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Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown Manages To Keep Doors Open a Little Longer

Morris Brown College paid $150,000 toward its outstanding water bill Tuesday afternoon to help keep the school open.

February 17, 2009

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Education Funding: Students Win Big in House and Senate Stimulus Bills

The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented, multibillion-dollar boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession.

February 9, 2009

Community Colleges

Recession Sending More Students to Community Colleges

College freshman Elizabeth Hebert’s choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive.

February 9, 2009

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Clark Atlanta Cuts Jobs Due to Lower Enrollment

Clark Atlanta faced its own $25 million deficit when it installed a new president, Carlton Brown, last year.

February 8, 2009

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UC Approves Sweeping Overhaul of Admissions Policy

The University of California’s governing board on Thursday unanimously approved a major overhaul of its admissions policy that will greatly expand the pool of undergraduate applicants but guarantee admission to fewer high-achieving students.

February 5, 2009

Students

With Economic Slump, Fewer Students Expected to Enroll in Black Colleges

While their counterparts are seeing unprecedented numbers of applications, many historically Black colleges and universities aren’t seeing an increase at all.

January 29, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Maryland HBCUs Catching Up But Still Struggling

After Years of Neglect, Maryland HBCUs Get Money But Need More.

January 28, 2009

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Colleges Cut Budgets as Market Erodes Endowments

When the markets were booming, billionaire colleges like Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University tapped their swelling endowments and launched spending binges on faculty, buildings and scholarships.

January 27, 2009

Students

College Financial Aid System Facing Stiff Test

Finding financial aid for college this year promises to be tougher than any final exam.

January 25, 2009

Leadership & Policy

The New Era of Diversity

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.

January 21, 2009

Students

From First-generation College Student to First Lady

As we celebrate the success of a first lady who matriculated through urban public schools, we must recommit ourselves to ensure the system works for more young people.

January 21, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Audit Clears Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor

Former North Carolina A&T Chancellor James C. Renick and Anna Anita Huff, a program manager, were accused of misusing university funds but now both are not found to be in violation of any laws nor did they personally spend the misused funds. Renick left the university in 2006 to take a position at the American Council on Education in Washington.

January 20, 2009