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African-American

Philadelphia Gets $750K To Improve College Diploma Rate

A local philanthropist gave $750,000 to the city Monday toward its efforts to raise the number of Philadelphians with college degrees, which he said was critical to attracting jobs and businesses.

December 20, 2010

Students

Minnesota’s Private Colleges Recruit Diverse Students

For almost the tenth consecutive year the number of minorities enrolled in the 17 four-year, liberal arts schools that belong to the Minnesota Private College Council has increased.

December 14, 2010

Students

Sullivan Seeks to Lead the University of Virginia at a Challenging Time

Dr. Teresa Sullivan, the first female president of the University of Virginia, leads the institution into a new era amid state budget cuts and other challenges.

November 28, 2010

Students

Advocates Decry Loss of N.J. Scholarship Program for Preschool Teachers

Education advocates say New Jersey’s Abbott initiative—offering scholarships to employees of preschools in New Jersey’s poorest districts—had tremendous impact.

November 23, 2010

Leadership & Policy

New Rules May Hurt For-profit Colleges

The for-profit college industry has been criticized as being predatory or too business-focused, but the institutions say new federal regulations on them will limit access to higher education.

November 8, 2010

Latinx

Retention Program Engages Latino Families in Helping Children Finish Community College

South Texas College orientation program demystifies higher education for Latino parents of first-generation students to improve its retention rates.

October 28, 2010

Recruitment & Retention

College Completion Movement Helps Spur Academic Intervention Program Innovations

Colleges prioritize addressing academic and financial deficiencies among freshmen at the outset to improve graduation and retention rates.

October 27, 2010

Students

Study: Scholarship Athletes Still Pay for School

A report by Ithaca College researchers and an athletes’ advocacy group shows that the average “full scholarship” Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school expenses not covered by grants-in-aid.

October 26, 2010

Leadership & Policy

White House Hosts First Summit on Community Colleges

Community college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.

October 5, 2010

Latinx

Future Scholars Program Guides Tucson 5th Graders to College

Aida Garcia-Iniguez-Madero’s Tucson fifth-graders learned recently that planning for college now is as important as learning fractions and proper grammar.

September 22, 2010

Students

Foundation Highlights Practices for Getting Community College Students Into Selective Four-Year Schools

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released “Partnerships that Promote Success: The Evaluation of the Community College Transfer Initiative,” a study of successful programs that have assisted talented lower‐income community college students in transferring to selective institutions.

September 16, 2010

Students

Indiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older Students

State officials have proposed overhauling Indiana’s college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the state’s students but receive a small amount of assistance.

September 8, 2010