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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

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

Students

California Community Colleges Names New Chancellor

California Community Colleges on Thursday named a veteran administrator to lead the nation’s largest system of public higher education as it confronts a host of financial and academic challenges.

September 30, 2012

Students

California Community Colleges Names New Chancellor

California Community Colleges on Thursday named a veteran administrator to lead the nation’s largest system of public higher education as it confronts a host of financial and academic challenges.

September 27, 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

U.S. Senators Host Higher Education Accountability Forum

Two U.S. senators advanced the idea that getting students better information on how much a college graduate is likely to earn after graduation from a given program would help families make better college decisions.

September 19, 2012

Faculty & Staff

UNC Faculty Asks Chancellor to Rethink Resignation

Professors at North Carolina’s flagship public university are hoping to sway Chancellor Holden Thorp to change his mind about resigning in the face of multiple scandals.

September 18, 2012

Home

Many For-profit Colleges Excluded from Law

Lawmakers say new legislation that created an oversight agency aimed at protecting students of for-profit colleges doesn’t apply to many of the schools.

September 17, 2012

Faculty & Staff

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor to Resign Amid Scandals

UNC chancellor to step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud, improper travel spending by fundraisers and special treatment for athletes.

September 17, 2012