Tag: Achievement Gap: Page 18

Students

Today’s Students Marching to Their Beat for Successful Living

We forgot to ask if our kids were ready for college. I was a college administrator and I should have known better.

May 20, 2014

International

Studley: There’s Possibility Federal Aid Could Be Tied to Planned College Rating System

The U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Education sees a scenario where federal aid could be factored in as a means of spurring institutional improvement.

May 20, 2014

Students

Citywide College Scholarship Programs Show Promising, Limited Results

During a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, journalists who have covered citywide scholarship initiatives detail the pros and cons of such programs.

May 18, 2014

Students

Yale Basketball Player Leaves Team for Glee Club

A Yale basketball player who was expected to play a big role on the team next season has decided to take a year off to sing.

May 13, 2014

Students

Texas Tech Invites Rice as Commencement Speaker

Texas Tech University remained hopeful Tuesday that ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will accept one of three speaking offers for future graduation ceremonies.

May 6, 2014

Students

Business Leaders Unimpressed With College Grads’ Skills

Business leaders are increasingly pessimistic about whether college students are being adequately prepared for careers, according to an annual survey.

May 5, 2014

African-American

Pay Gap Persists at University of Iowa

On average, female professors at the University of Iowa make less money than their male counterparts.

May 1, 2014

Students

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma

Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]

May 1, 2014

Students

Would-be Teachers Face Tougher Certification Tests

Franchesca Moreno’s work as a student teacher didn’t end when the kids went home for the day.

April 30, 2014

Community Colleges

Zakiya Smith – Strategy Director for Student Financial Support, Lumina Foundation

At the Lumina Foundation, Smith leads the work to develop new models of student financial support for higher education. She also served as a senior advisor for education on the White House Domestic Policy Council, where she focused on developing the president’s higher education policy. Earlier in her career, Smith worked in various capacities for […]

April 28, 2014

Native Americans

Sandra Begay – Campbell Principal Member of the Technical Staff , Sandia National Laboratories

Begay-Campbell leads Sandia’s efforts to assist Native American tribes with their renewable energy developments. Campbell, who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory immediately aft er graduate school, received the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Stanford University’s Multicultural Alumni of the Year Award in 2000. Sandra is also a recipient of […]

April 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of North Carolina Reading Specialist Says She’s Resigning

The reading specialist who questioned the literacy level of athletes who were admitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says she’s resigning at the end of the semester.

April 22, 2014