<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 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Lady Michelle Obama told students Tuesday that meeting the 2020 goal is important, but their personal success is just as significant.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111313_Michelle_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>First Lady Michelle Obama told students Tuesday that meeting the 2020 goal is important, but their personal success is just as significant.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093924/parent-plus-loan-tightening-yields-negative-consequences</loc><lastmod>2013-11-13T02:50:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111313_Ronald_Carter.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111313_Ronald_Carter-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093910/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T05:23:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093917/fisher-case-isnt-over-asian-americans-continue-fight-for-affirmative-action-at-university-of-texas</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T05:22:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093922/louisiana-remedial-college-education-study-extended</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T03:13:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093921/gonzaga-reviewing-its-weapons-policy-in-wake-of-school-apartment-incident</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T03:07:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093920/universities-say-sequestration-stymied-research-efforts</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T03:00:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_Peter_McPherson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Peter McPherson, president of APLU, said Monday that the sequester will have a devastating impact on the nation’s ability to be competitive academically.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_Peter_McPherson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Peter McPherson, president of APLU, said Monday that the sequester will have a devastating impact on the nation’s ability to be competitive academically.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093919/clemson-chooses-clements-of-west-virginia-university-as-new-president</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T02:55:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_Jim_Clements.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jim Clements’ national roles include chairman-elect of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_Jim_Clements.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jim Clements’ national roles include chairman-elect of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093918/us-international-education-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T02:50:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_International.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students in the Brazilian government’s Brazil Scientific Mobility program. The program provides scholarships to Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields to study at U.S. institutions. (Photo courtesy of the Institute of International Education)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111213_International.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students in the Brazilian government’s Brazil Scientific Mobility program. The program provides scholarships to Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields to study at U.S. institutions. (Photo courtesy of the Institute of International Education)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093912/johns-hopkins-pioneering-cardiac-surgeon-reflects-on-lifetime-of-service</loc><lastmod>2013-11-11T13:06:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111113_Levi_Watkins-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093914/funding-cuts-for-undergrad-programs-research-trouble-aplu</loc><lastmod>2013-11-11T13:00:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111113_Larry_Robinson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093916/atheist-student-leader-ok-at-oregon-christian-school</loc><lastmod>2013-11-11T04:46:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093913/siemens-hbcu-partnership-pays-off-for-chicago-public-school-students</loc><lastmod>2013-11-11T04:45:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.111113_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093915/judge-challenges-to-ncaa-rules-can-move-forward</loc><lastmod>2013-11-11T04:40:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15093911/careers-in-higher-education-special-report</loc><lastmod>2013-11-08T20:56:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.cover110713.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.cover110713sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093906/human-rights-campaign-hbcu-lgbt-summit-fosters-new-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-11-08T13:40:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110813_LGBT_Student_Leaders.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>30 LGBT student leaders participated in the HBCU Leadership and Career 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Latinos make up 38 percent of California’s population, only 11 percent of Latino adults have earned at least a bachelor’s degree.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110713_Latino_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Though Latinos make up 38 percent of California’s population, only 11 percent of Latino adults have earned at least a bachelor’s degree.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093900/campus-health-centers-expand-services</loc><lastmod>2013-11-07T02:58:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110713_student_health_center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Campus health care services are expanding to include wellness and health promotion, mental health and substance abuse.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110713_student_health_center.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Campus health care services are expanding to include wellness and health promotion, mental health and substance abuse.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093899/study-reveals-university-endowments-bouncing-back-from-recession</loc><lastmod>2013-11-07T02:52:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110713_college_endowments.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCUs like Howard University are seeing their endowments bounce back after the recession.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110713_college_endowments.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>HBCUs like Howard University are seeing their endowments bounce back after the recession.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093896/urban-league-develops-future-leaders-through-saturday-program</loc><lastmod>2013-11-06T18:19:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110613_Baltimore_Urban_League_Program.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Greater Baltimore Urban League’s Saturday Leadership Program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110613_Baltimore_Urban_League_Program.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Greater Baltimore Urban League’s Saturday Leadership Program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093894/newschools-ceo-ted-mitchell-advocates-for-nontraditional-forms-of-education</loc><lastmod>2013-11-06T14:37:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110613_Ted_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093898/stillman-student-campaigns-for-ballet-company</loc><lastmod>2013-11-06T03:00:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093897/u-of-illinois-looking-at-medical-overhaul</loc><lastmod>2013-11-06T02:55:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093895/agreement-reached-to-reduce-student-arrests-in-florida</loc><lastmod>2013-11-06T02:45:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110613_Black_Boy_Arrested.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110613_Black_Boy_Arrested.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093893/industries-partner-with-schools-universities-to-train-skilled-workers</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T03:48:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093892/u-of-mich-plans-entrepreneurship-education-expansion</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T03:44:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093891/the-new-whites-asian-americans-sure-arent-earning-like-whites</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T03:41:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093889/for-college-presidents-there-is-life-after-sports</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T03:29:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110513_Holden_Thorp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina, is starting over as the new provost of Washington University following college athlete scandal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110513_Holden_Thorp-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093888/hefty-debt-dissuades-blacks-from-attending-med-school</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T03:21:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110513_Medical_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new report reveals that medical school is too expensive for Blacks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110513_Medical_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new report reveals that medical school is too expensive for Blacks.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093887/whats-in-a-name</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T04:26:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093880/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T04:07:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093879/where-is-the-village-when-we-need-it</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T04:06:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093886/gay-marriage-debate-draws-in-higher-ed-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T02:32:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093885/1-shot-at-north-carolina-at</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T02:21:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093883/growing-number-of-part-time-professors-join-unions</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T02:09:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110413_Professors.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110413_Professors.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093882/what-about-hbcus-lessons-from-ohio-state</loc><lastmod>2013-11-04T02:04:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110413_Rob_Shorette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>C. Rob Shorette II</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/11/edu.110413_Rob_Shorette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>C. Rob Shorette II</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15093876/univ-of-oregons-tribal-climate-change-project-growing</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T03:23:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Tribal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Tribal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093874/a-solemn-plea-to-the-hbcu-family-give-back</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T03:08:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Ibram_Kendi1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Ibram_Kendi1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Ibram Rogers is an assistant professor of Africana Studies at the University at Albany — SUNY.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093878/maine-lawmakers-aim-to-tackle-student-debt</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T02:58:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093877/florida-atlantic-names-interim-coach-after-pelini-resigns-over-drug-use</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T02:53:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093875/transfers-give-hbcu-football-programs-a-boost</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T02:38:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Rod_Reed.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tennessee State coach Rod Reed has demonstrated a knack for landing talented transfers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Rod_Reed-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093873/accelerated-programs-address-diversity-issues-in-nursing</loc><lastmod>2013-11-01T02:28:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Vernell_DeWitty.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Vernell P. DeWitty, deputy director of the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, says that faculty and administrators need to “see diversity in the profession as an essential part of their mission.”&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.110113_Vernell_DeWitty.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Vernell P. DeWitty, deputy director of the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program, says that faculty and administrators need to “see diversity in the profession as an essential part of their mission.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093870/project-win-win-yields-degree-completion-tracking-systems</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T20:48:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Clifford_Adelman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Clifford Adelman, IHEP senior associate and the report’s author, says Project Win-Win is a unique undertaking.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Clifford_Adelman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Clifford Adelman, IHEP senior associate and the report’s author, says Project Win-Win is a unique undertaking.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093872/hall-willing-to-testify-but-wants-subpoena</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T02:27:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093871/lipscomb-drops-logo-after-pressure-from-liberty</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T02:17:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093869/education-department-seeks-input-on-new-ratings-system-for-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T02:01:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters on a conference call that it’s too early to know exactly what metrics will be used to develop the system.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters on a conference call that it’s too early to know exactly what metrics will be used to develop the system.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093868/hip-hop-scholars-say-jay-z-on-wrong-side-of-fine-line-in-barneys-controversy</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T01:57:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Jay_Z.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jay Z says his partnership with retailer Barneys’ New York “was born out of creativity and charity … not profit.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103113_Jay_Z.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jay Z says his partnership with retailer Barneys’ New York “was born out of creativity and charity … not profit.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093846/university-of-maryland-health-equity-center-launches-trust-campaign-targeting-minorities-health-researchers</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T17:49:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102513_Barbershop_health_test.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Among programs launched by the Maryland Center for Health Equity is the Health Advocates in Reach and Research (HAIR) initiative that brings health professionals to the community to serve people who are less likely to make the trip to a doctor’s office on their own. (photo by Stepehn Thomas)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102513_Barbershop_health_test.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Among programs launched by the Maryland Center for Health Equity is the Health Advocates in Reach and Research (HAIR) initiative that brings health professionals to the community to serve people who are less likely to make the trip to a doctor’s office on their own. (photo by Stepehn Thomas)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093860/what-not-to-wear-on-halloween-blackface</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T04:39:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093867/nctq-report-recommends-greater-scrutiny-of-teacher-prep-pipeline</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T03:04:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_NCTQ.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_NCTQ.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093866/university-of-tennessee-says-new-tuition-model-paying-off</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T02:28:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093865/jesse-jackson-plans-to-help-grambling-tackle-its-issues</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T02:20:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093864/hbcu-presidents-at-a-new-crossroads</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T02:10:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Patricia A. Hardaway is leaving her position as president at Wilberforce University in December.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_Patricia_Hardaway.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Patricia A. Hardaway is leaving her position as president at Wilberforce University in December.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093863/judge-to-decide-later-on-paterno-family-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2013-10-30T01:55:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_John_Leete.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge John B. Leete heard arguments in the lawsuit that challenges the NCAA penalties imposed on Penn State as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.103013_John_Leete.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge John B. Leete heard arguments in the lawsuit that challenges the NCAA penalties imposed on Penn State as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093862/students-block-access-to-bulgarian-university</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:44:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093861/alumni-group-unwelcome-at-mo-chiropractic-college</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:38:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093859/diverse-conversations-military-veterans-college-life-and-mental-illness</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:30:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Victor_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Victor Schwartz, medical director of the Jed Foundation, said it’s important that civilians and veterans communicate as members of the same college community.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Victor_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Victor Schwartz, medical director of the Jed Foundation, said it’s important that civilians and veterans communicate as members of the same college community.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093858/penn-state-26-people-get-597m-over-sandusky</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:16:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Rodney_Erickson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University president Rodney Erickson issued a statement calling the announcement a step forward for the school and victims of Jerry Sandusky.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Rodney_Erickson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University president Rodney Erickson issued a statement calling the announcement a step forward for the school and victims of Jerry Sandusky.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093857/time-for-higher-ed-to-rethink-the-questions</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:12:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093856/initiative-aims-to-raise-the-bar-for-teacher-prep-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T02:09:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_teacher_prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new initiative led by the Network for Transforming Educator Preparation is intended to strengthen teacher preparation programs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102913_teacher_prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new initiative led by the Network for Transforming Educator Preparation is intended to strengthen teacher preparation programs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093831/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T05:35:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_Jamal_Watson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093849/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T05:35:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093855/college-costs-growing-faster-in-utah-than-us</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T02:02:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093854/ohio-public-colleges-make-aggressive-changes-after-enrollment-dips</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T01:54:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093853/hacu-conference-addresses-federal-education-issues-for-hispanics</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T01:41:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102813_Antonio_Flores.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Antonio R. Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102813_Antonio_Flores.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Antonio R. Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093851/vi-congressional-leader-fights-for-black-boys-in-education</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T01:25:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102813_Donna_Christensen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Congresswoman Donna Christensen addresses a group of scholars at the second annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education held at the University of Virgin Islands in St. Thomas last week. (Photo Credit: Clifford White)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102813_Donna_Christensen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Congresswoman Donna Christensen addresses a group of scholars at the second annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education held at the University of Virgin Islands in St. Thomas last week. (Photo Credit: Clifford White)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093844/scholars-reveal-best-practices-to-keep-black-males-in-education</loc><lastmod>2013-10-25T15:10:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102513_Black_Male_Panel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>(Left) Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson, who directs Wisconsin’s Equity &amp;amp; Inclusion Laboratory and holds the Vilas Distinguished Professorship of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on a panel with Dr. James L. Moore, III, who holds the College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professorship of Urban Education at Ohio State University (OSU) and currently serves as associate provost and director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at Ohio State University. (Photo by Clifford White)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102513_Black_Male_Panel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>(Left) Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson, who directs Wisconsin’s Equity &amp;amp; Inclusion Laboratory and holds the Vilas Distinguished Professorship of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on a panel with Dr. James L. Moore, III, who holds the College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professorship of Urban Education at Ohio State University (OSU) and currently serves as associate provost and director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at Ohio State University. 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(Photo by Clifford White)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102415_Jerlando_Jackson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Jerlando Jackson (right), Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of Wisconsin’s Equity &amp;amp; Inclusion Laboratory, talks with Kimberly Worthy, the 2009 Teacher of the Year for Washington D.C., on the opening day of the second annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. 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(photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102413_ETS_event.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Burck Smith, CEO of StraighterLine, and Dr. Jennifer Stephens Helm, the dean and vice-president of institutional research and assessment for the American Public University System. 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(photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093827/naacp-increases-efforts-to-target-college-students</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T17:07:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_NAACP_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mikaela Ferrill, the vice president of the Georgetown University NAACP chapter with Hilary Shelton, the bureau chief of the D.C office of the NAACP.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_NAACP_Students-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093828/colleges-help-break-bonds-of-autism</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T10:37:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_Laura_Mackenzie.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Laura Mackenzie was diagnosed with autism at the age of 7. Today, she is a student at Metropolitan State University in Denver.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_Laura_Mackenzie2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093830/report-tuskegee-university-presidents-resignation-unexpected</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T10:35:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093829/new-president-says-wabash-college-staying-all-male</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T02:53:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093824/breaking-bounds-with-autism</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T02:46:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_Laura_Mackenzie.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Laura Mackenzie was diagnosed with autism at the age of 7. Today, she is a student at Metropolitan State University in Denver.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_Laura_Mackenzie1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093825/grambling-players-have-no-regrets-about-boycott</loc><lastmod>2013-10-22T02:06:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_naquan_smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Naquan Smith speaks at a “State of Emergency” gathering in Grambling, La., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102213_naquan_smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Naquan Smith speaks at a “State of Emergency” gathering  in Grambling, La., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093823/ucla-fails-to-check-faculty-bias-claims</loc><lastmod>2013-10-21T02:47:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093822/ala-governor-calls-special-meeting-of-asu-board</loc><lastmod>2013-10-21T02:42:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093819/jackson-state-makes-the-most-of-a-strange-homecoming</loc><lastmod>2013-10-21T02:22:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102113_jackson_state_football.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.102113_jackson_state_football-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093818/grambling-turns-to-2nd-interim-football-coach</loc><lastmod>2013-10-18T10:01:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093817/49ers-doctor-stanford-professor-daniel-garza-dies</loc><lastmod>2013-10-18T02:58:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093816/diverse-docket-university-of-texas-law-school-prevails</loc><lastmod>2013-10-18T02:49:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101813_Chrystie_Nguyen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Chrystie Nguyen failed to provide sufficient evidence that her job transfer and the later non-renewal of her contract resulted from racial bias.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101813_Chrystie_Nguyen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Chrystie Nguyen failed to provide sufficient evidence that her job transfer and the later non-renewal of her contract resulted from racial bias.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093815/firmly-in-place-elizabeth-city-state-student-councilman-on-the-move</loc><lastmod>2013-10-18T02:41:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101813_Montravias_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Montravias King said that his victory helps bolster college student interest in the political process and to not be discouraged when they feel like politicians do not represent them.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101813_Montravias_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Montravias King said that his victory helps bolster college student interest in the political process and to not be discouraged when they feel like politicians do not represent 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Ellis Sangster, Executive Director of the Forté Foundation, moderated the Alumni-Student Panel at the Johnson Women in Business 2012 recruiting event at Cornell University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101513_Elissa_Sangster.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093796/prodigal-son-from-sfs-lowell-high-communication-gaffes-and-forgiveness-in-a-diverse-world</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T02:56:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093808/just-the-stats-higher-minority-participation-in-community-college-support-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T02:54:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.graph1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.graph2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.graph3.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.olivia_blackmon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093799/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T02:20:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101513_Ralph_Newell2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093807/happy-anniversary-sydnee</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T02:20:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Sydnee_Vann.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093812/aac-commissioner-against-paying-players</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T02:08:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15093811/university-of-south-dakota-to-work-on-cultural-sensitivity-after-incident</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T01:50:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15093810/report-student-loan-woes-mirror-mortgage-problems</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T01:39:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101713_Richard_Cordray.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101713_Richard_Cordray.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093809/experts-fear-potential-negative-impact-of-revamped-ged-on-underrepresented</loc><lastmod>2013-10-17T01:18:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101713_GED.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>More 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year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093781/operation-streamline-expedited-indian-removal</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T17:19:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Roberto_Rodriguez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Roberto_Rodriguez.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093803/supreme-court-likely-to-uphold-michigan-measure-on-race</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T17:16:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_John_Bursch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michigan Solicitor General John Bursch told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the democratic process had worked in his state.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_John_Bursch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michigan Solicitor General John Bursch told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the democratic process had worked in his state.