Tag: Educational Finance: Page 99

Sports

Grambling to Appeal Conference Sanctions Over Forfeiture

Grambling State University announced that it would appeal financial penalties imposed Wednesday by the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the school forfeiting its Oct. 19 football game against Jackson State.

November 13, 2013

Students

Louisiana Remedial College Education Study Extended

The Louisiana Board of Regents has extended a study of remedial education in community colleges and universities.

November 11, 2013

Students

Clemson Chooses Clements of West Virginia University as New President

Clements succeeds Jim Barker, who announced plans in April to retire after 14 years and become an architecture professor at the school.

November 11, 2013

LGBTQ+

Black People Are Not Immune From Mental Illness

Recent and tragic national headlines like the Navy Yard shooting has started a dialogue about mental illness, which has been ignored for too long in the Black community.

November 6, 2013

African-American

Study Reveals University Endowments Bouncing Back from Recession

Preliminary results from a study on higher education endowments conclude that college endowments are regaining what they lost due to the economic recession.

November 6, 2013

Health

U. of Illinois Looking at Medical Overhaul

University University of Illinois trustees later this month will start considering changes in how the university’s hospital, clinics and medical colleges are run, but some faculty members want to slow the process down.

November 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Hall Willing to Testify But Wants Subpoena

University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.

October 30, 2013

Community Colleges

Education Department Seeks Input on New Ratings System for Schools

By 2018, the plan is to tie some financial aid to colleges and universities based on performance using the system.

October 30, 2013

Students

University of Tennessee Says New Tuition Model Paying Off

Officials at the University of Tennessee say a new tuition model that charges new students for 15 credit hours instead of 12 is paying off in more ways than one.

October 29, 2013

Students

Students Block Access to Bulgarian University

Several hundred students blocked access to Bulgaria’s largest university on Monday, demanding the dissolution of Parliament, calling for new elections and bemoaning a lack of “moral values” at high levels. University administrators pleaded with them to re-open the campus and allow classes to resume.

October 28, 2013

Community Colleges

Ohio Public Colleges Make Aggressive Changes After Enrollment Dips

Enrollment at Ohio’s public colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row amid state and federal efforts emphasizing graduation rates over student totals.

October 27, 2013

Students

Health Sciences Special Focus

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.

October 25, 2013