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HSIs, HBCUs Seek Greater Visibility From White House

Advocates of minority-serving institutions seek changes while monitoring newappointments to senior U.S. Department of Education posts.

State Postsecondary Education Research

Faculty & Staff

Study Finds Minorities Underrepresented in Graduate School

To broaden the participation of graduate studies among underrepresented minorities, graduate studies programs must go beyond simply recruiting students from diverse groups and provide students with the support and resources needed to graduate, says a new report released by the Council of Graduate Schools.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Promotes a More Inclusive Environmental Movement

Lisa Jackson, the first African-American to serve as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is committed to diversifying the landscape of environmental advocacy, which is often defined by the contributions of White Americans.

Faculty & Staff

Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion

Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.

Minority-serving Institutions Called To Serve as Leaders in Student Retention

The Lumina Foundation for Education is requesting proposals for its Minority-Serving Institutions–Models of Success grant program.

In Tough Economy, MSIs Win Funding Increases

Several minority-serving institutions receive much-needed earmarks.

Knowledge at No Cost

A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.

Knowledge at No Cost

A growing number of mission-driven U.S. institutions are joining the global movement to provide courses online for free.

Earmarks Helpful for Minority-serving Institutions Struggling In Tough Economy

With Congress completing work on a $410 billion omnibus spending bill, minority-serving institutions can point to some tangible funding gains in the first months of 2009 with the possibility of more gains ahead.

Budget Bill Seeks Immediate Education Increases

Last fall, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate decided not to fight with the Bush White House over education spending for fiscal 2009, which began last Oct. 1.

Democrats Propose Billions in New Education Spending

Minority-serving institutions, Pell Grant and public universities set to gain under the next stimulus package.

Leadership & Policy

The New Era of Diversity

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.

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