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Faculty & Staff

Miss. Universities Seek $20M to Fund Aid Formula

JACKSON, Miss.—The board that oversees state-run universities in Mississippi says it needs more money to complete the transition to a new formula for dispensing funds to the state’s eight public universities.

January 15, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

‘Invisible’ Burmese, Bhutanese Americans Face ‘Alarming’ Dropout Rates

A new report reveals that 39 percent of U.S. Burmese are high school dropouts.

January 15, 2014

Leadership & Policy

“Reverse Transfer” Program to Benefit Community College Students

A new program aims to help students who transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions get the associate degree they may still lack.

January 12, 2014

Sports

‘Culture of Disrespect’ Among Athletes Fuels Military Academy Sex Assaults

A culture of bad behavior and disrespect among athletes at U.S. military academies is one part of the continuing problem of sexual assaults at the schools, according to a new Defense Department report.

January 9, 2014

Students

Study Urges Tough Measures for Parent PLUS Loan Requirements

A new report released by the New America Foundation urges reforms to ensure that the Parent PLUS loan program does not burden parent borrowers with debt they cannot pay back.

January 8, 2014

Students

Special Report: Emerging Scholars

In this edition Diverse also presents the Emerging Scholars Class of 2014. This is our annual look at 12 standout scholars, under age 40, who are making their mark in the academy. And in honor of our 30th anniversary we also take a look back at 18 Emerging Scholars from years past to find out […]

January 2, 2014

Community Colleges

GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt for New Exam

The General Educational Development (GED) test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.

January 1, 2014

Students

University of Minnesota to Offer Gender-neutral Student Housing

The University of Minnesota is preparing to offer gender-neutral housing at its Twin Cities campus.

December 29, 2013

Sports

Every Student Needs a Success Plan

Is it OK to just put our goals and dreams on auto pilot and think that we will achieve them? Of course not.

December 26, 2013

Students

University of North Florida Won’t Appeal Court Ruling on Guns

President John Delaney states that students will be allowed to store guns in their cars.

December 23, 2013

Students

Crazy Horse Program Jumpstarts College Careers

Program’s CEO says about 68 percent of the students who have attended Indian University of North America summer sessions in the backdrop of the mammoth mountain carving in South Dakota’s Black Hills have continued to pursue degrees at private public or tribal colleges and universities.

December 23, 2013

Disabilties

Creighton University Must Accommodate Deaf Student

Michael Argenyi was accepted to Creighton’s medical school in 2008 after disclosing that he was hearing impaired and requesting accommodations for his disability to allow him to follow lectures and communicate with patients.

December 22, 2013