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093806/judge-hears-voting-lawsuit-involving-university-of-alabama-greeks</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T01:10:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093805/black-scholars-post-civil-war-diploma-survives</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T01:06:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093804/under-ipeds-measures-some-graduates-and-transfers-still-considered-dropouts</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T01:03:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093802/affirmative-action-and-the-supreme-court-blues</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T00:46:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram Kendi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram Kendi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093801/nationwide-study-affirms-income-affects-postsecondary-achievement</loc><lastmod>2013-10-16T00:35:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101613_Dallas_Dance.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dallas Dance, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, has found success with programs that allow students to simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and associates 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documents the administrators had not allowed him to obtain.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101513_Joseph_Silver-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093798/alabama-divorce-ruling-gives-non-custodial-parent-option-of-contributing-to-college-expenses</loc><lastmod>2013-10-15T02:15:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093797/irans-president-calls-for-academic-freedoms</loc><lastmod>2013-10-15T02:11:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093794/high-court-weighs-michigan-ban-on-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2013-10-15T01:51:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101513_Bill_Schuette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says his state’s change to its constitution is about equal treatment, not discrimination.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101513_Bill_Schuette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says his state’s change to its constitution is about equal treatment, not discrimination.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093779/welcome-aboard</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T03:59:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Jamal_Mazyck2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093786/in-case-you-missed-it</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T03:59:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093792/judge-sets-2014-trial-in-school-discipline-suit</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T02:21:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093791/calif-gov-signs-bill-for-pricier-community-college-classes</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T02:15:26.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093790/educators-advised-to-remove-racial-bias-from-disciplinary-procedures</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T02:08:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Anne_Gregory.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers assistant professor Anne Gregory said racial disparities in school suspension rates cannot be explained away by statistics that show Black and Latino youths experience higher rates of poverty.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Anne_Gregory.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers assistant professor Anne Gregory said racial disparities in school suspension rates cannot be explained away by statistics that show Black and Latino youths experience higher rates of poverty.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093789/enrollment-down-at-ohios-5-public-law-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T01:54:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Rich_Simpson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Capital law school dean Rich Simpson said technology and outsourcing are taking over the most mundane tasks, leaving less work for lawyers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Rich_Simpson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Capital law school dean Rich Simpson said technology and outsourcing are taking over the most mundane tasks, leaving less work for lawyers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093788/arnold-mitchems-vision-a-pragmatic-strategy-to-protect-trio-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T01:37:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Arnold_Mitchem.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>On October 1, Mitchem, COE’s founding president, stepped down after 32 years at the helm and handed COE leadership to Maureen Hoyler.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101413_Arnold_Mitchem.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>On October 1, Mitchem, COE’s founding president, stepped down after 32 years at the helm and handed COE leadership to Maureen Hoyler.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093787/special-report-recruitment-and-retention-in-higher-ed</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T03:36:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.cover101013lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.cover101013sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093776/should-college-student-athletes-be-paid-in-excess-of-a-scholarship</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T03:15:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093785/calif-ag-sues-for-profit-college-company</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T02:36:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093784/mich-universities-getting-more-out-of-state-students</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T02:31:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093783/new-tribal-college-slated-to-open-in-california</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T02:27:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Marshall_McKay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marshall McKay, chairman of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council, speaks at the 28th Annual California Indian Conference and Gathering at California State University, Sacramento. (photo courtesy of Sacramento State/Steve McKay)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Marshall_McKay.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marshall McKay, chairman of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council, speaks at the 28th Annual California Indian Conference and Gathering at California State University, Sacramento. (photo courtesy of Sacramento State/Steve McKay)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093782/hispanic-serving-leaders-give-hope-to-a-new-wave-of-students</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T02:22:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Hispanic_Students-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093780/colleges-universities-initiating-national-movement-against-hazing</loc><lastmod>2013-10-11T02:07:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Bryan_Smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bryan Smith was recently appointed special assistant to the president for anti-hazing at FAMU.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101113_Bryan_Smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bryan Smith was recently appointed special assistant to the president for anti-hazing at FAMU.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093767/obama-asian-americans-bring-controversy-over-washington-football-team-to-its-peak</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T03:10:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093773/higher-ed-mostly-unscathed-by-shutdown</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T02:44:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_government_closed.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_government_closed.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093778/elizabeth-city-state-university-senior-wins-council-race</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T02:41:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093777/alabama-state-probing-tuberculosis-case</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T02:35:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093775/world-mental-health-day-heightens-awareness-of-college-student-woes</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T02:27:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_Jeff_Gardere.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jeffrey Gardere, Ph.D., assistant professor and course director, Behavioral Medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, says college students, especially African-Americans, are still dealing with the stigma of mental health.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_Jeff_Gardere.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jeffrey Gardere, Ph.D., assistant professor and course director, Behavioral Medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York, says college students, especially African-Americans, are still dealing with the stigma of mental health.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093774/former-on-the-money-host-brings-talents-skills-to-nyu</loc><lastmod>2013-10-10T02:22:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_carmen_wong_ulrich.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Carmen Wong Ulrich is an assistant professor of finance and risk engineering at NYU-Poly.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.101013_carmen_wong_ulrich-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093770/refugee-scholars-examine-higher-ed-crisis-in-syria</loc><lastmod>2013-10-09T16:09:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100913_Syria.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093768/hbcu-presidents-tread-lightly-after-maryland-lawsuit-decision</loc><lastmod>2013-10-09T15:54:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100913_Mickey_Burnim.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim says collaborating with other schools to increase enrollment for its Masters in Computer Science program is a possibility.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100913_Mickey_Burnim.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Bowie State University President Mickey Burnim says collaborating with other schools to increase enrollment for its Masters in Computer Science program is a possibility.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093772/former-congressman-stokes-named-kent-states-new-presidents-ambassador</loc><lastmod>2013-10-09T02:51:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093771/bynum-appointed-mvsu-president</loc><lastmod>2013-10-09T02:42:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093769/reaching-out-to-hispanic-students-may-be-key-for-some-colleges-survival</loc><lastmod>2013-10-09T02:25:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100913_Notre_Dame.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Notre Dame de Namur’s comprehensive enrollment campaign included becoming a Hispanic-serving institution.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100913_Notre_Dame.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Notre Dame de Namur’s comprehensive enrollment campaign included becoming a Hispanic-serving institution.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093743/special-issue-hispanic-heritage-month</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T15:52:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.cover092613.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.cover092613sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093762/maryland-in-violation-of-duplicating-hbcu-programs-at-white-institutions</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T15:31:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_HBCU_MD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_HBCU_MD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093766/some-mvsu-alumni-oppose-bynum-nomination-for-presidency</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T03:49:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093765/millions-to-attract-top-profs-to-louisiana-universities-unused</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T03:47:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093764/diverse-conversations-current-issues-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T03:09:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_Helen_GilesGee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Helen Giles-Gee is president of University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_Helen_GilesGee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Helen Giles-Gee is president of University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093763/black-institutions-reach-out-to-hispanic-populations-benefit-culturally-financially</loc><lastmod>2013-10-08T03:04:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_Ercilla_DometzHendrix.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ercilla Dometz-Hendrix is a Jackson State Ph.D. student in urban planning from Nicaragua.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100813_Ercilla_DometzHendrix.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ercilla Dometz-Hendrix is a Jackson State Ph.D. student in urban planning from Nicaragua.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093754/diverse-on-the-go</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T03:41:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_Maya_Minter.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093755/happy-anniversary</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T03:41:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_G.E..png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093761/fulbright-alumni-convene-to-address-worldwide-social-issues</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T02:59:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093760/lawmakers-delay-hearing-into-univ-of-arkansas-fundraising-unit</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T02:47:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093759/forum-explores-emerging-debt-free-college-financing-options</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T02:40:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100713_NewAmericaPanel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>John Burbank of Economic Opportunity Institute (left) and Gordon Taylor of the 13th Avenue Funding organization (right)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100713_NewAmericaPanel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>John Burbank of Economic Opportunity Institute (left) and Gordon Taylor of the 13th Avenue Funding organization (right)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093758/hispanics-with-academic-credentials-find-themselves-stretched-thin-with-many-projects</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T02:35:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100713_Hispanic_Stretched.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hispanic Ph.D.s are taking on a myriad of responsibilities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100713_Hispanic_Stretched.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hispanic Ph.D.s are taking on a myriad of responsibilities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093744/for-ribeau-progress-failed-to-outpace-controversy-at-howard-university</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T15:21:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Sidney_Ribeau.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Sidney Ribeau, 65, said that he has decided to retire in December after having led as Howard University’s president since 2008.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Sidney_Ribeau.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Sidney Ribeau, 65, said that he has decided to retire in December after having led as Howard University’s president since 2008.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093756/pearson-joins-diversebooks</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T15:12:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093753/college-board-leans-toward-bynum-as-mississippi-valley-state-president</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T02:20:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093752/arkansas-state-losing-army-rotc-program</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T02:15:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093751/seasoned-journalists-increasingly-move-into-academia</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T02:06:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_DeWayne_Wickham.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morgan State’s DeWayne Wickham says his School of Global Journalism and Communications is prepared to address the reality of many of his students being resource-challenged — from hiring an extra writing coach to developing a paid internship program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_DeWayne_Wickham.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morgan State’s DeWayne Wickham says his School of Global Journalism and Communications is prepared to address the reality of many of his students being resource-challenged — from hiring an extra writing coach to developing a paid internship program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093749/key-factors-in-urban-minority-male-high-school-success-detailed-in-new-study</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T01:55:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_Shaun_Harper.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shaun R. Harper led a team that studied 325 high school juniors and seniors enrolled in 40 New York City public high schools and 90 college students, who had graduated from the same high schools.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100413_Shaun_Harper.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shaun R. Harper led a team that studied 325 high school juniors and seniors enrolled in 40 New York City public high schools and 90 college students, who had graduated from the same high schools.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093746/experts-find-increased-default-rate-on-student-loans-troubling</loc><lastmod>2013-10-03T15:13:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Zakiya_Smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Zakiya Smith of the Lumina Foundation for Education doubts that the default rates would be climbing if borrowers were in the Income-Based Repayment program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Zakiya_Smith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Zakiya Smith of the Lumina Foundation for Education doubts that the default rates would be climbing if borrowers were in the Income-Based Repayment program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093748/syracuses-boeheim-against-paying-student-athletes</loc><lastmod>2013-10-03T03:09:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093747/unc-charlotte-fraternity-under-investigation</loc><lastmod>2013-10-03T03:07:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093745/excelencia-in-education-honors-three-top-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-10-03T02:43:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Sarita_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100313_Sarita_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093739/minority-engineering-education-success-highlighted-at-national-meeting</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T19:17:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100213_NACME.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left to right, Scott Pinkham of the University of Washington; Dr. Bevlee Watford of Virginia Tech; Dr. Felicia Benton-Johnson of Georgia Tech; and Christopher Smith of NACME discuss long-term study Tuesday. (Photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100213_NACME.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left to right, Scott Pinkham of the University of Washington; Dr. Bevlee Watford of Virginia Tech; Dr. Felicia Benton-Johnson of Georgia Tech; and Christopher Smith of NACME discuss long-term study Tuesday.  (Photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093727/female-professors-face-family-quandary-on-tenure-track</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T14:56:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Tia_Tyree.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Tia Tyree of Howard University left the corporate world for academia because she thought that it was more conducive to starting a family.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Tia_Tyree.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Tia Tyree of Howard University left the corporate world for academia because she thought that it was more conducive to starting a family.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093735/government-shutdown-or-not-exchanges-open-today-for-affordable-care-act</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T06:27:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093742/tennessee-state-u-to-host-tree-planting-ceremony</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T02:50:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093741/notre-dame-endowment-increases-to-83-billion</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T02:41:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093740/obama-extended-shutdown-would-curtail-cash-flow-to-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-10-02T02:36:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/10/edu.100213_Obama.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093719/behind-the-numbers-college-enrollment-decreasing-overall</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T23:08:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093737/alumni-president-dropped-from-lane-trustees-board</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T03:09:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093736/southern-system-restructures-to-deal-with-cuts</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T03:03:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093734/negative-qualities-ascribed-to-blacks-at-root-of-discrimination-by-white-greek-letter-groups</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T02:56:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Matthew_Hughey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Hughey, associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs says that discriminatory practices by White Greek-letter organizations today are the legacy of the groups’ “historical racism.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Matthew_Hughey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Hughey, associate professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs says that discriminatory practices by White Greek-letter organizations today are the legacy of the groups’  “historical racism.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093733/nc-republicans-vow-to-fight-us-department-of-justice-suit-over-voter-laws</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T02:50:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Pat_McCrory.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says the U.S. Justice Department’s suit against his state’s new election laws is an “overreach and without merit.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Pat_McCrory.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says the U.S. Justice Department’s suit against his state’s new election laws is an “overreach and without merit.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093732/when-it-comes-to-health-environment-remains-a-major-factor</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T02:47:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Brian_Smedley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian Smedley</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Brian_Smedley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian Smedley</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093731/off-parents-plans-young-adults-wrestle-with-health-insurance-issues</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T02:41:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Health_Insurance.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Hayes of Health Solutions says that young adults don’t embrace health insurance “because they are healthy and will pay for an occasional cold and flu visit with cash at the local retail clinic.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.100113_Health_Insurance.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Hayes of Health Solutions says that young adults don’t embrace health insurance “because they are healthy and will pay for an occasional cold and flu visit with cash at the local retail clinic.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093730/dr-maya-angelou-wins-high-honor</loc><lastmod>2013-10-01T00:30:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093729/iowa-democrats-want-to-continue-tuition-freeze</loc><lastmod>2013-09-30T02:16:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093728/west-va-higher-ed-panel-considers-campus-safety-rule</loc><lastmod>2013-09-30T02:12:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093726/napolitanos-resume-precedes-her-as-cal-president</loc><lastmod>2013-09-30T01:52:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Napolitano is trading her cabinet seat for an office in downtown Oakland and will have responsibility for 190,000 employees.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Janet Napolitano is trading her cabinet seat for an office in downtown Oakland and will have responsibility for 190,000 employees.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093725/obama-administration-issues-new-guidelines-for-college-admissions</loc><lastmod>2013-09-30T01:38:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Abigail_Fisher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Though race can still be considered during the admissions process as the result of the Supreme Court’s action in Abigail Fisher’s suit against the University of Texas, affirmative action as a means to achieve diversity continues to be challenged.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.093013_Abigail_Fisher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Though race can still be considered during the admissions process as the result of the Supreme Court’s action in Abigail Fisher’s suit against the University of Texas, affirmative action as a means to achieve diversity continues to be challenged.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093721/university-heritage-language-programs-on-the-rise</loc><lastmod>2013-09-27T07:54:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_heritage_language_program.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Heritage language programs, such as Chinese, Korean, Russian and Farsi, are increasing at universities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_heritage_language_program.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Heritage language programs, such as Chinese, Korean, Russian and Farsi, are increasing at universities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093724/acc-maryland-exit-lawsuit-before-nc-appeals-court</loc><lastmod>2013-09-27T02:01:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093723/southern-miss-president-says-gulf-park-campus-is-a-secret-weapon</loc><lastmod>2013-09-27T01:54:42.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093722/survey-state-higher-education-k-12-systems-collaborating-on-common-core-implementation</loc><lastmod>2013-09-27T01:47:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_common_core_map.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and/or English language arts.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_common_core_map.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and/or English language arts.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093720/education-secretary-issues-apology-to-hbcu-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T18:28:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Secretary Arne Duncan addresses HBCU Leaders at the National HBCU Week Conference.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092713_Arne_Duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Secretary Arne Duncan addresses HBCU Leaders at the National HBCU Week Conference.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093706/the-emmys-still-fail-the-diversity-test</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T04:22:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093711/the-miss-america-pageant-has-been-a-positive-representation-of-young-women</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T04:22:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093718/ua-forms-task-force-to-review-diversity-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T02:06:19.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093717/athletic-directors-attempt-to-improve-college-athletics</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T02:03:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093716/study-more-minority-students-taking-sat-still-unprepared-for-college</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T01:58:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_SAT_takers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A College Board report found an increase of Black and Hispanic students who met or exceeded the SAT benchmark for college preparedness.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_SAT_takers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A College Board report found an increase of Black and Hispanic students who met or exceeded the SAT benchmark for college preparedness.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093715/education-group-sponsors-bake-sale-to-highlight-federal-budget-sequester-cuts</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T01:49:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_CapitolHill_Hearing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>During a Capitol Hill briefing, the Committee for Education Funding held a bake sale to voice its frustration with sequester cuts.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_CapitolHill_Hearing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>During a Capitol Hill briefing, the Committee for Education Funding held a bake sale to voice its frustration with sequester cuts.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093714/education-secretary-cuts-in-federal-spending-a-big-issue-for-education-system</loc><lastmod>2013-09-26T01:38:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_arne_duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan will meet with HBCU leaders today regarding federal cuts.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092613_arne_duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Education Secretary Arne Duncan will meet with HBCU leaders today regarding federal cuts.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093713/ny-raises-college-admission-standards-for-teachers</loc><lastmod>2013-09-25T02:44:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093712/wayne-st-tuition-increase-benefits-other-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-09-25T02:31:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093710/education-program-strengthens-ties-between-brazil-us</loc><lastmod>2013-09-25T02:02:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092513_Larissa_Nunes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Larissa Almeida Sento Se Nunes is studying in the U.S. through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092513_Larissa_Nunes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Larissa Almeida Sento Se Nunes is studying in the U.S. through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093709/ncaa-to-restore-penn-state-football-scholarships-following-sandusky</loc><lastmod>2013-09-25T01:52:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092513_PennState_Football.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092513_PennState_Football.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093702/hbcu-football-teams-suffer-losses-for-greater-gain</loc><lastmod>2013-09-24T15:13:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Football_Classics_sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093707/purdue-u-to-pay-students-to-study-abroad</loc><lastmod>2013-09-24T02:25:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093705/diverse-conversations-the-spirit-of-a-trailblazer</loc><lastmod>2013-09-24T02:14:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_Pamela_GunterSmith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pamela Gunter-Smith was appointed president of York College of Pennsylvania this summer.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_Pamela_GunterSmith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pamela Gunter-Smith was appointed president of York College of Pennsylvania this summer.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093704/pa-accused-of-short-changing-cheyney-university</loc><lastmod>2013-09-24T02:09:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_cheyney_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Cheyney University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_cheyney_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Cheyney University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093703/hbcu-fundraising-no-longer-business-as-usual</loc><lastmod>2013-09-24T02:03:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_Fayetteville_State_University.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fayetteville State University will kick off the second phase of its $25 million, five-year capital campaign later this week.