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Public Records Key in Bennett Grade-Change Scandal

In algebra, students are required to show the steps taken to come to their answer, in part because teachers need to see whether they grasp the concepts.

August 4, 2013

African-American

U.S. Higher Education Deeply Stratified Along Racial Lines, Study Says

Enrollment study describes postsecondary system’s complicity as a passive agent in the systematic reproduction of White racial privilege across generations.

July 31, 2013

Leadership & Policy

University of Wisconsin President Stepping Down

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced his resignation on Tuesday, following a tumultuous six months that saw an angry backlash from the Republican-controlled Legislature over how the university was handling its money.

July 30, 2013

Faculty & Staff

LSU Employees To Get First Pay Raises in Over Four Years

BATON ROUGE La.—LSU faculty and staff will see pay raises of up to 4 percent, under the first salary increase for campuses in more than four years, LSU System President F. King Alexander said Friday. Exactly who will get raises, what type of salary increase people will receive and how much they will cost remains […]

July 28, 2013

Students

Va. College Settles Class Action Suit for $5M

RICHMOND Va.—A federal judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement between a two-year college and thousands of primarily African-American students saddled with loans in return for what their attorneys called a sham education in which teachers sometimes failed to show up for classes. The settlement involves the former Richmond School of Health and […]

July 28, 2013

Students

Norfolk State Under Watch By Accrediting Agency

RICHMOND Va.—Norfolk State University’s accrediting agency plans to review the school to determine whether it should be sanctioned for accreditation-related issues. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges sent a letter to Norfolk State President Tony Atwater concerning the review last week. In the letter, the commission […]

July 25, 2013

Students

White House, Senate Agree to Cut Student Loan Rates

The latest compromise in the student loan debate will reduce rates on new subsidized loans to 3.86 percent, but critics say students may still pay higher rates in the future.

July 25, 2013

Students

Senate Prepares to Finish Work on Student Loan Deal

Borrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for students this fall, but the costs would start climbing almost immediately under a deal the Senate was poised to pass Wednesday. The bipartisan proposal lawmakers were considering would link interest rates on federal student loans to the financial markets, providing lower interest rates right […]

July 24, 2013

Students

Report: Steady College Enrollment Growth for Underrepresented Minorities, College Completion Rates Increasing More Slowly

The rate at which Black and Latino students entered four-year colleges outpaced that of Whites, while six-year graduation rates for underrepresented minorities increased only slightly, a new report says.

July 24, 2013

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Special Issue: Top 100 Graduate and Professional Degree Producers

In Part 3 of the annual Top 100 Degree Producers editions, Diverse ranks the leading institutions awarding the most graduate and professional degrees to minorities, as well as reporting on the Supreme Court’s decision on the Fisher v. University of Texas case.

July 22, 2013

Native Americans

Delaware State University to Review Hiring Practices, Audit Finances

Delaware State University officials say the school is reviewing its hiring practices and auditing financial records from the tenure of a former dean who has embezzlement and forgery convictions.

July 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Woodruff Mural Collection Chronicling the Past, Providing Hope for Future

Talladega College hopes to raise $10 million during the tour in order to make a new arts building a reality.

July 18, 2013