Tag: Technology: Page 60

African-American

National Urban League Calls Attention to Financial Aid Issues From African-American Perspective

The National Urban League has released a paper on financial aid to bring the views of African-Americans to a Gates Foundation-sponsored project on reforming the college financial aid system.

April 8, 2013

Students

Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs

Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.

April 4, 2013

Students

Mass. Sues For-Profit School for False Marketing

A for-profit school offered so little training that students who paid hefty fees to train as medical assistants never learned how to use a stethoscope, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by prosecutors in Massachusetts.

April 3, 2013

Students

Research Can Pay Off for Students When It Comes to Loan Repayment

Experts say that when it comes to federal student loans, repayment options are expanding and becoming more generous.

April 3, 2013

Students

All About Diversity

“Celebrate Diversity Month” was proposed in 2004, when two diversity companies, ProGroup, Inc. and Diversity Best Practices, created a proclamation for the observance. It is now widely observed in April.

April 3, 2013

Home

R.I. Attorney General: Tuition Waiver Data Not Public Information

The Rhode Island attorney general’s office says the names of state university and college workers getting free tuition worth millions of dollars for themselves and their families are not public information.

April 2, 2013

Students

New Student Advisers Show Nontraditional Students the Way at Online University

As driven as the students are to move forward professionally, many lack the will to communicate openly about barriers that are likely to come up in a virtual learning space.

April 2, 2013

Sports

Incredibly, Rejected Asian Americans Start New “Historical Asian American College and University” Movement

Billionaire cites difficulty for Asian Americans to get beyond the limitations of top institutions with increasingly high percentages of Asian American students.

March 31, 2013

Faculty & Staff

U.S. Still Has More Work to Do in Technology Education

According to a recent survey, China leads in integrating technology into the curriculum, its students spend more time using technology in school and say their teachers are technologically savvy.

March 31, 2013

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Special Report: Technology and Online Edition

Technology and Online Edition – Thought Cloud: Burgeoning MOOC wave transforming the higher ed landscape; HBCUs riding the distance learning wave; Does e-learning exacerbate achievement gaps? Social media leveraged to enhance learning experience

March 29, 2013

African-American

Fostering Diversity: A Necessary Step for HBCU Survival

Historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, have provided a top-notch education for African-Americans since pre-Civil War days.

March 28, 2013

Home

New Report Emphasizes Accountability from Secondary Schools

Experts say that educators should invest more effort into high-achieving students in high-poverty schools.

March 28, 2013