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092413_Fayetteville_State_University.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fayetteville State University will kick off the second phase of its $25 million, five-year capital campaign later this week.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093694/give-them-the-chance-to-be-young-gifted-and-black</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T07:20:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093699/nation-leaders-highlight-critical-needs-for-the-future-of-american-universities</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T03:28:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_norman_francis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Xavier University President Norman Francis spoke at the TIME Summit on Higher Education on engaging minority students in scientific research.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_norman_francis-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093701/ala-leaders-tread-lightly-on-forcing-segregation-for-u-of-ala-greeks</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T02:31:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093700/ga-students-cant-depend-on-hope-start-borrowing-more-for-college</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T02:18:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093698/as-affirmative-action-continues-to-be-threatened-schools-weigh-diversity-options</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T01:59:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_SCOTUS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>SCOTUS is again set to review affirmative action this fall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_SCOTUS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>SCOTUS is again set to review affirmative action this fall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093697/university-of-delaware-honors-civil-rights-lawyer-for-inspiring-integration</loc><lastmod>2013-09-23T01:52:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_louis_redding.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A lawsuit filed by Louis Redding led to the University of Delaware becoming the first desegregated state-funded undergraduate institution.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092313_louis_redding.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A lawsuit filed by Louis Redding led to the University of Delaware becoming the first desegregated state-funded undergraduate institution.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093687/millennials-the-victims-of-circumstances</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T03:53:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093696/nc-county-school-board-removes-invisible-man-from-library-shelves</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T03:06:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093695/ex-student-leaders-end-greek-segregation-at-university-of-alabama</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T02:57:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093693/cartagena-says-access-to-higher-ed-remains-major-focus-of-civil-rights-struggle</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T02:48:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Juan_Cartagena.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Juan Cartagena</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Juan_Cartagena.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Juan Cartagena</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093692/dillard-university-freshmen-pitch-in-to-fight-hunger</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T02:35:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Dillard_Freshmen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093691/college-football-obsession-sending-the-wrong-academic-message</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T02:25:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093690/panel-now-is-time-to-follow-blueprint-to-close-achievement-gap</loc><lastmod>2013-09-20T02:21:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Alberto_Carvalho.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami Dade, Fla., public schools, says “we cannot wait” to widely utilize successful strategies for education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.092013_Alberto_Carvalho.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami Dade, Fla., public schools, says “we cannot wait” to widely utilize successful strategies for education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093676/is-miss-america-really-a-scholarship-contest</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T05:10:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093689/11-more-private-colleges-join-say-yes-tuition-pact</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T02:17:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093688/several-hundred-march-against-greek-segregation-at-university-of-alabama</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T02:12:19.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15093686/college-students-aim-to-deal-with-bottom-line-at-congressional-black-caucus-conference</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T02:01:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Marcia_Fudge.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, the Congressional Black Caucus chairperson, says “there is still the hope and promise of better days to come.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Marcia_Fudge.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, the Congressional Black Caucus chairperson, says “there is still the hope and promise of better days to come.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093685/survey-colleges-arent-preparing-graduates-for-jobs</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T01:53:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093684/financiers-15-million-gift-to-expand-black-studies-research-at-harvard</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T01:43:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Glenn_Hutchins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Glenn Hutchins’ gift is part of a $30-million donation he gave to Harvard in 2012 that established the Hutchins Family Challenge Fund for House Renewal and to back academic initiatives of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (Photo by Mark Alan Lovewell/ courtesy of Harvard University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091913_Glenn_Hutchins.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Glenn Hutchins’ gift is part of a $30-million donation he gave to Harvard in 2012 that established the Hutchins Family Challenge Fund for House Renewal and to back academic initiatives of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (Photo by Mark Alan Lovewell/ courtesy of Harvard University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093683/fired-worker-accuses-rutgers-dean-of-lesbian-bias</loc><lastmod>2013-09-18T02:08:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093682/university-of-alabama-president-sorority-decisions-based-on-race</loc><lastmod>2013-09-18T02:04:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093681/education-attainment-seen-as-key-to-minority-buying-power-surge</loc><lastmod>2013-09-18T01:45:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Buying_Power.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Buying reports also indicate the continued growth of minorities in the economy, positioning minority groups as entrepreneurs, job creators and influencers of the economy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Buying_Power.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Buying reports also indicate the continued growth of minorities in the economy, positioning minority groups as entrepreneurs, job creators and influencers of the economy.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093680/lawyer-nc-charlotte-officer-was-justified-in-shooting-unarmed-man</loc><lastmod>2013-09-18T01:36:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Jonathan_Ferrell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Ferrell’s car ran off the entrance road to a suburban neighborhood about 15 miles from downtown Charlotte about 2:30 a.m. last Saturday and he sought help.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Jonathan_Ferrell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Ferrell’s car ran off the entrance road to a suburban neighborhood about 15 miles from downtown Charlotte about 2:30 a.m. last Saturday and he sought help.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093679/budget-cuts-taking-toll-on-high-school-students-charting-course-to-college</loc><lastmod>2013-09-18T01:27:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Budget_Cuts.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The shortage of guidance counselors is the latest in the ongoing fiscal crisis that has plagued Philadelphia’s public schools.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091813_Budget_Cuts.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The shortage of guidance counselors is the latest in the ongoing fiscal crisis that has plagued Philadelphia’s public schools.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093678/football-effect-texas-am-raises-record-740m</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T02:39:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093677/hearing-delayed-for-nc-policeman-charged-with-shooting</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T02:34:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093675/uc-berkeley-beefing-up-student-resource-staff-to-aid-underserved</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T02:23:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Gibor_Basri.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Gibor Basri, UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor for equity and inclusion, has been dealing with having only one full-time staff person in each of the three resource centers focused on racial minorities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Gibor_Basri.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Gibor Basri, UC-Berkeley’s vice chancellor for equity and inclusion, has been dealing with having only one full-time staff person in each of the three resource centers focused on racial minorities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093674/new-college-options-for-students-with-disabilities</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T02:09:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Jane_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Longtime educator and autism expert Jane Thierfeld Brown says the lack of standards regarding on-campus services for students with disabilities continues to be an issue.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Jane_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Longtime educator and autism expert Jane Thierfeld Brown says the lack of standards regarding on-campus services for students with disabilities continues to be an issue.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093673/colleges-the-little-engines-that-could</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T01:58:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian C. Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian C. Mitchell</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093672/impact-of-changes-to-ppl-criteria-coming-into-focus</loc><lastmod>2013-09-17T01:54:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_William_Hudson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. William Hudson Jr., vice president of student affairs at Florida A&amp;amp;M University, says “there are still a high number of people not being approved” for Parent PLUS Loans.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091713_William_Hudson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. William Hudson Jr., vice president of student affairs at Florida A&amp;amp;M University, says “there are still a high number of people not being approved” for Parent PLUS Loans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093668/diverse-docket-tsu-wins-race-gender-bias-suit-will-head-to-court-for-retaliation-claim</loc><lastmod>2013-09-16T02:02:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_tennessee_state_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tennessee State University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_tennessee_state_university.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tennessee State University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093670/norfolk-state-names-interim-president-ceo</loc><lastmod>2013-09-16T01:29:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093669/sororities-investigate-member-intake-process-at-ua</loc><lastmod>2013-09-16T01:26:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093667/former-ole-miss-chancellor-recalls-journey-in-new-memoir</loc><lastmod>2013-09-16T01:19:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_robert_khayat.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Robert Khayat was chancellor of University of Mississippi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_robert_khayat.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Robert Khayat was chancellor of University of Mississippi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093666/university-hospital-recalls-its-civil-rights-journey-on-50th-anniversary-of-birmingham-bombing</loc><lastmod>2013-09-16T01:00:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_baptistchurch_bombing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>On September 15, 1963, four girls were killed by a bomb planted in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091613_baptistchurch_bombing.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>On September 15, 1963, four girls were killed by a bomb planted in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093657/going-to-school-and-working-is-the-new-normal</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T10:56:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093665/fla-colleges-to-receive-money-based-student-outcomes</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T10:56:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093664/calif-community-colleges-increase-enrollment</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T02:12:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093663/report-state-based-land-grant-funding-falls-short-for-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T02:07:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_Alabama_AM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Alabama A&amp;amp;M University is one of two historically Black land grant universities in Alabama. Under the Morrill Act of 1890, 18 historically Black schools were designated as land grant universities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_Alabama_AM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Alabama A&amp;amp;M University is one of two historically Black land grant universities in Alabama. Under the Morrill Act of 1890, 18 historically Black schools were designated as land grant universities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093662/unc-considers-recruiting-more-out-of-staters-at-minority-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T02:00:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_ECSU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Elizabeth City State University is one of six universities that saw revenue from enrollment and state funding drop last year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_ECSU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Elizabeth City State University is one of six universities that saw revenue from enrollment and state funding drop last year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093661/former-south-carolina-state-president-named-executive-director-of-white-house-initiative-on-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-09-13T01:21:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_George_Cooper.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. George Cooper</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091313_George_Cooper.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. George Cooper</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093660/september-12-issue</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T04:59:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.cover091213lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.cover091213sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093653/on-9-11-anniversary-lawmakers-seek-help-on-veterans-education</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T04:20:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_Veteran_Student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Institutions face the largest influx of student veterans on campus since World War II.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_Veteran_Student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Institutions face the largest influx of student veterans on campus since World War II.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093659/elizabeth-city-state-faces-5-million-shortfall</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T02:05:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093658/grambling-fires-head-football-coach</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T02:01:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093656/towson-university-cheerleaders-win-partial-victory-in-suspension-appeal</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T01:47:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_towson_cheerleaders.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The cheerleading squad received a modified punishment for hazing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_towson_cheerleaders.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The cheerleading squad received a modified punishment for hazing.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093655/college-costs-drive-record-number-of-high-school-kids-to-start-early</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T01:42:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_early_college.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>More high school students are attending early colleges.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091213_early_college.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>More high school students are attending early colleges.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093654/college-scorecards-and-affordability-for-minorities</loc><lastmod>2013-09-12T01:34:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Matthew_Lynch1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093641/issues-in-higher-education-remediation-and-the-achievement-gap</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T17:33:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_Constance_StGermain.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093648/analysis-2012-higher-education-enrollment-rate-of-latino-high-school-graduates-surpassed-that-of-whites</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T17:24:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Latino_graduate.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The rate of Latino high school graduates enrolling in college reached 49 percent last year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Latino_graduate.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The rate of Latino high school graduates enrolling in college reached 49 percent last year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093645/the-joy-of-college-my-son-loves-it-why-didnt-i-have-this-good-a-time-in-college</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T04:47:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093652/us-news-world-report-reveals-best-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T01:56:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093651/nevada-colleges-face-backlog-in-maintenance-projects</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T01:50:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093650/teacher-prep-report-raises-questions-about-diversity</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T01:46:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Kate_Walsh.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kate Walsh is president of the National Council for Teacher Quality.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Kate_Walsh.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kate Walsh is president of the National Council for Teacher Quality.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093649/enrollment-drops-at-mississippi-universities</loc><lastmod>2013-09-11T01:40:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Southern_Mississippi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Southern Mississippi is one of eight public universities where enrollment declined.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091113_Southern_Mississippi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Southern Mississippi is one of eight public universities where enrollment declined.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093642/stillman-college-fires-president-one-day-after-fall-convocation</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T14:26:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091010_ernest_mcnealey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stillman College President Ernest McNealey</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091010_ernest_mcnealey-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093647/raises-okd-for-4-of-5-southern-u-campuses</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T02:45:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093646/250m-gift-to-kentucky-college-withdrawn</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T02:37:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093644/famed-psychiatrist-continues-to-push-for-education-reform</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T02:23:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.091013_james_comer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093643/naacp-preparing-committee-to-search-for-new-ceo</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T02:17:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.081013_Ben_Jealous.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NAACP President Ben Jealous will leave the organization at the end of the year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.081013_Ben_Jealous-e1607008224617.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Jealous</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093624/welcome-carletta</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T02:36:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Carletta_Johnson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093640/vermont-to-be-home-of-national-center-for-campus-safety</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T01:41:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093639/nc-governor-seeks-to-retool-community-college-funding</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T01:31:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093638/former-university-diversity-chief-to-strengthen-college-access-capabilities-of-national-nonprofit</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T01:27:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_Damon_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Damon Williams continues to focus on the “need to expand the base of young people that are going on to college.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_Damon_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Damon Williams continues to focus on the “need to expand the base of young people that are going on to college.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093637/analysts-warn-higher-education-headed-for-a-shakeout</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T01:19:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_St._Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Saint Paul’s College, an HBCU in Lawrenceville, Va., closed its doors this year after 125 years of service.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_St._Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Saint Paul’s College, an HBCU in Lawrenceville, Va., closed its doors this year after 125 years of service.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15093636/trade-balance-numbers-growing-for-american-students-studying-in-china-vice-versa</loc><lastmod>2013-09-09T01:10:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_Isthier_Chaudhury.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Isthier Chaudhury graduated from the University of Rochester in 2011 as a double major in mechanical engineering and Chinese studies and spent the 2009-10 school year at Beijing University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090913_Isthier_Chaudhury.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Isthier Chaudhury graduated from the University of Rochester in 2011 as a double major in mechanical engineering and Chinese studies and spent the 2009-10 school year at Beijing University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093635/teen-dies-after-giving-birth-in-benedict-college-dorm-room</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T03:27:24.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093634/raises-on-agenda-for-southern-university-board</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T03:19:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093630/panel-says-there-should-be-no-question-about-hbcus-relevancy</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T03:11:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_College_Presidents.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Dr. Sidney Ribeau of Howard University, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover of Tennessee State University and Michael Sorrell, Esq. of Paul Quinn College challenged non-minority institutions to emulate the successful practices of HBCUs. (Photo by Daryl Stuart)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_College_Presidents.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Dr. Sidney Ribeau of Howard University, Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover of Tennessee State University and Michael Sorrell, Esq. of Paul Quinn College challenged non-minority institutions to emulate the successful practices of HBCUs. (Photo by Daryl Stuart)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093633/cal-state-university-system-chancellor-learning-on-listening-tour</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T03:05:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_Timothy_White.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Timothy P. White expects to complete a system-wide tour of the 23 Cal State campuses he oversees by year’s end.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_Timothy_White.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Timothy P. White expects to complete a system-wide tour of the 23 Cal State campuses he oversees by year’s end.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093632/study-shows-graduates-of-elite-schools-dont-necessarily-earn-more</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T03:01:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093631/whats-trending-for-conservatives-racism-talk-breeds-disunity</loc><lastmod>2013-09-06T02:56:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090613_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093614/diverse-conversations-being-the-first</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T13:57:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Angela_Franklin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Angela Franklin is the first female and African-American president of Des Moines University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Angela_Franklin1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093621/as-we-begin-year-51-civil-rights-20-is-all-about-diversity</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T03:12:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093629/university-of-louisville-business-chief-facing-fraud-allegations</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T02:43:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093628/stephen-ross-to-give-200m-to-university-of-michigan</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T02:34:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093627/towson-university-cheerleaders-appealing-suspension-for-hazing</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T02:28:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Deb_Moriarity.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Deb Moriarty, Towson University’s vice president for student affairs, said “hazing in any form will not be tolerated.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Deb_Moriarity.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Deb Moriarty, Towson University’s vice president for student affairs, said “hazing in any form will not be tolerated.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093626/immigrant-fights-to-become-california-lawyer</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T02:21:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Sergio_Garcia.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sergio Garcia has worked in the fields, attended community college, studied to become a paralegal and passed the California bar on the first try.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Sergio_Garcia.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sergio Garcia has worked in the fields, attended community college, studied to become a paralegal and passed the California bar on the first try.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093625/north-carolina-affirms-right-of-hbcu-student-to-run-for-local-office</loc><lastmod>2013-09-05T02:16:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Montravias_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Montravias King, a senior political science major and native of Snow Hill, N.C., is formally launching his city council campaign today.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090513_Montravias_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Montravias King, a senior political science major and native of Snow Hill, N.C., is formally launching his city council campaign today.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093618/the-unique-mindset-of-millennials-at-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T14:38:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Rob_Shorette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Rob_Shorette.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093617/institutions-grapple-with-costs-of-health-insurance-for-adjunct-faculty</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T10:57:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Obamacare.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Obamacare.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093623/xavier-rebounds-after-devastation-of-katrina</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T02:24:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093622/north-dakota-tribal-colleges-racing-to-keep-up-with-states-job-boom</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T02:21:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093620/diverse-conversations-is-standardized-testing-for-colleges-a-necessary-evil</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T02:09:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Lynch asks, “How can one test take into account so many variables in higher education across the globe.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Matthew Lynch asks, “How can one test take into account so many variables in higher education across the globe.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093619/special-courts-for-veterans-expanding-across-usa</loc><lastmod>2013-09-04T02:01:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Patrick_Dugan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge Patrick Dugan is an Army Reserve captain who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has been at the helm of the court from the start.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090413_Patrick_Dugan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Judge Patrick Dugan is an Army Reserve captain who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has been at the helm of the court from the start.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093616/famu-band-back-on-the-field-after-suspension</loc><lastmod>2013-09-02T04:55:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093615/facts-figures-as-students-return-to-the-classroom</loc><lastmod>2013-09-02T04:53:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093613/virginia-tech-professors-military-op-ed-sparks-outcry</loc><lastmod>2013-09-02T04:45:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Steven_Salaita.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Virginia Tech English professor Steven Salaita is at the center of controversy after writing that blind military support has become a barrier to questioning American foreign policy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Steven_Salaita.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Virginia Tech English professor Steven Salaita is at the center of controversy after writing that blind military support has become a barrier to questioning American foreign policy.