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Ex-Governors Urge Citizenship Test for Students

Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

September 17, 2014

Students

Reimbursements for A+ Program Might Be Reduced

The A+ scholarship program gives high school graduates who meet certain criteria money for two years of classes at community colleges.

September 15, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday.

September 15, 2014

Students

Many Dropped Students Return to Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University says 70 percent of the students who were dropped for nonpayment are back at school.

September 10, 2014

Students

Study: College Affordability Metrics Don’t Match HBCUs’ Mission

The conclusion is that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions with large numbers of underrepresented, first-generation, and/or low-income students will likely be disadvantaged.

September 10, 2014

Students

DOE Official: College Rating System Developed To Be Refined

Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell says the system ultimately will show which institutions are doing “phenomenally well” and which ones need to “step up.”

September 7, 2014

Students

In Case You Missed It…

Alumnus Continues to Build On Dream at Southern Cal Report Recommends Educational Policy Adjustments to Aid Minority Males Role of Technology Growing in Realm of College Advising The Real Hero in Movie ‘Boyhood’ is Education

September 4, 2014

Students

Sweet Briar Student Leaves After Racial Label Incident

A Sweet Briar College student who admitted placing racial labels in a dormitory has left the school.

September 4, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Purdue Still Wants Ex-Chancellor Report Kept Secret

Purdue University is continuing efforts to keep secret a report about the ouster of the Fort Wayne campus chancellor, even though federal and state judges have ruled it isn’t protected by attorney-client privilege.

September 3, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Some Texas Students Pay More for Online Courses

At the University of Texas at Arlington, students are charged an extra fee of $75 to $90 per online class.

September 2, 2014

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

Determined D.C. Youth Takes Big Step Toward Fulfilling His Dream Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown Educators Find It Challenging Getting Through to Most Connected Students Nonprofit Helps Steer High School Students Past Obstacles to College Success

August 28, 2014

African-American

Report: ‘Nothing New’ About Tensions Between Black Youth, Police

In a University of Chicago report, researchers find that tensions between African-American youth and law enforcement are a national problem and have been around for years.

August 28, 2014