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Students
Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply
The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous year’s cohort.
Faculty & Staff
Diversity Advocates Voice Caution on Community College Study
Although a new study has found that underrepresented community college students fare better in classrooms with an instructor of their ethnic background, diversity leaders warn the study is too limited in scope to draw any solid conclusions.
HBCUs
Fisk University Hopes To Stay Off Accreditation Watch List
Officials of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visited Fisk University last week as the private, historically Black school seeks re-accreditation.
Tribal Colleges
Obama Administration Jobs Plan Has Higher Education Funds
Community and tribal colleges would receive $5 billion for construction projects under President Obama’s new jobs plan, which also could shore up state education budgets and provide post-secondary job training opportunities.
Sports
Morehouse, Howard Football Teams Launching AT&T Nation’s Football Classic
Activities tied to the inaugural AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – including debates, symposiums and receptions – suggest that pressing social issues, along with athletics, will be at the forefront this weekend in Washington, D.C.
HBCUs
Commentary: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital to a Diverse U.S. Workforce
U.S. higher education does not have to operate as a zero-sum game where one type of institution wins and another loses, a UNCF senior vice-president writes.
HBCUs
Battle of the Bands highlights
Selected visuals from the 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta, featuring the top HBCU marching bands in the country including Florida A&M University and Southern University.
African-American
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
Faculty & Staff
Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
HBCUs
For Public HBCUs, A New Type of Advocacy
Dr. Lorenzo Esters of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, rallies higher education stakeholders behind effort to boost funding for public historically Black college and universities.
Sports
SWAC Coping with Academic Woes, Postseason Bans
Three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, Jackson State, Southern and Grambling, have received postseason bans in either football or men’s basketball for failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards.
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs
With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.
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