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June 17-20 ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIOLOGISTS ABS 39th Annual Conference Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans, La. Web: www.blacksociologists.org J une 18-21 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES 2009 Annual Meeting Philadelphia E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aaupnet.org June 24-27 NATIONALASSOCIATION OFHISPANIC JOURNALISTS 27th Annual Convention Caribe Hilton San Juan, P.R. Web: www.nahj.org June 27-30 ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND […]

May 27, 2009

Students

Duncan Brings Obama Agenda to Congress

President Barack Obama’s goals of more college financial aid and an end to high school “dropout factories” will significantly increase opportunities for minority students, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Congress on Wednesday.

May 20, 2009

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June 1-5 AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE UCLA Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Web: www.anderson.ucla.edu/EEPaali.xml June 5-7 THE TEACHING PROFESSOR CONFERENCE “Educate – Engage – Inspire” Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.teachingprofessor.com June 10-13 2009 INTERNATIONALASSESSMENT AND RETENTION CONFERENCE “Taking the Next Step: Shared Ownership of Assessment & Retention in […]

May 13, 2009

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College Board Report: 350,000 Undocumented Students Would Benefit From DREAM Act

The nonprofit College Board announced Tuesday its support of the DREAM Act, while unveiling a report that said the plan to legalize undocumented college students could benefit 350,000 students today.

April 21, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion

Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.

April 15, 2009

Students

College Officials Strategizing to Ensure Fall Enrollment in Tough Economy

With the economy in a slump, admissions officials scramble to ensure admitted students actually enroll in the fall.

April 7, 2009

Latinx

New Book Exposes Undocumented Students’ Struggles

Undocumented University of California, Los Angeles students share their struggles to help advance the DREAM Act.

April 1, 2009

Students

New Student Loans Require Payments While in School

The running joke about student loans: Don’t ever graduate, since you don’t have to start paying them back until you do.

March 23, 2009

Latinx

Help for Part-time Students Among Recommendations Urged To Improve Latino Educational Attainment

Warning of an education crisis for the nation’s burgeoning Latino population, academic researchers and advocates came to Capitol Hill Friday, calling for quick action to avert that crisis.

March 1, 2009

Students

Obama’s Education Budget Seeks To Restructure Pell Grant

With a goal to expand financial aid and college access, the Obama administration unveiled a 2010 education budget plan Thursday that virtually guarantees future Pell Grant increases while creating a major new initiative on college completion.

February 26, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Fisk Discloses Major New Problems

Fisk University, beset with financial troubles before the nation’s economy began a free fall last year, has joined a growing list of prominent historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) signaling tougher times at hand.

February 24, 2009

Students

Analysis: Meltdown Could Force College Aid Shift

Johnny is a middle-class student who worked hard to get good grades and a high SAT score. Jane’s record isn’t as good, but her family is low-income, and without help she might not be able to go to college at all.

February 19, 2009