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Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: A Golden Opportunity

With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.

January 19, 2009

Faculty & Staff

A Golden Opportunity

With a spike in Black and Hispanic college enrollment, junior faculty have an unprecedented opportunity to mentor minority students to graduation and into faculty ranks.

January 7, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Former Morris Brown Provost Sets Record Straight on School’s Problems

As former Provost of Morris Brown College (1999 to 2002) I am compelled to reply to The Chronicle of Higher Education article (Dec 22, 2008) on the tragic story of Morris Brown College.

January 5, 2009

Students

Wayne State University Facing Tough, New Tests

Wayne State University works to stem enrollment losses caused by Michigan’s economic crisis while providing management expertise to the city of Detroit.

December 24, 2008

Home

Arne Duncan’s Profile: What He’s Done and Where He’s Been

Arne Duncan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987, majoring in sociology.

December 16, 2008

Home

Education Advocates Pushing Hard to Get Piece of Stimulus Pie

More than a dozen education and consumer groups asked Congress on Thursday for a 50 percent increase in the maximum Pell Grant and a 25 percent hike in college work-study as part of an economic stimulus package scheduled for consideration soon.

December 10, 2008

HBCUs

Hard Times in Higher Education

The nation’s worsening financial crisis is rippling through nearly every sector of the economy. Higher education, usually more immune than other sectors, is no exception this time.

December 10, 2008

Sports

DRASTIC MEASURES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES

Hit hard by the global financial crisis, colleges are cutting their budgets in ways that prompt fears about access and retention for minority students.

December 10, 2008

Home

U.S. Makes Modest Progress in College Affordability and Accessibility

College accessibility has improved modestly over the last decade as the proportion of 18 to 24 years enrolled in college has risen from 39 percent to 42 percent since 1997.

December 2, 2008

Students

Bailout Plan for Student Loan Companies Might Hurt Students

The government plans to help struggling student loan companies, announced U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Wednesday.

November 12, 2008

International

Private Loans for College Dry Up, Just as Students Most Need the Money

While college tuitions keep rising, students and families continue to grapple with how to cover education costs.

October 30, 2008

Home

Tuitions Increase but Keep Pace With the Rest of the Economy

College tuition increases mostly kept pace with the rise in cost of other goods and services, but students and families are still struggling to pay for higher education, according to a report released Wednesday by the College Board.

October 29, 2008