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093612/norfolk-state-revamps-vetting-process-in-search-of-stability</loc><lastmod>2013-09-02T04:40:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Norfolk_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 13, where discussion will include establishing the search committee and identifying an interim president in the wake of Dr. Tony Atwater’s sudden dismissal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/09/edu.090213_Norfolk_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 13, where discussion will include establishing the search committee and identifying an interim president in the wake of Dr. Tony Atwater’s sudden dismissal.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093605/obama-more-work-must-be-done-for-civil-rights</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:55:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093611/college-savings-increase-13-percent-for-va-families</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:47:30.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093610/duke-university-provost-stepping-down</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:40:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093609/hbcus-step-up-efforts-to-be-more-eco-friendly-through-partnerships-and-grants</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:34:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_HBCU_Green.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>CAU students Regina Newkirk and Henry Wiggins plant flowers during a community service project during homecoming week. (Photo credit: Clark Atlanta University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_HBCU_Green.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>CAU students Regina Newkirk and Henry Wiggins plant flowers during a community service project during homecoming week. (Photo credit: Clark Atlanta University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093608/la-hopes-to-lure-college-graduates-back-home</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:27:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_College_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new initiative will target graduates with degrees in computer science and engineering.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_College_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new initiative will target graduates with degrees in computer science and engineering.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093607/georgetown-scholar-to-lead-exploration-of-black-washington-for-dc-government</loc><lastmod>2013-08-30T02:22:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_Maurice_Jackson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maurice Jackson was appointed by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to chair the D.C. Commission on African American Affairs. (Photo courtesy of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.083013_Maurice_Jackson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maurice Jackson was appointed by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to chair the D.C. Commission on African American Affairs. (Photo courtesy of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093606/special-report-academic-kickoff</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T16:32:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.digimag0829.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.digimag0829sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093601/new-breed-of-hbcu-presidents-making-big-changes</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T03:43:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_Juliette_Bell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Juliette Bell is president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, her first stint as a university chief.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_Juliette_Bell-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093304/lead-acquisitions-librarian</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T03:25:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093604/11-year-old-enrolls-as-a-freshman-at-texas-university</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T02:32:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093603/charleston-school-of-law-sale-confirmed</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T02:28:07.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093602/diverse-docket-jackson-state-faculty-pursues-discrimination-claim-for-denied-promotion</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T02:26:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_Tarek_El_Bawab.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tarek El Bawab, a faculty member at Jackson State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_Tarek_El_Bawab.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tarek El Bawab, a faculty member at Jackson State University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093600/schools-engage-their-campus-communities-with-march-on-washington-events</loc><lastmod>2013-08-29T02:17:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_King_Speech.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amanda Wynter (C’14) reads an excerpt from “I Have a Dream” as Adan Gonzalez (C’15) stands by. (photo courtesy of Georgetown University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082913_King_Speech.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amanda Wynter (C’14) reads an excerpt from “I Have a Dream” as Adan Gonzalez (C’15) stands by. (photo courtesy of Georgetown University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093589/pa-professors-recreate-du-bois-account-of-the-seventh-ward</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T17:02:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Stephanie_Boddie.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Stephanie Boddie directs The Ward’s oral history collection.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Stephanie_Boddie1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093592/diverse-conversations-mental-health-and-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T14:51:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Victor_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Victor Schwartz is medical director of the Jed Foundation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Victor_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Victor Schwartz is medical director of the Jed Foundation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093586/feeling-it-at-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T03:13:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093594/alcorn-state-eyes-growth-in-natchez-vicksburg</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T02:34:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093593/mediation-begins-in-mountain-state-u-student-lawsuits</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T02:31:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093591/1963-march-on-washington-inspired-latinos-in-civil-rights-fight</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T02:23:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Latinos_March.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Latinos at this past 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Washington.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093590/modernizing-new-bookumentary-on-race-1ne-drop</loc><lastmod>2013-08-28T02:18:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082813_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093588/ny-attorney-general-trump-making-wild-accusations</loc><lastmod>2013-08-27T02:19:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093587/ohio-student-says-racist-campus-postings-a-joke</loc><lastmod>2013-08-27T02:15:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093585/former-seminary-professors-case-reaches-supreme-court</loc><lastmod>2013-08-27T02:06:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082713_Jimmy_Kirby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kirby claims he was wrongfully dismissed from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082713_Jimmy_Kirby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kirby claims he was wrongfully dismissed from Lexington Theological Seminary in 2009.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093579/for-profit-schools-under-pressure-to-prove-investment-in-education-pays-off</loc><lastmod>2013-08-27T02:04:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082613_Graphic.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082613_Graphic.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093584/uconn-foundation-to-pay-outgoing-leader-through-june</loc><lastmod>2013-08-27T01:50:40.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082713_Josh_Newton.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Joshua Newton is the University of Connecticut Foundation’s new 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James Williams is an academician with a Ph.D. in accounting and law degree in taxation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082113_James_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fisk University President Dr. James H. Williams is an academician with a Ph.D. in accounting and law degree in taxation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093569/university-of-kansas-picked-to-help-schools-fight-bullying</loc><lastmod>2013-08-22T02:25:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093568/ex-professor-sues-pomona-college-for-discrimination</loc><lastmod>2013-08-22T02:21:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093567/howard-university-extending-reach-via-online-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-08-22T02:15:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082213_Wayne_Frederick.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Wayne A. I. 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Along comes this opportunity. This is a once in a lifetime chance.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.082013_DeWayne_Wickham.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dean DeWayne Wickham says, “For years, I’ve been talking about training the next generation. Along comes this opportunity. This is a once in a lifetime chance.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093551/head-of-indianas-only-black-college-to-resign</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T17:18:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093552/nike-chairman-passes-on-oregon-board-consideration</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T02:14:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093550/diverse-conversations-leading-a-small-liberal-arts-university</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T02:05:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081913_Debra_Townsley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Peace University President Dr. Debra Townsley says that MOOCs are likely to “take learning in new directions that we may or may not be able to imagine today.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081913_Debra_Townsley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Peace University President Dr. Debra Townsley says that MOOCs are likely to “take learning in new directions that we may or may not be able to imagine today.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093549/official-who-sued-university-of-tennessee-retires-early</loc><lastmod>2013-08-19T01:54:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081913_Jenny_Moshak.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jenny Moshak’s suit stated that the University of Tennessee set up a “testosterone wall” that prevented female employees from earning equal pay.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081913_Jenny_Moshak.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jenny Moshak’s suit stated that the University of Tennessee set up a “testosterone wall” that prevented female employees from earning equal pay.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093545/african-american-higher-ed-goals-addressed-in-johns-twitter-interview</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T15:54:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_David_Johns.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_David_Johns.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093543/how-should-we-react-to-white-student-unions</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T05:14:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.062712_Ibram_Rogers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093547/famu-band-returns-to-the-field-after-2-year-suspension</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T02:37:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093546/college-board-approves-new-medical-school-building-for-umiss</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T02:35:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093544/legislation-may-cause-difficulty-for-nc-student-voters</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T02:05:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_Student_Voters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>It will become more difficult for students to vote in North Carolina.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_Student_Voters.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>It will become more difficult for students to vote in North Carolina.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093542/obama-administration-plans-changes-to-parent-plus-loans</loc><lastmod>2013-08-16T01:51:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_Obama_Administration.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Obama administration is making changes to Parent PLUS Loan regulations.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081613_Obama_Administration.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Obama administration is making changes to Parent PLUS Loan regulations.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093538/diverse-conversations-the-benefits-of-an-online-education</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T14:46:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_John_Ebersole.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John Ebersole is president of Excelsior College.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_John_Ebersole.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John Ebersole is president of Excelsior College.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093541/special-focus-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T12:54:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.cover081513lg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.cover081513sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093540/nyc-analyzes-12-teacher-education-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T02:32:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093539/regents-set-new-policies-for-georgia-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T02:29:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15093537/system-breakdown</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T02:20:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_Richard_Tapia.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Richard Tapia is a mathematician and Maxfield-Oshman professor in engineering at Rice University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_Richard_Tapia.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Richard Tapia is a mathematician and Maxfield-Oshman professor in engineering at Rice University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093536/stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional-racial-profiling</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T02:12:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_Ben_Jealous.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Jealous, president/CEO of the NAACP</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_Ben_Jealous.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ben Jealous, president/CEO of the NAACP</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093535/year-old-immigrant-program-opens-doors-for-undocumented-youth</loc><lastmod>2013-08-15T02:05:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_DACA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration directive has extended opportunities for young immigrants.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081513_DACA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration directive has extended opportunities for young immigrants.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093534/upenn-researchers-strive-for-a-more-athletic-robot</loc><lastmod>2013-08-14T02:59:19.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093533/moodys-downgrades-debt-of-illinois-universities</loc><lastmod>2013-08-14T02:55:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093532/coming-to-terms-with-fisher</loc><lastmod>2013-08-14T02:28:04.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081413_UT_Austin_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Institutions will still use race as an admissions factor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081413_UT_Austin_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Institutions will still use race as an admissions factor.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093531/tuition-isnt-only-bill-increase-college-students-see</loc><lastmod>2013-08-14T02:16:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081413_College_Tuition.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093530/massachusetts-to-tie-community-college-funding-to-performance</loc><lastmod>2013-08-14T02:11:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081413_Deval_Patrick.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081413_Deval_Patrick.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093527/conference-reviews-best-practices-for-adults-with-low-literacy-in-a-second-language</loc><lastmod>2013-08-13T03:43:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081313_Maricel_Santos.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maricel Santos of San Francisco State University co-organized the LESLLA conference.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081313_Maricel_Santos.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Maricel Santos of San Francisco State University co-organized the LESLLA conference.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093529/program-to-pay-tuition-cost-for-2-year-degree</loc><lastmod>2013-08-13T02:54:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093522/on-slate-the-washington-football-team-and-n-wording-the-r-word</loc><lastmod>2013-08-13T02:48:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093528/jackson-state-using-800k-of-housing-fees-to-rent-motel</loc><lastmod>2013-08-13T02:41:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093525/umass-recognizes-growing-interdisciplinary-study-of-black-germans-in-academia</loc><lastmod>2013-08-13T02:02:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081313_Black_German_Panel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Doctoral student Kevina King (far left) on a panel this weekend with Jemele Watkins (far right) at the third Black German Heritage &amp;amp; Research Association International Conference held at Amherst College.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081313_Black_German_Panel.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Doctoral student Kevina King (far left) on a panel this weekend with Jemele Watkins (far right) at the third Black German Heritage &amp;amp; Research Association International Conference held at Amherst College.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093521/american-indian-higher-education-consortium-celebrates-40-years-prepares-for-future</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T16:07:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Lionel_Bordeaux.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lionel Bordeaux, president of Sinte Gleska University, speaks at the AIHEC annual conference.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Lionel_Bordeaux_thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093519/hbcu-closures-a-reversible-trend</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T04:31:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Matthew_Lynch-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093524/md-college-settles-federal-suit-over-interpreter-request</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T02:56:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093523/indiana-university-looks-to-increase-online-education</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T02:48:42.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093520/university-of-north-carolina-system-schools-facing-layoffs</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T02:28:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_UNCG.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of North Carolina Greensboro</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_UNCG.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of North Carolina Greensboro</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093518/american-bar-association-examines-stand-your-ground-laws</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T02:09:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Jennifer_Eberhardt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stanford University’s Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt spoke at the American Bar Association’s public hearing that examined stand your ground laws.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.081213_Jennifer_Eberhardt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stanford University’s Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt spoke at the American Bar Association’s public hearing that examined stand your ground laws.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093509/dont-let-credit-cards-fool-you-while-in-college</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T08:14:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093517/in-25m-gift-casino-mogul-bets-on-blindness-cure</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T03:06:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093516/fairfield-u-others-face-another-sex-abuse-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T03:04:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15093515/lavender-law-conference-to-address-landmark-scotus-decisions</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T02:23:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Darcy_Kemnitz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>National LGBT Bar Association Executive Director D’Arcy Kemnitz asks, “How do you teach when the textbook in front of you is dated throughout the course of the semester?”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Darcy_Kemnitz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>National LGBT Bar Association Executive Director D’Arcy Kemnitz  asks, “How do you teach when the textbook in front of you is dated throughout the course of the semester?”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093514/ncaa-getting-out-of-jersey-selling-business</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T02:13:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA President Mark Emmert says his organization is getting out of the memorabilia business immediately.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Mark_Emmert.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>NCAA President Mark Emmert says his organization is getting out of the memorabilia business immediately.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093513/harvard-scholar-henry-louis-gates-to-host-african-american-history-series</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T02:08:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Henry_Gates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will narrate the series, which charts the evolution of the African-American people.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080913_Henry_Gates-e1536092711909.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093512/exhuming-our-heritage</loc><lastmod>2013-08-09T01:31:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15093507/florida-international-program-cultivating-stem-candidates-early</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T17:00:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_STEM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Irma Becerra-Fernandez, center, said the inaugural Life Sciences South Florida STEM Research Symposium for students was a hit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_STEM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Irma Becerra-Fernandez, center, said the inaugural Life Sciences South Florida STEM Research Symposium for students was a hit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093506/higher-educations-complicity-in-the-trayvon-martin-tragedy</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T16:57:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_William_Harvey.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093511/feds-family-reach-deal-on-use-of-dna-information</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T02:50:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093510/indiana-officials-find-school-grading-manipulation</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T02:40:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093508/diverse-docket-college-of-the-mainland-prevails</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T02:25:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_Jeffrey_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Justice Jeffrey Brown noted that, despite “disciplinary interventions, Ernest Navy consistently failed to correct his behavior.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_Jeffrey_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Justice Jeffrey Brown noted that, despite “disciplinary interventions, Ernest Navy consistently failed to correct his behavior.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093505/new-look-at-old-community-recasting-history-of-free-blacks-in-america</loc><lastmod>2013-08-08T01:57:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_Dale_Green.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morgan State assistant professor Dale Glenwood Green heads to his research site in The Hill community. (Photo courtesy of Morgan State University)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080813_Dale_Green.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Morgan State assistant professor Dale Glenwood Green heads to his research site in The Hill community. (Photo courtesy of Morgan State University)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093499/why-the-pick-up-your-pants-rant-falls-short</loc><lastmod>2013-08-07T03:03:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093504/chinese-researcher-sentenced-in-research-drug-case</loc><lastmod>2013-08-07T02:48:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093503/study-un-should-be-accountable-for-haiti-cholera</loc><lastmod>2013-08-07T02:40:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093502/miami-dade-college-program-develops-students-into-researchers</loc><lastmod>2013-08-07T02:35:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080713_Miami_Dade.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Miami Dade College’s computer research lab serves as a resource where students are encouraged to apply their research skills to solve real-life problems.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080713_Miami_Dade.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Miami Dade College’s computer research lab serves as a resource where students are encouraged to apply their research skills to solve real-life 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simulate a full course at a top-tier university, which means a minimum of two to three hours per week of lectures, plus quizzes, homework and reading.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080613_MOOC.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>MOOCs simulate a full course at a top-tier university, which means a minimum of two to three hours per week of lectures, plus quizzes, homework and reading.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093497/ohio-state-returns-1m-in-overcharges-to-students</loc><lastmod>2013-08-06T01:58:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093496/alabama-state-university-program-creates-international-collaboration</loc><lastmod>2013-08-06T01:53:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080613_Alabama_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shree Singh, professor at Alabama State and director of the university’s Center for NanoBiotechnology, is the host for the guests from Turkey.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080613_Alabama_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shree Singh, professor at Alabama State and director of the university’s Center for NanoBiotechnology, is the host for the guests from Turkey.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093493/in-architecture-african-americans-stuck-on-ground-floor-in-terms-of-numbers</loc><lastmod>2013-08-06T01:29:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080613_Architecture.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15093492/special-issue-stem-education</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T12:47:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.digimag0801.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.digimag0801sm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093483/we-have-a-long-way-to-go-on-racial-issues</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T06:00:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093491/public-records-key-in-bennett-grade-change-scandal</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T01:38:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093490/west-virginia-state-asked-to-renovate-aging-dorms</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T01:31:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093489/ohios-central-state-university-casting-wider-net-for-students-with-in-state-tuition-offers</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T00:48:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080513_central_state.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093488/from-recessions-wake-education-innovation-blooms</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T00:40:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080513_college_tech.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080513_college_tech.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093487/thousands-of-students-left-out-in-cold-by-summer-pell-grant-predicament</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T00:31:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080513_Pell_Grants.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093486/dept-of-surgery-uab-multiple-faculty-positions</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T03:15:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093484/florida-education-chief-resigns-amid-grading-scandal</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T02:22:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093482/hillsdale-college-president-refers-to-dark-ones</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T02:09:00.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093481/edge-program-helps-women-complete-graduate-math-programs</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T02:05:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_MATH.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The EDGE Class of 2013 at the New College of Florida in Sarasota.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_MATH.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The EDGE Class of 2013 at the New College of Florida in Sarasota.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093480/black-head-coaches-in-position-to-make-run-at-college-football-national-title</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T01:55:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Kevin_Sumlin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kevin Sumlin and his Texas A&amp;amp;M Aggies are ranked No. 5 in the Associated press Top 25 college football rankings.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Kevin_Sumlin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kevin Sumlin and his Texas A&amp;amp;M Aggies are ranked No. 5 in the Associated press Top 25 college football rankings.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093479/tough-standards-diversity-are-key-assets-for-the-us-military</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T01:50:13.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Jamie_Barnett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Jamie_Barnett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093478/for-profits-come-under-criticism-for-treatment-of-military-veterans</loc><lastmod>2013-08-02T01:44:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Holly_Petraeus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Holly Petraeus, assistant director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s office of service member affairs, said veterans have been subjected to questionable practices.