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HBCUs

Wyo. Joins Alliance To Improve College Graduation

Wyoming is joining an alliance of states working to increase the number of students successfully completing college.

November 21, 2012

Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health

The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.

October 31, 2012

Leadership & Policy

No Contract Renewal for MVSU President

The state College Board has decided against renewing the contract of Mississippi Valley State University President Donna Oliver.

October 28, 2012

Sports

NCAA President Defends Penn State Sanctions

NCAA president Mark Emmert says the sanctions levied on Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex Jerry Sandusky child sex -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus Newsabuse scandal dealt with the behavior of university leaders and whether or not the school handled the allegations appropriately.

October 25, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Accrediting Panel to Review University of Virginia’s Status

An accrediting panel has questions about the University of Virginia stemming from the Board of Visitors’ failed attempt to oust President Teresa Sullivan.

October 23, 2012

Leadership & Policy

First defendant in FAMU hazing case sentenced

The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year’s hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two years under close supervision.

October 22, 2012

Disabilties

Alabama Students Looking To Fill Pell Grant Void

Changes to federal eligibility rules for Pell grants have some Alabama students returning to college looking for new ways to pay for classes.

October 8, 2012

Students

New Data Show Many Students Struggling to Repay Loans

More than 13 percent of student loan borrowers are defaulting on their loans during the first three years of repayment, with students from for-profit colleges topping the list of defaulters, the U.S. Education Department said Friday.

September 30, 2012

Home

Many For-profit Colleges Excluded from Law

Lawmakers say new legislation that created an oversight agency aimed at protecting students of for-profit colleges doesn’t apply to many of the schools.

September 17, 2012

Students

FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band

Saturday marked the first FAMU football game in decades without a halftime show of elaborate dances, booming percussion and thundering brass.

September 16, 2012

Leadership & Policy

New Document Filing Expected To Boost Fisk University Efforts to Have Accreditation Reaffirmed

Fisk University has filed a monitoring report as part of efforts to persuade a powerful Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency to lift the Nashville-based HBCU from probation, a status it has held for nearly two years.

September 11, 2012

Students

Harvard Probing Dozens for Possible Cheating

Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered they may have shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam.

September 3, 2012