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African-American

ED Data Verify Damage Done to HBCUs

The Department of Education recently acknowledged that the controversial 2011 changes to Parent Plus Loan qualification standards did, in fact, adversely affect historically Black colleges and universities.

April 23, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Warns of Budget Deficit, Possible Layoffs

Norfolk State University has warned its faculty of possible layoffs due to the likelihood of a budget deficit.

April 19, 2015

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Accreditation Group at South Carolina State University

A panel that will make recommendations on the accreditation of South Carolina State University is at the Orangeburg school to review operations.

April 15, 2015

Latinx

A Look at the College Tuition Perks at Starbucks, McDonald’s

Starbucks says it will now cover four years of tuition reimbursement for workers to earn an online undergraduate degree from Arizona State University, instead of just two years.

April 7, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University

As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.

April 6, 2015

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Obama Aims to Clamp Down on Federal Student Loan Servicers

ATLANTA — President Barack Obama says college affordability isn’t just important for students, but for the nation as well.

March 10, 2015

MSIs

South Carolina Advances Bill to Drop Wait for Veteran In-state Tuition

Out-of-state military veterans could come to South Carolina and immediately pay in-state tuition at its colleges and universities, under legislation endorsed Thursday by a state Senate panel.

March 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Ball State Staff Report Identity Thefts, Suspect Anthem Hack

Ball State University employees who say their identities have been stolen want to know whether a recent data breach at health insurer Anthem is to blame.

March 4, 2015

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U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander: Federal Regulations Harmful to Universities

U.S Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), said some federal regulations on education are draining universities of time and resources.

February 24, 2015

Students

Proposal Would Have Grads Who Leave Illinois Repay State Aid

A measure introduced in the Illinois legislature would make students pay back certain tuition breaks from the state if they leave Illinois within five years of graduation.

February 23, 2015

African-American

The Lunar New Year Starts and the Day of Remembrance Never Ends

Special times as communities celebrate and commemorate.

February 23, 2015

Community Colleges

Sojourner-Douglass College Loses Appeal to Reclaim Accreditation

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education cited the Baltimore school’s inadequate financial resources.

February 22, 2015