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/08/edu.080213_Holly_Petraeus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Holly Petraeus, assistant director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s office of service member affairs, said veterans have been subjected to questionable practices.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093474/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-opportunity-funding-corp-merge</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T09:54:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Johnny_Taylor.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>TMCF President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., says the merger was a move that would better “serve the needs of all of our students.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Johnny_Taylor-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093477/house-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-reduce-student-loan-rates</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T03:08:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093476/ny-attorney-general-sues-over-suny-pay-fraud-claim</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T03:03:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093475/states-offer-students-an-incentive-to-graduate-money</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T02:53:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Stan_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stan Jones of Complete College America says “the expectations states have of students are really pretty low.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Stan_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Stan Jones of Complete College America says “the expectations states have of students are really pretty low.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093473/the-doctrine-of-common-core-raising-public-education-standards-does-little-in-our-modern-economy</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T02:32:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Alex_Hangan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093472/us-higher-education-deeply-stratified-along-racial-lines-study-says</loc><lastmod>2013-08-01T02:27:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale, lead author of the study, says that, while U.S. higher education is color blind in theory, it “in fact operates, at least in part, as a systematic barrier to opportunity for many African-Americans and Hispanics.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.080113_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale, lead author of the study, says that, while U.S. higher education is color blind in theory, it “in fact operates, at least in part, as a systematic barrier to opportunity for many African-Americans and Hispanics.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093468/judge-3-penn-state-officials-must-stand-trial</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T05:08:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_Graham_Spanier.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Penn State President Graham Spanier had testified to a grand jury that he was unaware of the 1998 investigation of Jerry Sandusky.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_Graham_Spanier.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Penn State President Graham Spanier had testified to a grand jury that he was unaware of the 1998 investigation of Jerry Sandusky.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093469/higher-ed-institutions-help-train-unemployed-for-environmental-jobs</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T05:07:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_EPA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Professor Timothy Sinclair with Quiana Neal, who graduated from the Brownfields/Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_EPA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Professor Timothy Sinclair with Quiana Neal, who graduated from the Brownfields/Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093464/what-if-the-perpetually-horny-middle-aged-man-in-the-news-was-a-person-of-color</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T05:05:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093471/university-of-wisconsin-president-stepping-down</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T02:28:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093470/ohio-state-ex-president-gets-58m-package</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T02:21:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093467/findings-of-national-college-completion-project-unveiled</loc><lastmod>2013-07-31T02:00:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_IHEP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Devier of Clark State, Kristy Bishop of Metropolitan Community College and Dan Kellogg of Wisconsin-Stevens Point discuss the results of Project Win-Win. (Photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073113_IHEP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>David Devier of Clark State, Kristy Bishop of Metropolitan Community College and Dan Kellogg of Wisconsin-Stevens Point discuss the results of Project Win-Win. (Photo by Ronald Roach)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093461/san-jose-states-mooc-missteps-easy-to-see</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T21:53:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073913_Anya_Kamenetz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anya Kamenetz</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093466/university-of-missouri-prevails-in-syllabus-suit</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T03:15:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093465/kentucky-state-university-goes-smoke-free</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T03:09:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093463/powherful-summit-continues-to-fortify-young-women</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T02:59:21.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_Soledad_OBrien.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Soledad O’Brien said it was time for her foundation “to bring a little New Orleans to New York City.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_Soledad_OBrien.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Soledad O’Brien said it was time for her foundation “to bring a little New Orleans to New York City.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093462/witness-paterno-said-penn-state-erred-on-sandusky</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T02:51:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_Mike_McQueary.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Star witness Mike McQueary appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky’s November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_Mike_McQueary.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Star witness Mike McQueary appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky’s November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093460/50-years-later-focus-on-jobs-minimized-in-memories-of-march-on-washington</loc><lastmod>2013-07-30T02:27:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_March.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.073013_March.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093457/black-women-willing-to-participate-in-medical-research-survey-finds</loc><lastmod>2013-07-29T04:26:19.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072913_Black_Female_Research.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Black women are open to participating in medical research if researchers seek them out.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072913_Black_Female_Research.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Black women are open to participating in medical research if researchers seek them 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Francisco</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093434/president-obama-sparks-a-national-conversation-on-race-after-trayvon-martin-verdict</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T05:31:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093444/tn-lawmaker-to-propose-tuition-freeze</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T02:46:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/lgbtq/article/15093443/students-ask-feds-to-investigate-usc-rape-cases</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T02:39:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093442/diverse-conversations-nelms-discusses-path-to-college-presidency-part-ii</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T02:33:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072413_Charlie_Nelms.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093441/report-college-costs-driving-decisions-for-families</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T02:23:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072413_College_Scholarship.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093440/improving-the-pathway-to-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-07-24T02:14:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072413_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093438/rutgers-should-take-control-of-sports-report-says</loc><lastmod>2013-07-23T02:54:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093437/md-judge-wont-dismiss-morgan-states-beating-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2013-07-23T02:49:06.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093436/bennett-more-than-a-first-at-southern-mississippi</loc><lastmod>2013-07-23T02:43:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072313_Rodney_Bennett.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. 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College.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072313_Millard_Stith.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Millard Stith was appointed executive administrator of Saint Paul’s College.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093433/special-issue-top-100-graduate-and-professional-degree-producers</loc><lastmod>2013-07-23T02:13:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.0718digimag.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.0718digimagsm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093426/harvards-nasir-jones-fellowship-shows-hip-hops-impact-scholars-say</loc><lastmod>2013-07-22T15:35:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072213_Nasir_Jones.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nas’ work in hip-hop is being honored through the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop 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Spriggs</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.072213_William_Spriggs-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093425/north-carolina-hbcus-write-governor-about-concerns</loc><lastmod>2013-07-19T03:00:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093424/aetna-brochure-labels-contain-uva-students-info</loc><lastmod>2013-07-19T02:52:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093423/woodruff-mural-collection-chronicling-the-past-providing-hope-for-future</loc><lastmod>2013-07-19T02:40:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071913_Back_Africa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After undergoing a year-long restoration by the High Museum of Art in 2011, the Woodruff murals — Back to Africa, pictured above, among them — already have been shown in Atlanta and Chicago.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071913_Back_Africa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>After undergoing a year-long restoration by the High Museum of Art in 2011, the Woodruff murals —  Back to Africa, pictured above, among them — already have been shown in Atlanta and Chicago.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093421/department-of-education-says-no-quick-fix-on-horizon-for-ppl-crisis</loc><lastmod>2013-07-19T02:30:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071913_Department_Education.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jerry Shelton, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, said 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Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association, helped guide the university through the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071813_Roger_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Roger Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association, helped guide the university through the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093417/daniels-denies-trying-to-censor-indiana-universities</loc><lastmod>2013-07-18T02:11:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071813_Mitch_Daniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Purdue University President Mitch Daniels says a story about him trying to suppress usage of a book written by historian Howard Zinn is “unfair and erroneous.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071813_Mitch_Daniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Purdue University President Mitch Daniels says a story about him trying to suppress usage of a book written by historian Howard Zinn is “unfair and erroneous.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093416/hampton-university-to-lead-minority-male-health-initiative</loc><lastmod>2013-07-18T02:07:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071813_Hampton_Science.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hampton officials say that while the initiative is focused on reducing health disparities, the project’s overall goal is to improve the health of all Americans.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071813_Hampton_Science.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Hampton officials say that while the initiative is focused on reducing health disparities, the project’s overall goal is to improve the health of all Americans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093415/criticized-petraeus-to-take-1-salary-at-city-university-of-new-york</loc><lastmod>2013-07-17T02:34:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093414/former-delaware-state-university-dean-has-criminal-record</loc><lastmod>2013-07-17T02:28:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093412/nc-at-alzheimers-study-targets-blacks-the-group-most-affected-by-the-disease</loc><lastmod>2013-07-17T02:17:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_Goldie_Byrd.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Goldie Byrd, lead investigator of the African Americans Alzheimer’s Disease Study and Nathan F. Simms Endowed professor of biology at North Carolina A&amp;amp;T, said “most of the genomic studies are still done on Europeans, on Whites.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_Goldie_Byrd.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Goldie Byrd, lead investigator of the African Americans Alzheimer’s Disease Study and Nathan F. Simms Endowed professor of biology at North Carolina A&amp;amp;T, said “most of the genomic studies are still done on Europeans, on Whites.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093410/death-by-diversity-securing-the-success-of-minority-students-and-faculty-beyond-recruitment</loc><lastmod>2013-07-17T01:57:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Matthew Lynch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Matthew Lynch</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093409/study-calls-attention-to-nyc-effort-on-black-and-latino-male-college-readiness</loc><lastmod>2013-07-17T01:48:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_NYC_Teacher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Photo by NYC Education Department</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071713_NYC_Teacher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Photo by NYC Education Department</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093408/penn-state-gets-report-on-federal-sandusky-probe</loc><lastmod>2013-07-16T02:04:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093407/rutgers-president-advises-firms-that-work-with-the-university</loc><lastmod>2013-07-16T02:01:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093405/community-colleges-embracing-programs-that-increase-retention-grad-rates</loc><lastmod>2013-07-16T01:52:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071613_Peter_Adams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Adams, director of the CCBC Accelerated Learning Program, was the brains behind the accelerated learning idea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071613_Peter_Adams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Adams, director of the CCBC Accelerated Learning Program, was the brains behind the accelerated learning idea.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093404/research-says-fancy-college-dorms-gyms-dont-attract-applicants</loc><lastmod>2013-07-16T01:47:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071613_College_Campus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093403/study-suggests-going-back-to-basics-saving-to-fund-education</loc><lastmod>2013-07-16T01:39:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071613_Savings.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093402/penn-states-board-authorizes-sandusky-settlements</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T03:15:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093401/student-group-pressing-university-of-alabama-in-free-speech-debate</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T03:11:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093400/community-colleges-use-cutting-edge-technology-to-teach-health-science</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T02:37:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Clovis_CC.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In New Mexico, Clovis Community College’s new allied health building features a nursing lab that hosts several of its simulation mannequins, an emergency medical technician lab and a CPR lab.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Clovis_CC.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In New Mexico, Clovis Community College’s new allied health building features a nursing lab that hosts several of its simulation mannequins, an emergency medical technician lab and a CPR lab.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093399/university-of-california-state-leaders-praise-napolitano-appointment</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T02:27:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also has been governor of Arizona and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Janet_Napolitano.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also has been governor of Arizona and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093398/birds-of-a-feather-florida-prosecutors-and-george-zimmerman</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T02:20:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram Kendi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram Kendi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093397/without-timely-ppl-fix-college-officials-see-another-dire-financial-fall-ahead</loc><lastmod>2013-07-15T02:16:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Christopher_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Christopher Brown, president of Alcorn State University, said there was no “implementation plan, no grandfathering” of the revised eligibility standards for Parent Plus Loans.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071513_Christopher_Brown.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Christopher Brown, president of Alcorn State University, said there was no “implementation plan, no grandfathering” of the revised eligibility standards for Parent Plus Loans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093395/diverse-conversations-issues-and-trends-in-international-higher-education-financing</loc><lastmod>2013-07-12T08:30:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071213_John_Weidman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John C. Weidman is professor of Higher and International Development Education at the University of Pittsburgh.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071213_John_Weidman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. John C. Weidman is professor of Higher and International Development Education at the University of Pittsburgh.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093388/we-have-come-a-long-way-on-racial-issues-but-we-have-a-long-way-to-go</loc><lastmod>2013-07-12T05:09:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093396/veteran-elizabeth-city-state-university-officer-fired</loc><lastmod>2013-07-12T02:41:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093394/study-youth-attitudes-shift-in-great-recession</loc><lastmod>2013-07-12T02:14:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071213_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093392/yale-enhances-admissions-outreach-to-low-income-students</loc><lastmod>2013-07-12T01:58:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071213_Jeremiah_Quinlan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jeremiah Quinlan, the Yale undergraduate admissions dean, is helping coordinate the outreach to 16,000 high-achieving rising high school seniors from low-income families.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071213_Jeremiah_Quinlan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jeremiah Quinlan, the Yale undergraduate admissions dean, is helping coordinate the outreach to 16,000 high-achieving rising high school seniors from low-income families.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093389/senate-fails-to-keep-student-loan-rates-low</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T09:14:05.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Tom_Udall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said students “expected more of us, and I share their disappointment.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Tom_Udall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said students “expected more of us, and I share their disappointment.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093386/report-quality-coherence-and-transparency-critical-to-us-skills-attainment</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T08:52:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_OECD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy Laitinen of New America Foundation, right, moderates a panel that included Iris Palmer of the National Governors Association in a discussion of a report that identified some “barriers to postsecondary attainment.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_OECD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy Laitinen of New America Foundation, right, moderates a panel that included Iris Palmer of the National Governors Association in a discussion of a report that identified some “barriers to postsecondary attainment.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093391/moodys-eyes-howard-university-credit-rating-amid-troubles</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T03:04:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093390/biden-going-to-rhode-island-to-honor-nuala-pell</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T02:46:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093385/racial-and-gender-report-card-for-college-sports-shows-mixed-results</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T02:43:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Richard_Lapchick.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Richard E. Lapchick, director of TIDES and chief author of the report card, says big-time college football needs to enact an “Eddie Robinson rule” to bolster minority hiring.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Richard_Lapchick.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Richard E. Lapchick, director of TIDES and chief author of the report card, says big-time college football needs to enact an “Eddie Robinson rule” to bolster minority hiring.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093387/increasing-diversity-in-the-post-fisher-era</loc><lastmod>2013-07-11T02:23:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Cherwitz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Richard Cherwitz</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071113_Cherwitz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Richard Cherwitz</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093376/asiana-crash-exposes-21st-century-racism-on-twitter</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T23:44:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.image001.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.image002.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.image003.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2012/10/edu.101212_Emil_Guillermo1-e1522692348684.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Emil Guillermo</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093381/coppin-state-university-names-new-president</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T23:33:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Mortimer_Neufville.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mortimer Neufville has been named president of Coppin State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Mortimer_Neufville.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mortimer Neufville has been named president of Coppin State University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093382/nj-programs-help-incarcerated-individuals-assimilate-into-college-life</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T21:53:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Prison.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walter Fortson, who completed the Mountainview program sat on the advisory board last year that formed the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) program.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Prison.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walter Fortson, who completed the Mountainview program sat on the advisory board last year that formed the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) program.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093380/expert-says-education-leaders-need-to-stick-to-task</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T15:59:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Anthony_Bryk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Bryk, the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, said higher education leaders need “to be problem- and user-centered.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.071013_Anthony_Bryk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Bryk, the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, said higher education leaders need “to be problem- and user-centered.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093370/keeping-higher-education-on-the-minds-of-students</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T10:31:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093384/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-hires-bartley-for-advocacy-role</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T02:23:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093383/ohios-chancellor-university-to-close-in-august</loc><lastmod>2013-07-10T02:15:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093379/special-report-top-100-undergraduate-degree-producers</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T13:52:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413cover_digimag_mailer.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413digimag_homepage.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093378/southern-university-collecting-yearbook-fees-but-no-book-produced</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T02:50:22.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093377/new-help-for-first-generation-students-at-kansas-state</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T02:48:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093375/new-interim-executive-director-appointed-for-white-house-hbcu-office</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T02:41:34.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_Joel_Harrell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Joel Harrell has been named interim executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_Joel_Harrell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Joel Harrell has been named interim executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093373/full-time-students-non-instructional-fees-continue-to-rise</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T02:36:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_David_Ridpath.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>B. David Ridpath, an associate professor at Ohio University, said that “while there is a focus on keeping tuition down, nationwide, student fees are increasing at a rate of at least 13 percent more than tuition.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_David_Ridpath.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>B. David Ridpath, an associate professor at Ohio University, said that “while there is a focus on keeping tuition down, nationwide, student fees are increasing at a rate of at least 13 percent more than tuition.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_David_Ridpath.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>B. David Ridpath, an associate professor at Ohio University, said that “while there is a focus on keeping tuition down, nationwide, student fees are increasing at a rate of at least 13 percent more than tuition.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093374/missouri-kansas-public-colleges-say-minority-recruitment-efforts-unaffected</loc><lastmod>2013-07-09T02:32:03.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_Pat_Bosco.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Pat Bosco, Kansas State vice president of student affairs, says his school is not focusing “on selection, but we are spending time showing students how they can be successful once they get here.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070913_Pat_Bosco.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Pat Bosco, Kansas State vice president of student affairs, says his school is not focusing “on selection, but we are spending time showing students how they can be successful once they get here.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093372/north-dakota-state-turns-over-deleted-emails-of-school-president</loc><lastmod>2013-07-08T02:54:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093371/alabama-officials-note-shortage-of-workers-in-tech-fields</loc><lastmod>2013-07-08T02:52:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093369/female-grad-student-loses-appeal-in-suit-against-penn-state</loc><lastmod>2013-07-08T02:28:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070813_Lisa_Powers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Penn State spokesperson Lisa Powers said Lisa Powers said, “We believe the court’s decision speaks for 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Elazer Barnette is responsible for the launch of Savannah State University’s new school of education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413_Elazer_Barnette-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093365/tuskegee-university-selects-new-ad</loc><lastmod>2013-07-04T02:12:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093364/south-carolina-states-social-work-program-receives-reaccreditation</loc><lastmod>2013-07-04T02:06:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093362/appreciation-alcorn-state-president-pays-tribute-to-william-gray</loc><lastmod>2013-07-04T01:52:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413_william_bill_gray.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William “Bill” Gray III</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413_william_bill_gray-thumb1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093361/study-black-white-achievement-gap-has-political-foundations</loc><lastmod>2013-07-04T01:47:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413_baylor_achievement_gap.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State policymaker attention to teacher quality is highly responsive to White students, not Black students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070413_baylor_achievement_gap.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State policymaker attention to teacher quality is highly responsive to White students, not Black students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093354/william-gray-former-congressman-and-uncf-president-dies</loc><lastmod>2013-07-03T21:27:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070313_William_Gray.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William “Bill” Gray, III was a former U.S. Rep and president of the United Negro College Fund</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070313_William_Gray.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William “Bill” Gray, III was a former U.S. rep and president of the United Negro College Fund</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093356/theres-reality-and-theres-clarence-thomas</loc><lastmod>2013-07-03T15:56:06.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.062712_Ibram_Rogers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.062712_Ibram_Rogers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093357/alabama-state-university-awarded-800000-for-voting-rights-center</loc><lastmod>2013-07-03T04:47:56.