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Disabilties

Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

HBCUs

Mich. Universities Getting More Out-of-State Students

An increase in the number of out-of-state students is contributing to an overall rise in student population at some of Michigan’s public universities, officials said.

October 10, 2013

Sports

Obama: Extended Shutdown Would Curtail Cash Flow to Schools

The U.S. Department of Education already has furloughed nearly 90 percent of its 4,000 employees, which would make it difficult to handle inquiries from new student loan applicants.

October 1, 2013

Community Colleges

NY Raises College Admission Standards for Teachers

Aspiring teachers will have to be near the top of their class and pass an entrance exam to attend a State University of New York program under tougher college admission requirements announced Monday.

September 24, 2013

Students

N.C. County School Board Removes ‘Invisible Man’ From Library Shelves

The Randolph County School Board has voted to take Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man from its library shelves after a parent complained.

September 19, 2013

Sports

College Football Obsession: Sending the Wrong Academic Message?

This glorification of a sport, particularly in the case of college athletes, puts priorities in the wrong spot.

September 19, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Education Attainment Seen as Key to Minority Buying Power Surge

Ethnic and racial minorities have attained buying power at a faster rate than their White counterparts, according to the 2013 Multicultural Economy report released last week by the University of Georgia.

September 17, 2013

Sports

UNC Considers Recruiting More Out-of-Staters at Minority Schools

North Carolina’s university system is debating whether to counter falling enrollment at six campuses that primarily serve Black and American Indian students by recruiting more out-of-state students.

September 12, 2013

Home

U.S. News & World Report Reveals Best Colleges

U.S. News & World Report released its 2014 edition of the Best Colleges yesterday, which includes rankings and data of nearly 1,800 schools nationwide.

September 10, 2013

Sports

Analysis: 2012 Higher Education Enrollment Rate of Latino High School Graduates Surpassed That of Whites

For the first time, the college enrollment rate of Latino high school graduates surpassed that of White high school graduates in 2012, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project.

September 10, 2013

Students

Issues in Higher Education: Remediation and the Achievement Gap

Remediation efforts in higher education are not working to close the achievement gap.

September 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Analysts Warn Higher Education Headed for a Shakeout

Facing skeptical customers, declining enrollment, an antiquated financial model that is hemorrhaging money, and new kinds of low-cost competition, some U.S. universities and colleges may be phased out.

September 8, 2013