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Leadership & Policy

Michigan’s Only HBCU Struggling to Stay Afloat

Senior faculty members at Lewis College of Business in Detroit emerged from a recent meeting nervously optimistic. With the school on the brink of closure, that was all they could be, explains Deolis Allen, dean and chief academic officer of the school.

January 6, 2008

Students

Black Student Enrollment Rebounds at UCLA

As a senior honors student at Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, Calif., last spring, Lakea Youngblood gained admission to the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles, California’s two most sought-after public universities.

December 12, 2007

Community Colleges

Serving the Undocumented

California community colleges struggle to navigate “frustrating” financial aid process for undocumented students.

December 12, 2007

Students

Black Student Enrollment Rebounds at UCLA

Will “outsourced” affirmative action prove long lasting?

December 12, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

In Brief: Harvard Boosts Financial Aid for Middle-Income Students

Harvard University announced Monday a major expansion of financial aid that will help even families earning six figures; Stanford University’s historic East Asian collection needs a new home; the University of Southern Maine bans students from campus for failing to meet vaccination requirements for mumps; and University of Utah allows students to request new dorm room if they discover their roommate has a concealed gun permit.

December 10, 2007

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Duke University Offers Full Ride For Low-income Students

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University on Saturday became the latest elite college to announce a major boost in financial aid. But like even some of its wealthiest peers, it isn’t going so far as to guarantee all its students will graduate debt-free.

December 9, 2007

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Education Funding Vetoed, Democrats Press on With Policy Proposal

President Bush has vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs.

November 28, 2007

Students

Public University Associations Unveil A New Web Tool For Prospective Students

NEW YORK A partnership between the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has launched College Portrait, a new comprehensive Web resource to help prospective college students and their families compare and contrast U.S. public colleges and universities.

November 28, 2007

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Sallie Mae Spent $2.3 Million Lobbying on Student Lending Legislation, Other Issues in 2007

WASHINGTON The nation’s largest student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, spent $2.3 million to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a disclosure form.

November 19, 2007

Students

Washington State’s Higher Education Board Drafts 10-year Plan

SEATTLE The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board got an earful when it traveled the state asking citizens to tell them what needs to be fixed about the way Washington educates people after high school.

November 15, 2007

Students

HEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New Policies

Provisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.

November 14, 2007

Latinx

Veto Casts Cloud Over Education Bill That Would Have Increased Pell Grants, MSI Funding

President Bush on Tuesday vetoed a 2008 education budget bill that many advocates had championed for its proposed increases in student financial aid and college-access programs. Now, the House and Senate need to muster a two-thirds majority to bring into law the bill, which would have increased the maximum Pell Grant and provide more funding for minority-serving institutions.

November 12, 2007