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070313_ASU_NPS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President William H. Harris (left) and Montgomery mayor Todd Strange (r) applaud during a 2011 press conference held by the National Park Service announcing ASU as the official Montgomery site for the Selma to Montgomery March Interpretative Center. 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fall.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070313_Miss_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mississippi State University will be raising prices in the fall.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093353/nj-universities-undergo-institutional-changes</loc><lastmod>2013-07-02T02:27:32.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093352/new-mexico-state-sees-federal-funding-for-research-shrinking</loc><lastmod>2013-07-02T02:24:25.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093350/xavier-university-pushes-students-out-the-door-in-four-years</loc><lastmod>2013-07-02T02:15:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070213_xavier_university_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>“Out the Door in 4” equips students with the resources they need to complete college.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070213_xavier_university_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>“Out the Door in 4” equips students with the resources they need to complete college.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093349/federalist-society-inspires-conservative-groups-on-college-campuses</loc><lastmod>2013-07-02T02:09:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070212_Federalist_Society.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Federalist societies, like this one at the University of Michigan School of Law, are emerging on college campuses.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070212_Federalist_Society.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Federalist societies, like this one at the University of Michigan School of Law, are emerging on college campuses.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093348/study-says-affirmative-action-does-not-do-a-disservice-to-students</loc><lastmod>2013-07-02T02:02:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070213_affirmative_action_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study refutes the idea that affirmative action does more harm than good for students.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070213_affirmative_action_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study refutes the idea that affirmative action does more harm than good for students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093347/how-the-student-loan-interest-rate-hike-will-affect-you</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T15:20:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/07/edu.070113_Cecillia-Barr.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093344/student-loan-rates-set-to-double</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T05:40:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.070113_Student_Loan_Rates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Student loan rates will double to 6.8 percent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.070113_Student_Loan_Rates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Student loan rates will double to 6.8 percent.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093345/texas-am-chancellor-review-held-in-private-records-not-made-public</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T04:30:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.070113_John_Sharp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&amp;amp;M University system, reportedly has had only one evaluation since 2011.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.070113_John_Sharp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&amp;amp;M University system, reportedly has had only one evaluation since 2011.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093343/civil-war-in-book</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T03:01:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093342/asu-cleared-for-postseason-play</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T02:14:56.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093341/national-urban-league-ceo-new-member-of-xavier-trustee-board</loc><lastmod>2013-07-01T02:12:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093336/senate-passes-historic-immigration-bill</loc><lastmod>2013-06-28T10:29:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062813_immigration_reform.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093339/famu-lifts-suspension-of-marching-band</loc><lastmod>2013-06-28T02:59:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093338/arizona-sues-community-college-in-tuition-fight</loc><lastmod>2013-06-28T02:56:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093337/aacc-preparing-the-next-generation-of-community-college-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-06-28T02:52:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062813_Walter_Bumhpus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>AACC President Walter Bumphus urges rising leaders to embrace diverse leaders, as “the diversity of your team can help you make better decisions.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062813_Walter_Bumhpus.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>AACC President Walter Bumphus urges rising leaders to embrace diverse leaders, as “the diversity of your team can help you make better decisions.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093335/analysis-howard-university-heading-in-harms-way</loc><lastmod>2013-06-28T02:32:23.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062813_Howard_University.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Howard University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093334/west-virginia-higher-ed-panel-approves-tuition-increases</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T02:52:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.wvahighered.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093332/study-55m-new-job-openings-by-2020</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T02:44:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education, says the higher education “system needs to be more efficient” in graduating students to keep pace with workforce needs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education, says the higher education “system needs to be more efficient” in graduating students to keep pace with workforce needs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093333/revamped-big-east-hires-val-ackerman-as-commissioner</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T02:32:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093331/scholarship-funds-director-carrying-on-social-justice-legacy</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T02:19:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Cecilia_Marshall.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Cecilia Marshall considers her move to APIASF as a way of getting touch with her roots.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Cecilia_Marshal_thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093330/not-the-end-of-affirmative-action-as-we-know-it</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T01:57:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Crystal_Chambers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Crystal Chambers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Crystal_Chambers-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093329/economists-seek-national-effort-to-increase-selective-college-applications-enrollment-by-low-income-students</loc><lastmod>2013-06-27T01:51:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Caroline_Hoxby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Caroline Hoxby</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062713_Caroline_Hoxby.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Caroline Hoxby</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093328/dartmouth-numbers-down-for-binge-drinking</loc><lastmod>2013-06-26T02:25:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093327/moodys-revises-ncaa-credit-outlook-to-negative</loc><lastmod>2013-06-26T02:16:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093326/higher-education-summit-highlights-research-on-asian-american-pacific-islander-serving-schools</loc><lastmod>2013-06-26T02:07:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Summit.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kyaw Tun Naing, a student at City College of San Francsico and APIASF scholarship recipient, left, and Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta, Dean of City College of San Francisco-Chinatown/North Beach Center participate in the summit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Summit.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Kyaw Tun Naing, a student at City College of San Francsico and APIASF scholarship recipient, left, and Dr. Minh-Hoa Ta, Dean of City College of San Francisco-Chinatown/North Beach Center participate in the summit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093325/diverse-conversations-the-business-of-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-06-26T01:57:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Amy_Hillman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy Hillman is Dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Amy_Hillman.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Amy Hillman is Dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093324/supreme-court-deals-voting-rights-act-serious-blow</loc><lastmod>2013-06-26T01:48:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Justices.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, faulted Congress for failing to update the formula of the act when it last expired.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062613_Justices.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, faulted Congress for failing to update the formula of the act when it last expired.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093319/symposium-panelists-stress-leaders-commitment-to-mission-as-key-to-closing-achievement-gap</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T14:45:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Tim_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tim King, Urban Prep Academies founder, says schools should be judged based on growth among their students rather than raw test scores.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Tim_King.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tim King, Urban Prep Academies founder, says schools should be judged based on growth among their students rather than raw test scores.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093317/supreme-courts-ostrich-logic-on-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T05:50:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Ibram_Kendi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ibram X. Kendi</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093323/employment-practices-in-the-professions</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T04:54:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.bookEmployProf.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093322/grambling-wins-17-million-stem-grant</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T02:22:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093321/north-dakota-state-university-president-accused-of-deleting-45k-emails</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T02:19:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093320/supreme-courts-ruling-means-affirmative-action-safe-for-now</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T02:15:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093318/four-ways-higher-education-has-changed-in-wake-of-great-recession</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T01:55:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C., says the popularity of certificates is growing throughout the developed world.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Anthony_Carnevale.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C., says the popularity of certificates is growing throughout the developed world.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093316/supreme-court-puts-affirmative-action-case-back-in-lower-courts-hands</loc><lastmod>2013-06-25T00:50:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Supreme_Court.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062513_Supreme_Court-e1530050145158.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093311/report-urges-better-preparation-more-active-recruitment-of-community-college-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-06-24T16:04:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_Aspen_forum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program, leads a discussion with Lenore Rodicio, Sandy Shugart and Jean Desravines.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_Aspen_forum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>From left, Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program, leads a discussion with Lenore Rodicio, Sandy Shugart and Jean Desravines.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093315/low-graduation-rates-plague-ivy-tech-system</loc><lastmod>2013-06-24T02:30:20.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093314/griffith-named-next-president-of-fort-valley-state</loc><lastmod>2013-06-24T02:23:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093313/government-domestic-spying-unsettling-news-for-campuses</loc><lastmod>2013-06-24T02:16:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_Ameena_Qazi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ameena Qazi, a staff attorney in Los Angeles for the Council on American–Islamic Relations, says Muslim parents are urging their children not to get involved in campus activities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_Ameena_Qazi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ameena Qazi, a staff attorney in Los Angeles for the Council on American–Islamic Relations, says Muslim parents are urging their children not to get involved in campus activities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093312/university-of-missouri-kansas-city-works-to-help-low-income-students</loc><lastmod>2013-06-24T02:07:16.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_john_martellaro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UMKC spokesman John Martellaro said the university takes its commitment to serve the community “very seriously.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062413_john_martellaro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UMKC spokesman John Martellaro said the university takes its commitment to serve the community “very seriously.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15093306/virginia-north-carolina-schools-universities-partner-to-provide-stem-opportunities-to-minorities</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T19:07:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_va-nc_alliance_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance supports minority students in STEM.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_va-nc_alliance_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance supports minority students in STEM.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093307/south-carolina-state-put-on-warning-status-by-accreditation-agency</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T16:45:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_south_carolina_state.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>South Carolina State failed to meet eight key standards for accreditation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_south_carolina_state.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>South Carolina State failed to meet eight key standards for accreditation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093310/special-report-top-100-associate-degree-producers</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T15:41:47.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013DigimagCover.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013Coversm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093305/washington-think-tank-launches-center-on-higher-education-reform</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T14:48:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_Andrew_Kelly.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andrew Kelly will lead the Center on Higher Education Reform.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062113_Andrew_Kelly.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andrew Kelly is the founding director of the American Enterprise Institute.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093292/district-could-pay-millions-for-dual-enrollment-classes</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T03:44:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_AP_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Students taking more dual enrollment courses at colleges could cost millions for Florida schools.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_AP_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>More AP courses could cost millions for Florida schools.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15093309/lawmakers-attempt-to-save-student-loan-deal</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T03:19:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093308/athletes-pursue-class-action-suit-against-ncaa</loc><lastmod>2013-06-21T03:11:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093264/tenure-trap-why-all-faculty-created-equal-but-some-more-equal-than-others</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T17:11:46.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Jill_Haunold.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jill Haunold</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Jill_Haunold.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jill Haunold</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093296/study-economic-diversity-not-a-substitute-for-racially-diverse-student-body</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T17:10:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_diverse_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study argues that socioeconomic diversity alone will not contribute to a diverse student body on college campuses.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_diverse_students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study argues that socioeconomic diversity alone will not contribute to a diverse student body on college campuses.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093138/an-important-announcement-2</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T04:13:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093137/an-important-announcement</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T04:13:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_Sylvester_Young.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sylvester Young, 66, assumes the FAMU director of marching and pep bands position on June 14 and will annually earn $105,000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093116/higher-ed-and-the-dreamers-the-big-winners-in-immigration-bill-by-far</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T04:09:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093301/southern-mississippi-searches-for-new-ad</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T02:30:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093300/msu-may-raise-tuition-on-juniors-seniors</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T02:25:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093299/the-republican-party-and-young-voters-are-at-a-crossroads</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T02:21:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093298/overhaul-to-ged-exam-undermines-accessibility</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T02:15:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_test_taking.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The GED will switch to a computer-based format in January 2014.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_test_taking.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The GED will switch to a computer-based format in January 2014.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093297/diverse-and-pearson-host-executive-leadership-conference-for-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-06-20T02:08:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_stedman_graham.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Educator, author and CEO Stedman Graham presents at the Diverse Executive Leadership Conference.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.062013_stedman_graham-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093293/60k-sign-petition-in-support-of-college-student-expelled-for-being-gay</loc><lastmod>2013-06-19T13:21:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_Danielle_Powell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Danielle Powell (left) was expelled from Grace University for her same-sex relationship.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_Danielle_Powell-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093295/community-college-of-baltimore-county-opens-new-extension-center</loc><lastmod>2013-06-19T02:28:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15093294/usd-students-condemn-native-studies-program</loc><lastmod>2013-06-19T02:19:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093291/teacher-prep-programs-receive-failing-reviews</loc><lastmod>2013-06-19T01:59:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_teacher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The quality of teacher education programs is deficient according to a new report.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061913_teacher.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The quality of teacher education programs is deficient according to a new report.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093288/lumina-foundation-pushes-for-higher-degree-attainment</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T14:38:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_degree_attainment.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Degree attainment rates are increasing slowly, but steadily.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_degree_attainment.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Degree attainment rates are increasing slowly, but steadily.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093290/nj-approves-tuition-bill-for-students-in-us-illegally</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T02:46:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093289/chinese-activist-fellow-says-nyu-is-forcing-him-out</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T02:37:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093287/affirmative-action-case-sparks-debate-over-race-vs-class</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T02:29:18.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_affirmative_action_case.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Supreme Court’s impending ruling has forced the debate over race versus class into the national spotlight.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_affirmative_action_case.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Supreme Court’s impending ruling has forced the debate over race versus class into the national spotlight.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093286/the-university-should-be-seen-as-a-public-good</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T02:22:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093285/ets-launches-electronic-certificates-for-learning-assessment-exams</loc><lastmod>2013-06-18T02:15:25.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_test_taker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The ETS will provide electronic certificates to test takers to document their performance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061813_test_taker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The ETS will provide electronic certificates to test takers to document their performance.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093281/enrolling-college-bound-students-with-their-match-school-could-yield-success</loc><lastmod>2013-06-17T18:36:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061713_college_match.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The ‘matching’ concept aims to pair college-bound students with the school that will be the best academic fit.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061713_college_match.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The ‘matching’ concept aims to pair college-bound students with the school that will be the best academic 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9 percent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061713_hinds_community_college.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Mississippi’s Hinds Community College is raising tuition by more than 9 percent.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093279/uncf-launches-new-campaign-to-invest-in-african-american-students</loc><lastmod>2013-06-17T02:32:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061713_UNCF.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UNCF introduced its new campaign, “Better Futures,” at the Department of Education on Friday.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061713_UNCF.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UNCF 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campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093278/schumer-to-ny-colleges-control-test-cramming-drugs</loc><lastmod>2013-06-14T02:37:52.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093277/oakland-u-president-steps-down-same-day-wife-goes</loc><lastmod>2013-06-14T02:30:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093276/alabama-am-jf-drake-reach-reverse-transfer-credit-agreement</loc><lastmod>2013-06-14T02:23:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061413_Drake_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>J.F. Drake State Technical College is named after Joseph Fanning Drake, a former president of Alabama A&amp;amp;M University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061413_Drake_State.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>J.F. Drake State Technical College is named after Joseph Fanning Drake, a former president of Alabama A&amp;amp;M University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093275/ncaa-opens-hearing-on-university-of-miami-violations</loc><lastmod>2013-06-14T02:17:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061413_Nevin_Shapiro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Athletic booster Nevin Shapiro claims he provided impermissible benefits to Miami athletes, recruits and coaches for nearly a decade.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061413_Nevin_Shapiro.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Athletic booster Nevin Shapiro claims he provided impermissible benefits to Miami athletes, recruits and coaches for nearly a decade.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093266/diverse-conversations-the-failure-of-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T19:50:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Peter_Stokes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Stokes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Peter_Stokes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Peter Stokes</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093273/arkansas-plans-to-award-more-2-year-degrees</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T02:36:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093272/alabama-state-pays-240000-in-legal-fees-in-7-months</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T02:31:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093271/commission-recommends-elevating-standards-for-teacher-preparation</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T02:24:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Teacher_Prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Camilla Benbow, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Programs Commission Co-Chair, and CAEP President James Cibulka guided the discussion.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Teacher_Prep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Camilla Benbow, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Programs Commission Co-Chair, and CAEP President James Cibulka guided the discussion.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093270/penn-state-asks-parties-to-settle-60m-dispute</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T02:20:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Jerry_Sandusky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted last summer of sexually abusing boys, some of them on campus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Jerry_Sandusky.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted last summer of sexually abusing boys, some of them on campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093269/partnership-programs-make-college-a-reality-for-first-generation-students</loc><lastmod>2013-06-13T02:16:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Jonathan_Alger.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jonathan Alger, now president of James Madison University, helped establish the RFS program during his time as senior vice president and general counsel at Rutgers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061313_Jonathan_Alger-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093258/triumph-over-dyslexia-a-43-gpa-and-admission-to-uc-berkeley</loc><lastmod>2013-06-12T20:03:13.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093268/ncaa-academic-based-sanctions-pummel-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-06-12T02:52:55.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093267/st-cloud-state-faculty-transcripts-changed-without-input</loc><lastmod>2013-06-12T02:48:26.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093265/widow-works-to-preserve-evers-civil-rights-legacy</loc><lastmod>2013-06-12T02:35:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.0611213_Myrlie.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Myrlie Evers-Williams</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.0611213_Myrlie.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Myrlie Evers-Williams</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093263/duke-launches-program-to-aid-minority-students-in-science-majors</loc><lastmod>2013-06-12T02:28:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Duke.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Duke University can better support minority students in science majors thanks to a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061213_Duke.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Duke University can better support minority students in science majors thanks to a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093262/university-of-washington-students-must-take-diversity-course</loc><lastmod>2013-06-11T02:46:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093261/even-for-drop-outs-college-pays</loc><lastmod>2013-06-11T02:44:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093260/open-enrollment-for-ib-programs-discussed-at-naspa-conference</loc><lastmod>2013-06-11T02:30:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061113_NASPA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The professional development conference was hosted by the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061113_NASPA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The professional development conference was hosted by the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal 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Quality Partnership program were to improve student achievement and the quality of new prospective teachers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061113_TQP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The U.S. Department of Education says the primary purposes of the Teacher Quality Partnership program were to improve student achievement and the quality of new prospective teachers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093252/schools-increase-ap-participation-and-pass-rates-among-african-american-students</loc><lastmod>2013-06-10T16:15:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061013_AP_African_American_Student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new report examines practices that will promote success in AP courses for African-American students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.061013_AP_African_American_Student.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new report examines practices that will promote success in AP courses for African-American students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093256/man-charged-in-florida-am-hazing-case-gets-no-jail-time</loc><lastmod>2013-06-10T03:27:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093224/reflections-on-the-changing-face-of-historically-black-colleges-and-universities</loc><lastmod>2013-06-07T18:02:51.