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Community Colleges

Higher Tuition Forces Students Into Cheaper Schools, Study Says

Sharp tuition increases are forcing more lower-income students to forego their dream college for less expensive universities or community colleges, or are keeping some out of school entirely, according to a study released Monday.

November 4, 2006

Home

Black Congressmen In Line for Key Committee Leadership Positions

For African-Americans, the 2006 mid-term elections present an opportunity to expand their power…

November 1, 2006

Leadership & Policy

LeMoyne-Owen College Claws Back From the Brink

LeMoyne-Owen College can do little in the next month or so but await its fate…

November 1, 2006

Home

Harvard, Princeton Drop Early Admissions — Should Others Follow?

Harvard University and Princeton University have decided to drop their early admission programs…

November 1, 2006

Home

Financial Aid, ‘Imposter Syndrome’ Cited as Impediments to Minority Grad School Success

Experts say lack of money and fear minority students have that they will be “exposed” as not being smart enough should not keep them out of graduate school.

October 31, 2006

Home

Legal Battle Over Law Denying Financial Aid to Students With Drug Convictions Ends

A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that denies financial aid to students with drug convictions.

October 30, 2006

Latinx

Just the Stats: Are Latinos Getting A Fair Shake?

Financial aid statistics indicate that Latinos do not receive the funding that other minorities and Whites receive, making it more challenging for members of the nation’s fastest-growing minority group to attend college.

October 26, 2006

Students

College Board: Tuition Increases Slowing Down

WASHINGTON Although the average tuition bill is up 35 percent compared to five years ago, the skyrocketing increases in recent years has slowed to a sputter, according to the College Board’s annual report on college tuition released Tuesday.

October 23, 2006

Students

GAO Report: College Collaborations on Financial Aid Packages Fail to Improve Affordability for Students

A federally sanctioned experiment allowing collaboration among select colleges in the development of financial…

October 18, 2006

Students

Bush Administration’s New Vision for Higher Education Raises Commitment Questions

Two issues are already front and center when debating U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings’ new vision for American higher education…

October 18, 2006

Students

Sallie Mae Introduces CD-ROM to Help

The Sallie Mae Fund has developed an interactive CD-ROM that targets African-American students to help them and…

October 18, 2006

Disabilties

Voter Intimidation and Fraud Examined by U.S. Civil Rights Commission

With concerns about past election disputes and waning public confidence in the electoral process, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to investigate voter fraud and voter intimidation.

October 15, 2006