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Program Offers Tips for First-generation College Students
A new orientation program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is helping students who are the first in their family to attend college prepare for the rigors of higher education.
August 25, 2015
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Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students
A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.
July 27, 2015
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Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education
DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.
July 16, 2015
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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
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Diverse on the Go
Senior Writer Jamal Eric Watson is attending the 2015 HBCU Student Success Summit in Atlanta at the Omni Atlanta Hotel today through Saturday.
June 24, 2015
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15 Chinese Nationals Accused in U.S. of Student Visa Scheme
Fifteen Chinese citizens conspired to take college entrance exams on behalf of others or paid to have that done for them so they could obtain student visas, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
May 28, 2015
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Consumer Agency Opens Review of Student Loan Services
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans “stressful or harmful.”
May 14, 2015
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States Vary in Success at Improving High School Grad Rates
The record high American graduation rate masks large gaps among low-income students and those with disabilities compared to their peers.
May 12, 2015
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Murray State Creates Scholarship Specifically for Veterans
Murray State University has created its first scholarship specifically designed to support veteran students.
May 11, 2015
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Welcome Aboard!
Ndija Kakumba, Advertising Accounts Manager for Diverse, is a first-generation American from New York by way of Jamaica and Uganda. She is a Howard University alum with more than 15 years of experience in relationship and account management. She is a music lover who also enjoys traveling, preferably to warm and new places. She relishes […]
April 26, 2015
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W. MARICHAL GENTRY
W. MARICHAL GENTRY has been named dean of students at the University of the South. He was associate vice president for student life and senior associate dean of Yale College. Gentry earned a bachelor’s from the University of the South and a master’s from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
April 18, 2015
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Diverse on the Go
Diverse Senior Writer Jamal Watson is attending and moderating a panel at the 2nd Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference in Philadelphia. The event continues through Saturday.
October 7, 2014
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