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Students

Federal Government Awarding $28.4M to Provide AP Exams for Underprivileged

In an effort to boost college readiness and save money for students from families of lesser economic means, the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced that it had awarded $28.4 million in grants to states in order to offset the cost of Advanced Placement exams.

August 12, 2014

Disabilties

Going Forward, New Federal Loan Guidelines for College Seen as Helpful

However, critics say it does nothing to repair catastrophic damage caused as a result of 2011 changes to Parent PLUS loan.

August 10, 2014

Students

Focus Intensifies on Falloff of Students En Route to College

“Summer melt” is said to impact between 10 and 20 percent of all “college-intending” students throughout the United States. One estimate puts the number of students who “melt away” during the summer at 200,000 students per year.

August 3, 2014

Students

Powerball Win Helps Marilyn Fields Spread Her Love for Shaw University

Good fortune allows devoted alumna and employee the opportunity to fully capitalize a scholarship she had started earlier this year.

July 31, 2014

Students

Billions of GI Bill Funds Going to For-Profit Schools

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have flocked to for-profit colleges, including a troubled chain that is closing or selling its campuses amid a series of federal and state investigations.

July 30, 2014

Latinx

Millennials Even More Left of Center Than in 2012

Even political pollsters have joined in the ongoing critique of this age demographic.

July 30, 2014

MSIs

Department of Defense to Oversee Plagiarism Probe

The Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh of Montana, the college’s provost said Tuesday.

July 29, 2014

Students

University of California Exercising a Form of Economic Affirmative Action?

System gouging the out-of-staters to shore up revenues.

July 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Judge: Students, Staff Can Oppose Corcoran Merger

The Corcoran’s board is seeking to merge the museum founded in 1869 and its college with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art after years of financial shortfalls and daunting renovation needs.

July 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Time No Barrier to Law Professor Ronald Sullivan Getting to Truth

Harvard educator is a consultant on Brooklyn’s Conviction Review Unit that seeks to bring the innocent to justice and restore faith in the legal system.

July 21, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Happy Anniversary!

Congratulations to William E. Cox Jr., Diverse Vice President of Operations and Advertising, as we celebrate this week the 13th anniversary of his joining the team. This July, in fact, has been extra special for Will as he also has been able to savor his beloved World Cup competition.

July 16, 2014

Students

University of Phoenix Faces Government Financial Aid Review

NEW YORK ― Apollo Education Group said the U.S. Department of Education will review the administration of federal student financial aid programs by its University of Phoenix subsidiary. The for-profit education company said Monday that the government review, which is scheduled to start Aug. 4, will initially cover the 2012-13 and 2013-14 years. The review […]

July 14, 2014