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Alvin_Schexnider.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Alvin 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University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060713_Winthrop_University.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Winthrop University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093250/judge-tosses-lawsuit-by-pa-governor-against-ncaa</loc><lastmod>2013-06-07T02:20:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093249/move-to-quash-journalism-center-bashed</loc><lastmod>2013-06-07T02:06:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093248/report-asian-american-subgroups-among-nations-poorest</loc><lastmod>2013-06-07T02:00:22.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060713_Paul_Ong.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Report co-author Dr. Paul Ong is concerned about the “huge” economic disparities among some Asian ethnic subgroups.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060713_Paul_Ong.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Report co-author Dr. Paul Ong is concerned about the “huge” economic disparities among some Asian ethnic subgroups.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/msis/article/15093247/senate-defeats-democratic-republican-student-loan-plans</loc><lastmod>2013-06-07T01:47:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060713_Harry_Reid.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he can’t “understand why we’re having a problem” with the student loan issue.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060713_Harry_Reid.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he can’t “understand why we’re having a problem” with the student loan issue.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093243/asian-american-subgroups-higher-ed-status-supported-by-latest-disaggregated-data</loc><lastmod>2013-06-06T02:23:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi served as the principal investigator on the CARE report released today.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi served as the principal investigator on the CARE report released today.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093245/penn-state-trustees-hope-sanctions-reconsidered</loc><lastmod>2013-06-06T02:20:05.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093244/alabama-louisville-passing-test-in-classroom</loc><lastmod>2013-06-06T02:15:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093242/college-presidents-role-in-sports-being-reassessed</loc><lastmod>2013-06-06T01:56:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Holden_Thorp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Holden Thorp is stepping down as chancellor at the University of North Carolina to take over at Washington University in St. Louis.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Holden_Thorp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Holden Thorp is stepping down as chancellor at the University of North Carolina to take over at Washington University in St. Louis.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093241/policy-group-calls-for-renewed-investment-in-new-jersey-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-06-06T01:45:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Gordon_MacInnes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Gordon MacInnes, co-author of the policy brief, sees investment in higher education as key to creating better jobs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060613_Gordon_MacInnes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Gordon MacInnes, co-author of the policy brief, sees investment in higher education as key to creating better jobs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093236/webinar-takes-aim-at-combating-campus-sexual-assaults</loc><lastmod>2013-06-05T19:59:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>One out of five female college students and one in 33 male college students are raped during their academic career, according to the National Institute of Justice.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_Assault.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>One out of five female college students and one in 33 male college students are raped during their academic career, according to the National Institute of Justice.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093240/hutchison-governments-should-invest-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-06-05T02:26:45.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093239/deacon-jones-nfl-hall-of-famer-dies</loc><lastmod>2013-06-05T02:18:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093238/william-and-mary-aims-to-atone-for-role-in-slavery</loc><lastmod>2013-06-05T02:04:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_William_Mary.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Mary</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_William_Mary.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Mary</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093237/ohio-state-president-retires-in-wake-of-notre-dame-jabs</loc><lastmod>2013-06-05T01:49:42.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_Gordon_Gee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ohio State President Gordon Gee, 69, said he would step down July 1.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060513_Gordon_Gee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Ohio State President Gordon Gee, 69, said he would step down July 1.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093235/freedom-deferred</loc><lastmod>2013-06-04T09:17:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093230/st-pauls-college-officials-say-closure-temporary</loc><lastmod>2013-06-04T03:39:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060413_St_Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>St. Paul’s College is trying to climb out of debt, has few students, and its facilities are in need of repair.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060413_St_Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>St. Paul’s College is trying to climb out of debt, has few students, and its facilities are in need of repair.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093234/sides-agree-to-mediator-in-suit-over-hazing-claims</loc><lastmod>2013-06-04T02:54:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093233/former-yale-lecturer-called-suspect-settles-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2013-06-04T02:51:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093231/hispanic-serving-institution-tally-increases-145-percent</loc><lastmod>2013-06-04T02:25:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060413_Deborah_Santiago.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Excelencia co-founder Deborah Santiago says “the number of institutions that meet the enrollment criteria has been increasing every year since 1995.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060413_Deborah_Santiago.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Excelencia co-founder Deborah Santiago says “the number of institutions that meet the enrollment criteria has been increasing every year since 1995.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093229/petition-opposes-weber-state-program-named-for-mormon-leader</loc><lastmod>2013-06-03T00:13:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093228/deficit-threatens-quarter-of-ivy-tech-community-college-sites</loc><lastmod>2013-06-02T23:47:09.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/latinx/article/15093227/redskins-name-fight-shows-diversity-loosely-embraced</loc><lastmod>2013-06-02T23:42:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093226/moocs-morphing-into-a-path-for-college-preparation</loc><lastmod>2013-06-02T23:23:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Daphne_Koller.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller says early access to college-level material encourages high school students to “go to college and complete college.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Daphne_Koller.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller says early access to college-level material encourages high school students to “go to college and complete college.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093225/a-look-at-rutgers-missteps-since-joining-big-ten</loc><lastmod>2013-06-02T23:16:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Robert_Barchi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers President Robert Barchi has been in the middle of controversy since taking office last September.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Robert_Barchi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers President Robert Barchi has been in the middle of controversy since taking office last September.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093223/asian-american-students-face-unique-challenges-when-it-comes-to-affirmative-action</loc><lastmod>2013-06-02T23:00:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Irwin_Tang.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Irwin Tang, an Austin, Texas-based psychotherapist, says he believes that some of the nation’s elite institutions of higher learning have unofficial quotas that cap the admission of students of Asian descent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/06/edu.060313_Irwin_Tang.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Irwin Tang, an Austin, Texas-based psychotherapist, says he believes that some of the nation’s elite institutions of higher learning have unofficial quotas that cap the admission of students of Asian descent.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093222/after-125-years-of-service-st-pauls-college-shutting-down-june-30</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T22:48:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.060113_St_Pauls1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In the coming weeks, the focus at Saint Paul’s will be the business of shuttering the rural 184-acre campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093221/higher-ed-systems-in-10-states-turn-to-coursera</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T02:19:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093220/5-ex-new-jersey-governors-gives-rutgers-chief-vote-of-confidence</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T02:16:03.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093219/the-passing-of-a-cherished-mentor</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T02:12:43.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093218/stanford-university-releases-first-of-two-faculty-diversity-studies</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T02:06:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_Shelley_Correll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shelley Correll said the recommendations once implemented should help URM faculty feel more engaged with their colleagues.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_Shelley_Correll.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Shelley Correll said the recommendations once implemented should help URM faculty feel more engaged with their colleagues.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093217/paterno-family-others-at-penn-state-sue-ncaa</loc><lastmod>2013-05-31T01:58:43.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_Joe_Paterno.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The family of the late coach Joe Paterno, who died in January 2012, have vehemently denied that he had taken part in a coverup at Penn 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(Photo by Corey Davidson)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_ncore.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The panel of presidents highlighted the monumental challenges their institutions faced in order to survive post-Katrina. (Photo by Corey Davidson)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_ncore1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The panel of presidents highlighted the monumental challenges their institutions faced in order to survive post-Katrina. (Photo by Corey Davidson)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093210/arguments-heat-up-over-new-undergraduate-degree-program-at-university-of-delhi</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T21:09:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_Anita_Nahal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anita Nahal</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053113_Anita_Nahal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093209/harvards-dean-steps-down-acknowledges-role-in-email-search-scandal</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T03:16:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_Evelynn_Hammonds.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Evelynn Hammonds has faced backlash for authorizing faculty email searches.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_Evelynn_Hammonds2.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093215/sallie-mae-plans-to-split-into-two-separate-companies</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T02:24:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093214/lawsuit-filed-against-bethune-cookman-over-student-band-member-death</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T02:18:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093213/schools-universities-under-fire-for-sexual-assaults-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T02:14:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093212/ncore-conference-addresses-race-and-ethnicity-in-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T02:02:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_Belinda_Biscoe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Belinda Biscoe Boni, associate vice president of community outreach in the College of Continuing Education at the University of Oklahoma, says NCORE is a life-changing experience.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_Belinda_Biscoe1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093211/governor-defends-rutgers-president-amid-ad-controversy</loc><lastmod>2013-05-30T01:57:37.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_robert_barchi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers President Robert Barchi has been criticized about his ability to lead the university.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.053013_robert_barchi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rutgers President Robert Barchi has been criticized about his ability to lead the university.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093197/nisod-conference-honors-bumphus-looks-at-issues-at-community-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T16:05:33.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Victor_Saenz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Victor Saenz, associate professor of education at the University of Texas Austin, discusses Latino males at community colleges at NISOD.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Victor_Saenz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Victor Saenz, associate professor of education at the University of Texas Austin, discusses Latino males at community colleges at NISOD.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093208/former-famu-journalism-dean-dies</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:56:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093207/michigan-house-approves-15-billion-budget-for-schools-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:50:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093206/states-raise-budgets-for-colleges-and-universities-but-does-that-mean-jobs</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:42:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093205/georgetown-study-says-not-all-college-degrees-are-created-equal</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:36:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_unemployed__graduate.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study released by Georgetown University reveals choice of college major determines likelihood of unemployment.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_unemployed__graduate-e1536615849784.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A new study released by Georgetown University reveals choice of college major determines likelihood of unemployment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093204/moocs-viable-for-community-colleges-officials-say</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:25:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_Daphne_Koller.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Daphne Koller is the co-founder of Coursera, the largest MOOC provider in the U.S.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_Daphne_Koller.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Daphne Koller is the co-founder of Coursera, the largest MOOC provider in the U.S.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093203/georgia-university-students-save-slave-artifacts-from-demolition</loc><lastmod>2013-05-29T01:18:02.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_Miller_Plantation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Archaeologist Rita Elliott discusses the Miller Plantation with students from Georgia Southern University.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052913_Miller_Plantation.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Archaeologist Rita Elliott discusses the Miller Plantation with students from Georgia Southern University.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093130/state-focus-virginia</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T16:06:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.bumphuslg.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.VaState.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093202/mississippi-commemorates-50th-anniversary-of-woolworth-sit-in</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T01:58:18.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/health/article/15093201/ohio-colleges-asked-to-help-curb-gambling-problems-among-young-adults</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T01:52:59.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093200/diverse-docket-a-former-high-level-administrator-loses-another-round-in-race-and-gender-discrimination-lawsuit</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T01:46:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Justice_Luz_Elena_Chapa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa wrote there was no evidence that the Alamo Community College District treated non-African-American males more favorably than African-American males.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Justice_Luz_Elena_Chapa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa wrote there was no evidence that the Alamo Community College District treated non-African-American males more favorably than African-American males.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093199/rutgers-ad-has-not-considered-resigning-despite-allegations</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T01:41:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Julie_Hermann.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Julie Hermann, Rutgers’ incoming athletic director, says she has not considered withdrawing and feels qualified to lead.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Julie_Hermann.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Julie Hermann, Rutgers’ incoming athletic director, says she has not considered withdrawing and feels qualified to lead.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093198/30-best-us-non-hbcu-schools-for-minorities</loc><lastmod>2013-05-28T01:36:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Matthew_Lynch.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Matthew Lynch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052813_Matthew_Lynch-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093193/south-carolina-state-forges-ahead-in-midst-of-controversy</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T02:34:57.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Walter_Tobin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walter Tobin, the board of trustees chairman, said he “stuck his neck out and got kicked off the board.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Walter_Tobin.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walter Tobin, the board of trustees chairman, said he “stuck his neck out and got kicked off the board.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093196/arkansas-arkansas-state-opt-out-of-campus-gun-law</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T02:27:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093195/4-plead-guilty-in-alabama-college-hazing-case</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T02:24:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093194/uncf-student-leadership-conference-preps-students-to-diversify-social-entrepreneurship-financial-services-fields</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T02:17:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Michael_Lomax.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Lomax</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Michael_Lomax.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michael Lomax</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/stem/article/15093192/link-diversity-to-workforce-needs</loc><lastmod>2013-05-24T02:02:11.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052413_Brian_Mitchell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brian Mitchell</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093189/complaints-filed-against-4-colleges-over-rapes</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T16:02:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093185/federal-report-highlights-college-graduate-employment-student-loan-debt</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T04:48:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_College_Report.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The NCES reports that the total student loan debt, which is the only form of loan debt that has increased since the recession, in 2012 stands at nearly $1 trillion.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_College_Report.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The NCES reports that the total student loan debt, which is the only form of loan debt that has increased since the recession, in 2012 stands at nearly $1 trillion.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093190/president-obamas-personal-message-to-black-men</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T04:28:44.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093187/diverse-conversations-the-globalization-of-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T03:59:26.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_George_Forsythe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. George Forsythe says that higher education “must help students develop a global understanding about current tensions and possible solutions.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_George_Forsythe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. George Forsythe says that higher education “must help students develop a global understanding about current tensions and possible solutions.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093174/several-measures-needed-to-help-hbcus-boost-retention-graduation-rates</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T03:23:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Jerald_Henderson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Jerald Henderson</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Jerald_Henderson1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093188/divided-south-carolina-state-trustees-ok-presidents-330k-pay</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T02:17:58.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093186/tg-report-explores-the-financial-ramifications-of-transferring</loc><lastmod>2013-05-23T02:00:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_Anna_Tal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Tal</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052313_Anna_Tal.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Anna Tal</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093179/president-obama-sets-tone-at-morehouse</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T14:43:36.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093184/suspect-in-famu-hazing-death-files-written-plea</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T01:55:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093183/california-bill-proposes-adding-community-college-classes-at-higher-cost</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T01:52:50.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093182/aapi-researcher-accepts-endowed-chair-position-at-ucla</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T01:48:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi studies the causes and consequences of stratification of college opportunities among AAPIs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Robert_Teranishi.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Teranishi studies the causes and consequences of stratification of college opportunities among AAPIs.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093181/griner-interview-fuels-further-discussion-of-inclusion-in-college-sports</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T01:38:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Brittney_Griner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brittney Griner said that coaches thought that, if they seemed to accept her as gay, “people wouldn’t let their kids come play for Baylor.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Brittney_Griner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Brittney Griner said that coaches thought that, if they seemed to accept her as gay, “people wouldn’t let their kids come play for Baylor.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093180/university-presidents-say-elitism-cant-be-part-of-plans-for-future</loc><lastmod>2013-05-22T01:30:48.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Mark_Becker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Georgia State University President Mark Becker says all students will graduate “if we do our job right.”&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052213_Mark_Becker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Georgia State University President Mark Becker says all students will graduate “if we do our job right.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093173/dayton-conference-to-explore-diversity-in-philosophy</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T22:00:45.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Philosophy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Margaret Urban Walker (left), a professor of philosophy at Marquette University, and Dr. Peggy DesAutels, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton, are encouraged that their peers agree on the need to focus on diversity. (Photo courtesy of Peggy DesAutels)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Philosophy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Margaret Urban Walker (left), a professor of philosophy at Marquette University, and Dr. Peggy DesAutels, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton, are encouraged that their peers agree on the need to focus on diversity. (Photo courtesy of Peggy DesAutels)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093170/two-males-go-to-head-of-class-at-clark-atlanta-u</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T20:55:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_CAU_Val.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lorin Crawford, left, and Tam Quach met as freshmen, later became friends and then roommates by their senior year. (Photo by: Horace Henry)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_CAU_Val.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Lorrin Crawford, left, and Tam Quach met as freshmen, later became friends and then roommates by their senior year. (Photo by: Horace Henry)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093176/fisk-university-begins-renaissance-with-revamped-board-of-trustees</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T17:00:53.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Fisk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fisk University</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Fisk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fisk University</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093178/federal-judge-weighs-fate-of-corbett-suit-vs-ncaa</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T02:45:46.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093177/michigan-works-to-get-some-inmates-higher-education</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T02:42:17.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093175/meharry-president-riley-takes-sudden-sabbatical</loc><lastmod>2013-05-21T02:34:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Wayne_Riley.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>President Wayne Riley is known as being medically smart and business savvy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052113_Wayne_Riley-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093163/st-pauls-college-future-in-limbo-after-potential-lifeline-cut</loc><lastmod>2013-05-20T16:36:41.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_St_Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A proposal had called for St. Augustine’s to assume operations at Saint Paul’s while it explored the feasibility of acquiring the Saint Paul’s campus as a branch of St. Augustine’s.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_St_Pauls.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A proposal had called for St. Augustine’s to assume operations at Saint Paul’s while it explored the feasibility of acquiring the Saint Paul’s campus as a branch of St. Augustine’s.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093172/sen-gillibrand-proposes-student-loan-refinance-plan</loc><lastmod>2013-05-20T02:25:31.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093171/college-board-starts-mississippi-valley-st-presidential-search</loc><lastmod>2013-05-20T02:20:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093169/most-ark-schools-opting-out-of-campus-gun-law</loc><lastmod>2013-05-20T01:55:38.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_Donald_Bobbitt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UA System President Donald Bobbitt declined to say what he’d recommend to his board.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_Donald_Bobbitt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>UA System President Donald Bobbitt declined to say what he’d recommend to his board.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093168/columbia-university-seeks-to-amend-legacy-whites-only-fellowship</loc><lastmod>2013-05-20T01:12:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_Doug_Gross.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Doug Gross, a recipient of the controversial fellowship in 1976, says he supports Columbia’s decision to petition to do away with the Whites-only requirement.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.052013_Doug_Gross.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Doug Gross, a recipient of the controversial fellowship in 1976, says he supports Columbia’s decision to petition to do away with the Whites-only requirement.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093167/yale-fined-165k-for-not-reporting-sex-offenses</loc><lastmod>2013-05-17T01:57:34.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093166/gop-in-state-tuition-for-students-voting-in-ohio</loc><lastmod>2013-05-17T01:53:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093165/depression-mental-illness-and-suicide-among-college-students-a-harsh-reality</loc><lastmod>2013-05-17T01:51:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093164/ace-report-underscores-lack-of-diversity-among-graduates-earning-bachelors-degrees</loc><lastmod>2013-05-17T01:43:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Graduates</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_Graduates.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Graduates</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093162/guide-advises-officials-on-responding-to-upcoming-texas-affirmative-action-decision</loc><lastmod>2013-05-17T01:18:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_Supreme_Court.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Supreme Court</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051713_Supreme_Court.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Supreme Court</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15092996/diverse-conversations-top-20-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-of-2012-13</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T20:07:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.041013_Morehouse.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The freshman retention rate is just over 83 percent at Morehouse College, considered a member of the “Black Ivy League.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093161/state-report-finds-coppin-state-in-need-of-administrative-and-programmatic-overhaul</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T03:07:44.