Tag: Educational Finance: Page 111

Faculty & Staff

Study Backs Liberal Arts, But Questions Graduates’ Competence

Hidden deeper in the findings is the disclosure that more than 40 percent of employers already don’t think colleges are teaching students what they need to know to succeed.

April 11, 2013

Students

Special Report: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2013

Diverse honors the memory of Arthur Ashe Jr. by recognizing the achievements of student-athletes who are charge ahead with academics and athletics.

April 11, 2013

Students

Online and Traditional Education Through the Eyes of an Undergrad

Perspective of a student who started at a community college, is about to graduate from an online program, and is also an intern at a brick-and-mortar, small, traditional university.

April 10, 2013

Students

Virginia State SGA President Faces Hazing Charges

The president of the student government association at Virginia State University has been charged with hazing.

April 9, 2013

Students

Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Spree

A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.

April 9, 2013

Community Colleges

Katrina Loan Changes Mean Relief to HBCUs

Three historically Black colleges and universities in New Orleans and one in Mississippi are getting relief from their federal loans taken after Hurricane Katrina.

April 8, 2013

African-American

National Urban League Calls Attention to Financial Aid Issues From African-American Perspective

The National Urban League has released a paper on financial aid to bring the views of African-Americans to a Gates Foundation-sponsored project on reforming the college financial aid system.

April 8, 2013

Students

Research Can Pay Off for Students When It Comes to Loan Repayment

Experts say that when it comes to federal student loans, repayment options are expanding and becoming more generous.

April 3, 2013

Students

A Look at Nonresidents Who Pay In-State Tuition

Bills proposed in the South Carolina Legislature would allow veterans and their dependents to pay in-state tuition rates without first living in the state for a year.

March 28, 2013

Community Colleges

Budget Cuts Hobble Calif. Community Colleges

Student enrollment at California’s community colleges has fallen dramatically in recent years as campuses slashed teaching staffs and course offerings in response to unprecedented cuts in state funding, according to a report released Tuesday.

March 26, 2013

Sports

Reducing Number of High School Diplomas Proposed

State Superintendent of Education John White says he wants to consider eliminating one of Louisiana’s three high school diplomas.

March 26, 2013

Students

Experts Recommend a Switch in Teacher Evaluations

When it comes to judging teacher effectiveness, value-added models—statistical models that a number of states and districts have adopted to rate teachers based on student test scores—are too problematic to be of practical use and could unfairly hurt teachers who get assignments in struggling schools.

March 24, 2013