Tag: Educational Finance: Page 121

African-American

Educator Letting World Know About Contributions of HBCUs

All too often only the most elite institutions garner attention outside the United States. It is time for other countries that want to add value to their students’ lives to look to HBCUs as role models.

October 8, 2012

Disabilties

Alabama Students Looking To Fill Pell Grant Void

Changes to federal eligibility rules for Pell grants have some Alabama students returning to college looking for new ways to pay for classes.

October 8, 2012

Students

UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On

UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.

October 7, 2012

Students

New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’

The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.

October 7, 2012

Students

Private College Costs Up Again but at Slower Rate

Private colleges and universities increased tuition 3.9 percent this fall, a rate well above overall inflation but the smallest increase in at least four decades, and substantially lower than prices have been rising at public universities.

October 4, 2012

Students

New Mexico State University president resigns

New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture stepped down Monday, effective immediately.

October 2, 2012

Community Colleges

UNC Students Shape Businesses To Fill Social Needs

A competition being held this week by North Carolina’s public university system pits 31 student-led teams that are presenting business plans for enterprises that would both generate profits and help the needy.

September 26, 2012

Students

Obama Encourages Ohio College Students To Vote

President Barack Obama’s latest trip to Ohio wasn’t just about getting his message across. He wanted to make sure college students and 20-somethings are going to vote in big numbers, just like four years ago when they backed him by a wide margin.

September 26, 2012

Students

Academic Coaching: Seeking a Winning Strategy

Academic coaching can help students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, navigate the challenges of academe.

September 25, 2012

HBCUs

Ohio State President Spends $7.7 Million to Travel, Entertain

A newspaper investigation finds that Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee has spent $7.7 million on top of his record-setting compensation to travel, entertain, and maintain his 9,600-square-foot mansion.

September 24, 2012

Students

Before House Subcommittee, Panelists Urge Move to Incorporate Nontraditional Students in College Completion Data

The federal government’s method of collecting college graduation rates is outdated and does not take into account the large number of nontraditional students now in higher education, witnesses told a House of Representatives panel on Thursday.

September 20, 2012

Home

New York Community Colleges Get Funds for Job Training

The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs while other colleges statewide are expected to benefit from private investment linked to the grants.

September 19, 2012