Discharge College Debt

Almost 12,000 students are asking the federal government to discharge their college loan debt, asserting that their school either closed or lied to them about job prospects, according to government data released Thursday.

September 3, 2015

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Study: Pot More a Habit for College Students Than Cigarettes

More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

September 1, 2015

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Affirmative action for elite debtors: Why are we forgiving loans for people who can afford to pay?

If you think you have heard it all about the student loan crisis, then I bet you think the main culprits are the undergrads, who amass debt and then ask for forgiveness?

August 24, 2015

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Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Corpus Christi, Texas Dr. Don D. Albrecht Founded in 1947 Vice President for Student Engagement and Success http://studentaffairs.tamucc.edu Known as the Island University, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) is the nation’s only university located on its own island. TAMUCC was founded in the heart of the Texas Gulf […]

August 12, 2015

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Stony Brook, N.Y. Dr. Peter M. Baigent Founded in 1957 Vice President for Student Affairs Office of Student Services http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/stu/ Stony Brook University is one of America’s most dynamic public universities, a center of academic excellence and an essential part of the region’s economy. A member of the […]

August 12, 2015

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Florida State University

Florida State University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Tallahassee, FL Dr. Mary B. Coburn Founded in 1851 Vice President of Student Affairs Division of Student Affairs https://studentaffairs.fsu.edu/ Florida State University is dedicated to teaching students a wide range of subjects including science, technology and the humanities while maintaining a learning philosophy based in liberal arts. The […]

August 12, 2015