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Leadership & Policy

University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition

More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.

April 17, 2011

HBCUs

South Carolina Moves to Define Performance-based Funding Formula for Higher Education

S.C. Governor Nikki Haley has said the state needs to get away from funding colleges and universities based on subjective influences like loyalty from lawmakers or the popularity of their football programs.

April 10, 2011

Health

Aetna Announces Funding for Research Projects Aimed at Reducing Infant Mortality Among African-Americans

Aetna and the Aetna Foundation today announced funding in support of three research projects aimed at driving down rates of infant mortality among African-American newborns, who are more than twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants.

April 4, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Are ‘Charter Universities’ the Future of State-funded Higher Education?

In states such as Oregon, Louisiana and Wisconsin, flagship universities are inching away from their traditional patrons in the statehouse, accepting lower levels of state funding in exchange for freedom from state regulations.

March 31, 2011

Latinx

Ed Secretary Duncan Defends $2B Increase in 2012 Education Budget

The higher education portion of the Obama FY2012 request includes a $67 million increase for TRIO programs for a total of $920 million; summer Pell grants would be cut.

March 1, 2011

African-American

House Budget Stirs Opposition Over Higher Education Cuts

Advocates have criticized legislation by the House of Representatives that would cut funding for minority-serving colleges and universities by $250 million this year while reducing the maximum Pell Grant by more than $800 for the neediest students.

March 1, 2011

Students

‘Extra Push’ Toward Diversity

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholarships boost diversity among second-career nursing students.

February 23, 2011

Students

House Republicans Slash $61B in Continuing Resolution

An amendment barring the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation passed by a vote of 289-136.

February 19, 2011

Students

House Republicans Slash $61B in Continuing Resolution

An amendment barring the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation passed by a vote of 289-136.

February 19, 2011

Students

Obama Budget Protects Pell Grants, Sets Education Priorities

President Obama presented a 2012 budget that has limited increases for education but a commitment to protect the current $5,550 maximum Pell Grant, which is the subject of potential cuts on Capitol Hill.

February 14, 2011

Community Colleges

Catching Up With Walter Bumphus

Dr. Walter Bumphus sits down with Diverse to discuss his plans as head of the AACC.

February 6, 2011

Students

Conference: Independent Colleges Urged to Enhance Their Affordability

Administrators are told during national meeting that there are concrete steps that universities and colleges could take to make getting a degree more affordable for low-income students.

January 31, 2011