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HBCUs

Wyo. Joins Alliance To Improve College Graduation

Wyoming is joining an alliance of states working to increase the number of students successfully completing college.

November 21, 2012

Faculty & Staff

State Senate Panel Wants Audit of University of Hawaii

A state Senate panel said Monday that the University of Hawaii could have avoided losing $200,000 in its failed attempt to hold an athletic department fundraiser if officials had performed due diligence on a company claiming to be Stevie Wonder’s booking agent.

November 20, 2012

African-American

Survey: New Grads Can Expect Modest Rise in Hiring

Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new four-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year.

November 15, 2012

Students

Summit Looks at Diversity of Advanced Placement Enrollees

District leaders in Polk County, Fla. started an annual “AP Summit” in 2006 in an effort to match demographics of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses with those of the broader student population.

November 15, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Women’s College Basketball Hiring Shows Some Decline in Forward Momentum

Data from FBS schools with openings for head coaches showed decreases from 2011 in the percentages of people of color being interviewed and on search committees for women’s college basketball vacancies.

November 15, 2012

Community Colleges

Alabama Governor Prepares Workforce Development Group

Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to appoint a task force to help provide seamless workforce development training from the middle school through college.

November 14, 2012

Students

FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor Steps Down Immediately

Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor announced Thursday he’s stepping down immediately.

November 13, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Panel Finalizes Fla. Higher Education Proposals

More tuition flexibility linked to stronger accountability measures for Florida’s state universities are among the final recommendations approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force.

November 6, 2012

African-American

The Dysfunctional Linking of Achievement and Race

For all its inadequacies, No Child Left Behind is based on a solemn premise — the belief that all children can learn.

November 1, 2012

Sports

NCAA President Defends Penn State Sanctions

NCAA president Mark Emmert says the sanctions levied on Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex Jerry Sandusky child sex -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus Newsabuse scandal dealt with the behavior of university leaders and whether or not the school handled the allegations appropriately.

October 25, 2012

Students

Education Leaders Say System Needs Overhaul From Kindergarten Through College

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says containing college costs, increasing the number of students who earn degrees and limiting time for students receiving government aid are areas of focus.

October 23, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Educational Debt, Disenfranchisement Factors in African-American Male Achievement Gap

Experts say academic support is just the beginning of preparation for making the most of opportunities provided by higher education.

October 23, 2012