Tag: Educational Finance: Page 94

Community Colleges

Survey: Coast a Growing Factor in College Decisions

UCLA survey shows the percentage of the nation’s college freshman attending their first-choice school has reached its lowest level in almost 40 years.

March 6, 2014

Students

Alabama State University Supporters Rally over Budget

Alabama State University students and supporters rallied in the rain outside the Statehouse on Thursday to make sure a big budget cut is restored to their university.

March 6, 2014

Leadership & Policy

DA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud Case

Problems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.

March 5, 2014

Students

League Innovations Conference Hones In on Diversity Issues at Community Colleges

Administrators discussed the need for more work to be done in the form of recruiting faculty, staff and administrators representative of the students they serve.

March 4, 2014

Latinx

Former NAACP President Moves to Venture Capital

Ben Jealous says he wants to grow opportunities for Blacks and Latinos in the tech economy.

March 4, 2014

Sports

NYU Professor Says American Education a “Hoax”

Diane Ravitch delivered the message over the weekend to kick off the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

March 2, 2014

Community Colleges

College Board Approves Jackson State Degree Programs

The state Board College has approved four new degree programs at Jackson State University.

February 25, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Board Reconfirms Decision to Oust Chancellor Llorens

The immediate matter is settled but the controversy is far from over. The special session had been called after students, alumni and other supporters voiced disapproval of the board’s original decision not to give James Llorens a one-year extension.

February 24, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Court Rules Against Notre Dame Over Birth Control

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame in a case over parts of the federal health care law that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers contraceptives.

February 23, 2014

Students

Ole Miss Fraternity Suspended; Noose Suspects Kicked Out

A fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi was indefinitely suspended Friday by its national organization and three of its freshman members were kicked out because of their suspected involvement in hanging a noose on a statue of James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll in the then all-White college.

February 23, 2014

Sports

North Carolina Systems Making Student Transfers Easier

Fifty-eight community college and 16 public university campuses across North Carolina will sign an agreement to ease transfers.

February 20, 2014

Home

Welcome Aboard!

Now that we’ve dug out from the snow, please join us in welcoming Jessie Pett and Jae McCadden to the Diverse team. Jessie, a Junior Sales Rep/Sales Administrator, has been in sales management for three years and customer service for five years. She is pursuing a degree in business management with a concentration in sports […]

February 19, 2014