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Freeman_Hrabowski.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Freeman Hrabowski announced the Special Review Committee’s findings to USM’s Board of Regents Wednesday.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Freeman_Hrabowski.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Freeman Hrabowski announced the Special Review Committee’s findings to USM’s Board of Regents Wednesday.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093160/education-leaders-convene-for-the-atlantics-technologies-in-education-forum</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T02:42:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Richard_Culatta.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Richard Culatta, acting director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Department of Education, argued that if used correctly, technology can enhance how the classroom functions.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Richard_Culatta.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Richard Culatta, acting director of the Office of Educational Technology at the Department of Education, argued that if used correctly, technology can enhance how the classroom functions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093159/mississippis-college-board-initiates-program-to-link-minority-businesses-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T02:33:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093158/penn-state-defends-football-medical-staff</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T02:27:41.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093157/usc-announces-70-million-gift-by-dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine</loc><lastmod>2013-05-16T02:22:55.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Dr_Dre_Jimmy_Iovine.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s donation will establish the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation, which will open in fall 2014. (Photo/Sam Jones)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051613_Dr_Dre_Jimmy_Iovine.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s donation will establish the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation, which will open in fall 2014. (Photo/Sam Jones)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093156/georgia-college-sues-tennessee-agency-over-billboard</loc><lastmod>2013-05-15T01:49:48.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093155/norfolk-states-financial-audit-status-concerns-lawmakers</loc><lastmod>2013-05-15T01:43:39.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093154/panel-us-cant-readily-replicate-educational-turnaround-of-other-countries</loc><lastmod>2013-05-15T01:29:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Marc_Tucker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marc Tucker, president and CEO of The National Center on Education and the Economy, argued for a stronger role for state departments of education.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Marc_Tucker.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Marc Tucker, president and CEO of The National Center on Education and the Economy, argued for a stronger role for state departments of education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093153/latino-college-enrollment-rate-surpasses-that-of-whites</loc><lastmod>2013-05-15T01:12:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Latina.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 69 percent of Latino high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college compared to 67 percent of Whites, a jump from 49 percent of Latinos graduating in 2000.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Latina.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 69 percent of Latino high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college compared to 67 percent of Whites, a jump from 49 percent of Latinos graduating in 2000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/asian-american-pacific-islander/article/15093152/asian-americans-pacific-islanders-still-see-voids-in-american-narrative</loc><lastmod>2013-05-15T01:04:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Pawan_Dhingra.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pawan Dhingra, professor of sociology at Tufts University, noted how Asian-American culture “affects every dimension of our lives, so therefore, our culture is everywhere.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051513_Pawan_Dhingra.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Pawan Dhingra, professor of sociology at Tufts University, noted how Asian-American culture “affects every dimension of our lives, so therefore, our culture is everywhere.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093151/drug-abuse-issue-not-going-away-anytime-soon</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T18:39:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093150/hbcus-must-rethink-holistic-operations</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T02:08:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.501413_Teresa_Hardee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Teresa Hardee</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.501413_Teresa_Hardee.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Teresa Hardee</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093149/new-indiana-law-gives-veterans-more-access-to-college</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T01:59:29.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093148/huston-tillotsons-business-administration-program-gains-accreditation</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T01:55:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093147/special-committee-to-report-findings-recommendations-for-coppin-state</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T01:36:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Freeman_Hrabowski.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Freeman Hrabowski led the 14-member Special Review Committee.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Freeman_Hrabowski.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Freeman Hrabowski led the 14-member Special Review Committee.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093146/high-school-grads-mull-gap-year-before-college</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T01:24:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Abby_Falik.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Abby Falik, founder of Global Citizen Year, says taking a year off between high school and college could have negative implications.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Abby_Falik.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Abby Falik, founder of Global Citizen Year, says taking a year off between high school and college could have negative implications.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093145/interstate-reciprocity-plan-expected-to-transform-us-distance-education</loc><lastmod>2013-05-14T01:16:58.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Riley_Richard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley says “nearly 7 million students using online technology to access postsecondary education will benefit immensely” from the proposed system.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051413_Riley_Richard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Former U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley says “nearly 7 million students using online technology to access postsecondary education will benefit immensely” from the proposed system.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093144/mother-daughter-graduate-together</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:37:21.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093143/bethunecookman-sweeps-pga-minority-collegiate-golf-titles</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:35:08.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093142/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-month-still-needed-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:29:15.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093141/ncee-report-urges-fresh-approach-to-path-to-math</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:27:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Robert_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Schwartz of Harvard says that perhaps our education system should focus more on the math that students are more likely to use in their civic and work lives.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Robert_Schwartz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Robert Schwartz of Harvard says that perhaps our education system should focus more on the math that students are more likely to use in their civic and work lives.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093140/some-pa-state-schools-allow-guns-amid-review</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:23:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Guns.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Pennsylvania is among 23 states that allow individual colleges or universities to decide if they’ll ban concealed weapons on campus, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Guns.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Pennsylvania is among 23 states that allow individual colleges or universities to decide if they’ll ban concealed weapons on campus, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093139/experts-say-getting-more-teachers-of-color-in-classrooms-a-necessity</loc><lastmod>2013-05-13T02:07:36.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Chance_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chance Lewis of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte says the pipeline of Black educators is in place, and there is no real excuse for underrepresentation in classrooms.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051313_Chance_Lewis.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Chance Lewis of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte says the pipeline of Black educators is in place, and there is no real excuse for underrepresentation in classrooms.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093136/indiana-university-hiring-of-diving-coach-raises-degree-questions</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:50:14.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15093135/pa-university-to-allow-guns-on-campus</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:42:23.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/disabilties/article/15093134/aauw-urges-action-on-child-care-womens-stem-participation-at-community-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:36:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_AAUW_Report.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andresse St. Rose, left, and Catherine Hill wrote the report that recommends policies and practices aimed at helping women succeed in community colleges.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_AAUW_Report.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Andresse St. Rose, left, and Catherine Hill wrote the report that recommends policies and practices aimed at helping women succeed in community colleges.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093133/republicans-to-back-president-obamas-plan</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:28:54.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_John_Kline.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., said his GOP-led panel would support a proposal that links the interest rates on student loan to market rates.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_John_Kline.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., said his GOP-led panel would support a proposal that links the interest rates on student loan to market rates.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093132/republicans-to-back-president-obamas-plan</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:22:39.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_William_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Julius Wilson says the Moynihan Report drew backlash because of media accounts of its depiction of Black family fragmentation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093131/harvard-sociologist-wilson-says-moynihan-report-prophetic</loc><lastmod>2013-05-10T02:10:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_William_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Julius Wilson says the Moynihan Report drew backlash because of media accounts of its depiction of Black family fragmentation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.051013_William_Wilson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Julius Wilson says the Moynihan Report drew backlash because of media accounts of its depiction of Black family fragmentation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093090/nba-executive-says-ncaa-needs-virtuous-leaders</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T20:31:35.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_terdema_ussery.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Terdema Ussery said “one of the obligations of being successful, being blessed, is to be a blessing to others.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_terdema_ussery.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Terdema Ussery said “one of the obligations of being successful, being blessed, is to be a blessing to others.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/native-americans/article/15093129/chief-group-wants-to-resurrect-mascot-at-university-of-illinois</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:42:10.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/international/article/15093128/warren-bill-would-ease-student-loan-interest-rates</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:37:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093127/initiative-eases-student-transfers-from-community-colleges-to-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:32:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Dorothy_Yancy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, a member of The Links, Inc., is helping shape what she hopes will become a national model for community college transfer and degree completion.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Dorothy_Yancy.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, a member of The Links, Inc., is helping shape what she hopes will become a national model for community college transfer and degree completion.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093126/north-carolina-senate-advances-bills-for-student-expression</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:23:53.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093125/policy-suggestions-for-combating-the-asian-american-model-minority-stereotype</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:12:08.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nicholas Hartlep</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nicholas Hartlep</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093124/report-california-higher-education-reforms-should-focus-on-states-working-poor</loc><lastmod>2013-05-09T02:08:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Michele_Siqueiros.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michele Siqueiros, the Campaign for College Opportunity executive director, said the opportunity for the poor in California to achieve their dreams is “in severe danger of slipping away.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050913_Michele_Siqueiros.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Michele Siqueiros, the Campaign for College Opportunity executive director, said the opportunity for the poor in California to achieve their dreams is “in severe danger of slipping away.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093123/university-of-hawaii-president-says-shell-retire</loc><lastmod>2013-05-08T02:21:30.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093122/delaware-state-u-board-approves-tuition-freeze</loc><lastmod>2013-05-08T02:13:04.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093121/higher-income-families-seen-as-main-beneficiaries-of-lottery-generated-scholarships</loc><lastmod>2013-05-08T02:05:32.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_David_Mustard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A study that Dr. David Mustard co-authored is often referenced when debating the usefulness of lottery-funded, merit-based scholarships.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_David_Mustard.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>A study that Dr. David Mustard co-authored is often referenced when debating the usefulness of lottery-funded, merit-based scholarships.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093120/first-generation-civil-rights-fellows-head-to-washington</loc><lastmod>2013-05-08T02:01:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_Najaah_Daniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Najaah Daniels</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_Najaah_Daniels.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Najaah Daniels</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093119/famu-names-new-band-director</loc><lastmod>2013-05-08T01:49:49.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_Sylvester_Young.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sylvester Young, 66, assumes the FAMU director of marching and pep bands position on June 14 and will annually earn $105,000.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050813_Sylvester_Young.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Sylvester Young, 66, assumes the FAMU director of marching and pep bands position on June 14 and will annually earn $105,000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093112/colleges-and-universities-work-to-build-endowments-after-recession</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T02:38:10.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Gilbert_Rochon.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tuskegee President Dr. Gilbert Rochon’s school is in the midst of a five-year, $250 million comprehensive capital campaign with 25 percent of the anticipated revenue earmarked for its endowment.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Gilbert_Rochon1.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Tuskegee President Dr. Gilbert Rochon’s school is in the midst of a five-year, $250 million comprehensive capital campaign with 25 percent of the anticipated revenue earmarked for its endowment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093118/bennett-college-selects-fuse-hall-as-president</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T01:47:51.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093117/sotomayor-makes-herself-at-home-at-nyc-literature-festival</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T01:33:37.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093115/diverse-docket-lsat-takers-with-disabilities-win-round-in-calif</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T01:20:24.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Edward_Chen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that a California civil rights agency can go forward with group claims that the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) illegally discriminates against LSAT-takers with disabilities.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Edward_Chen.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that a California civil rights agency can go forward with group claims that the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) illegally discriminates against LSAT-takers with disabilities.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093114/more-students-opting-for-education-buffet</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T01:06:52.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_College_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Today’s college students are less likely to start and finish at a single brick-and-mortar campus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_College_Students.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Today’s college students are less likely to start and finish at a single brick-and-mortar campus.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093113/uncovering-racism-white-greeks-in-blackface</loc><lastmod>2013-05-07T00:56:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Ibram_Rogers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Ibram H. Rogers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050713_Ibram_Rogers.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Ibram H. Rogers</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093107/these-junior-rocket-scientists-have-their-sights-on-top-flight-colleges</loc><lastmod>2013-05-06T12:05:17.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Team_Rocket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nia’mani Robinson, left, and Jasmyn Logan aim to use this experience to enhance their chances of getting into the college of their choice, particularly an Ivy League school.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Team_Rocket.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nia’mani Robinson, left, and Jasmyn Logan aim to us this experience to enhance their chances of getting into the college of their choice, particularly an Ivy League school.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093111/group-aims-to-demystify-college-for-at-risk-youth</loc><lastmod>2013-05-06T01:37:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093110/u-of-central-arkansas-opts-out-of-guns-on-campus-law</loc><lastmod>2013-05-06T01:23:11.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093109/city-college-of-new-york-honors-colin-powell</loc><lastmod>2013-05-06T01:17:07.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Colin_Powell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein presents Gen. Colin Powell with the Chancellor’s Medal in honor of his contributions to the 160-year-old college. (Photo by Stan Wolfson)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Colin_Powell.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein presents Gen. Colin Powell with the Chancellor’s Medal in honor of his contributions to the 160-year-old college. (Photo by Stan Wolfson)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093108/young-gay-athletes-set-tone-for-nba-coming-out</loc><lastmod>2013-05-06T01:07:30.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Britney_Griner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Baylor basketball player Brittney Griner, the WNBA’s No.1 draft pick, signed a promotional deal with Nike after recently coming out as a lesbian.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050613_Britney_Griner-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093106/shaping-a-new-africa</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T21:26:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.sna.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093098/american-indian-activist-horse-capture-dies</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T02:53:12.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093097/4-morehouse-students-accused-of-rape-free-on-bond</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T02:39:54.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093096/four-sc-state-university-trustees-ousted-by-state-legislators</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T02:29:12.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_Jerry_Govan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State representative Jerry Govan said shakeup will bring stability and allow the university to move forward.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_Jerry_Govan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>State representative Jerry Govan said shakeup will bring stability and allow the university to move forward.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093095/colleges-making-big-moves-to-battle-tuition-increases</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T02:17:09.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_Harrison_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Harrison College concluded that the rising cost of tuition was driving people away from higher education and decided to freeze tuition in 2006.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_Harrison_College.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Harrison College concluded that the rising cost of tuition was driving people away from higher education and decided to freeze tuition in 2006.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093094/hbcus-trying-to-undo-damage-resulting-from-federal-parent-plus-loans-revisions</loc><lastmod>2013-05-03T02:07:20.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_William-Hudson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Hudson, FAMU vice president of student affairs, said he’s working in conjunction with the Department of Education to make sure students whose families’ PPL applications were rejected know there is an appeals process.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050313_William-Hudson.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>William Hudson, FAMU vice president of student affairs, said he’s working in conjunction with the Department of Education to make sure students whose families’ PPL applications were rejected know there is an appeals process.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093093/first-black-professor-at-university-of-missouri-dies-at-82</loc><lastmod>2013-05-02T02:05:49.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093092/virginia-state-university-sga-president-says-hazing-plea-was-coerced</loc><lastmod>2013-05-02T01:58:35.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093091/yes-some-education-beyond-high-school-is-important</loc><lastmod>2013-05-02T01:51:01.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093089/race-to-the-top-initiative-getting-mixed-reviews-on-the-road</loc><lastmod>2013-05-02T01:40:14.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_arne_duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>One critic of the initiative asked U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan if he “got out of the office much.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_arne_duncan.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>One critic of the initiative asked U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan if he “got out of the office much.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093088/study-blacks-whites-in-education-equally-likely-to-anticipate-stable-retirement</loc><lastmod>2013-05-02T01:33:28.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_Wilhelmina_Leigh.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilhelmina Leigh</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/05/edu.050213_Wilhelmina_Leigh.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wilhelmina Leigh</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093087/gift-list-for-grads</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T23:06:40.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093086/ncaa-president-calls-for-more-welcoming-campuses</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T01:22:27.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093085/last-of-4-charged-with-hazing-virginia-state-university-students</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T01:16:38.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093084/uncf-boss-in-business-of-promoting-academic-success</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T01:12:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Michael_Lomaxs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Michael Lomax’ organization serves more than 60,000 minority students on an annual basis by partnering with 38 member-colleges and providing scholarships to low-to-medium income students.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Michael_Lomaxs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Michael Lomax’ organization serves more than 60,000 minority students on an annual basis by partnering with 38 member-colleges and providing scholarships to low-to-medium income students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093083/diverse-conversations-online-universities-and-underserved-student-populations</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T01:03:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Cynthia_Baum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walden University President Cynthia G. Baum says she is a first-generation college graduate.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Cynthia_Baum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Walden University President Cynthia G. Baum says she is a first-generation college graduate.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093082/after-25-years-asante-comes-full-circle-at-temple</loc><lastmod>2013-05-01T00:42:50.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Molefe_Asante.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Molefi Kete Asante</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.050113_Molefe_Asante.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Molefi Kete Asante</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/sports/article/15093074/alcorn-convenes-diversity-and-inclusion-summit-for-hbcus</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T15:46:29.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.042913_christopher_borwn.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. M. Christopher Brown of Alcorn State noted that some of his school’s moves have reaped controversy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.042913_christopher_borwn-thumb.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15093081/north-dakota-higher-ed-auditor-resigns-citing-cold-weather</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:49:47.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093080/students-sought-for-lollapalooza-tech-side-event</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:46:57.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15093079/boston-shouldnt-threaten-our-notion-of-diversity</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:40:16.000Z</lastmod></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/demographics/african-american/article/15093078/hbcu-inclusion-summit-will-move-to-tennessee-state-next-year</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:33:59.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Myrlie_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Myrlie Evers-Williams said she believes HBCUs can continue to recruit other groups “while not forgetting who we are or where we come from.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Myrlie_Williams.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Myrlie Evers-Williams said she believes HBCUs can continue to recruit other groups “while not forgetting who we are or where we come from.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/home/article/15093077/guns-on-campus-bill-scheduled-for-texas-house-vote</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:29:31.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa earlier this year wrote a letter to Gov. Rick Perry urging a guns on campus bill not pass.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Francisco_Cigarroa.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa earlier this year wrote a letter to Gov. Rick Perry urging a guns on campus bill not pass.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093076/the-model-minority-myth-what-50-years-of-research-does-and-does-not-tell-us</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:23:27.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nicholas Hartlep</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Nicholas Hartlep</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/faculty-staff/article/15093075/hbcu-deans-of-education-rethinking-how-to-make-teaching-a-major-attraction</loc><lastmod>2013-04-30T02:19:00.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Lillian_Poats.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Lillian Poats of Texas Southern University says students “perceive other majors, like business, will be more prestigious.”</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.043013_Lillian_Poats.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Lillian Poats of Texas Southern University says students “perceive other majors, like business, will be more prestigious.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/opinion/article/15093053/why-the-model-minority-stereotype-is-divisive-to-all-communities-of-color</loc><lastmod>2013-04-29T21:18:01.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.042413_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.042413_Nicholas_Hartlep.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.theeduledger.com/students/article/15093071/turner-laid-foundation-for-african-american-studies</loc><lastmod>2013-04-29T18:13:15.000Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://img.theeduledger.com/files/base/diverse/all/image/2013/04/edu.042913_Darwin_Turner.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Darwin Turner, who was one of the first directors of the University of Iowa’s African-American studies program, helped give the field 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