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Leadership & Policy

Morris Brown President Sentenced to Five Years Probation

Dr. Dolores Cross, the former Morris Brown College president convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in government money…

January 24, 2007

Students

U.S. Sens. Obama, Kennedy Propose Pell Grant Increase

Add U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to the list of those who want the new Democrat-controlled Congress to make major improvements in federal financial aid policy for low-income students.

January 23, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

Central State University Makes Pitch for $33 Million Aid Plan

COLUMBUS, Ohio Financially struggling Central State University needs an extra $33 million in state funding to preserve its role as Ohio’s only public historically Black college, its president said this week.

January 18, 2007

Students

House Votes To Cut Student Loan Interest Rates Over White House Objection

After pledging early action on higher education in 2007, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a plan to cut student loan interest rates by half over a five-year period despite strong White House opposition.

January 16, 2007

Students

Students to Congress: Ease the Financial Burden

WASHINGTON, D.C. As the highlight of College Affordability Day of Action, college students used a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday to call on the U.S. Congress to make college more affordable by cutting student interest rates in half and increasing the maximum Pell Grant award.

January 11, 2007

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University of Michigan To Comply With Affirmative Action Ban

DETROIT The University of Michigan said Wednesday that it is resuming the admission of students for fall 2007 and will comply with new voter-approved curbs on affirmative action.

January 10, 2007

Community Colleges

College Textbook Prices Focus of Congressional

With many low-income students already struggling to pay for higher education…

January 10, 2007

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U.S. Judge Lets Michigan Universities Use Affirmative Action, For Now

A federal judge has given Michigan universities a six-month extension to continue race…

January 10, 2007

Students

Report: Low-income Students Misinformed About Costs And Benefits of Private Loans

Low-income undergraduate students are among the least informed about the financial aid process…

January 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former Morris Brown President Sentenced to Five Years Probation

Dolores Cross, the former Morris Brown College president convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in government money to cover the school’s debts, was sentenced Wednesday to five years probation and a year of home confinement.

January 4, 2007

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Alabama HBCUs To Get Financial Windfall From Desegregation Lawsuit Settlement

When Chemeria Smith, a senior at Greene County High School in Eutaw, Ala., seeks financial aid for college next fall…

December 27, 2006

Students

Trying Times for Bishop State

Decades before segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocked the University of Alabama’s doors to African-Americans…

December 27, 2006