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Leadership & Policy

Bishop State President’s Future In Doubt Amid Financial Aid Probe

MOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy’s future at the two-year school is reportedly in doubt amid a probe of student aid fraud claims and reports of financial irregularities.

September 19, 2006

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Education Department Plans To Move On Higher Ed Commission Advice

The National Commission on the Future of Higher Education has yet to issue a final report, but that hasn’t stopped the U.S. Department of Education from making plans to debate and implement its recommendations later this year.

September 15, 2006

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Report: Higher Education Unattainable for American Families

With tuition costs up significantly at public universities, and with median household incomes flat, families are simply unable to afford the expense of a college education these days, says a new report.

September 12, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Spellings Drops By “HBCU Week” Festivities To Tout New Grants

WASHINGTON The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities is wrapping up a conference in Washington, D.C., today commemorating “National HBCU Week.”

September 11, 2006

Students

Black Enrollment Lags At Florida’s Universities

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Black enrollment grew by only 1.6 percent in Florida’s state universities since last year compared to an overall increase of 2.6 percent, Gov. Jeb Bush and university officials announced Friday.

September 10, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The Envy of Its Peers?

The Georgia Institute of Technology: 117. North Carolina A&T State University: 145…

September 6, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The Envy of Its Peers?

The Georgia Institute of Technology: 117. North Carolina A&T State University: 145…

September 6, 2006

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DREAM Act Becoming Major Mid-Term Battleground

GREELEY, Colo. A U.S. congressional hearing focusing on a controversial illegal immigrant education law drew criticism from Republican lawmakers, signaling their intent to make the law a partisan election issue in November.

September 4, 2006

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Just the Stats: Easing the Tuition Burden

Last week, we looked at the reasons behind ever-increasing college tuition rates. They wouldn’t be of quite so much concern if low-income students were getting enough financial aid to cover the increases. Unfortunately, that’s not happening.

August 30, 2006

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FBI, Education Department Tapped Student Aid Records in Terrorism Probe

WASHINGTON Searching for terrorists, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Education’s investigative arm have secretly vetted people applying for college aid, documents show.

August 30, 2006

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New Federal Grant Shuts Out Some

Thousands of community and technical college students enrolled in certificate programs won’t be eligible…

August 23, 2006

Students

Audit: Benedict Broke Federal Student Loan Rules

Benedict College has been ordered to repay $658,000 to a federal student loan program because…

August 23, 2006