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Improving K-12 Education Key to Reaching U.S. College Completion Goal, Education Secretary Says

On Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said America is still the envy of the world in higher education but cannot rest while other countries improve their competitiveness.

May 26, 2010

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Legislation Aimed at Limiting Louisiana Law Clinics Dies

A Louisiana Senate committee scuttled a bill Wednesday aimed at shuttering the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic that critics say would have hampered operations at all the state’s law clinics.

May 20, 2010

Faculty & Staff

JSU’s Mason Ready for Challenges at Southern

Anticipating new leadership, the Southern University System expects incoming president Ronald Mason to raise external funds and improve student outcomes.

May 16, 2010

Community Colleges

Community Colleges Seek Federal Dollars To Hold Off Job Cuts

With no end in sight to surging enrollments and funding that falls short of need, community colleges are asking Congress for more financial help to protect institutions from potentially damaging faculty and staff cutbacks.

May 12, 2010

African-American

House Panel Votes To Block NSF Funding Shift

A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday dealt a blow to the Obama administration’s plan to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single entity with broader competition.

April 29, 2010

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Academic Leaders Debate Whether U.S. Higher Education Is Broken

In a televised debate, two prominent public university leaders on Tuesday disagreed sharply with two  private institution leaders on whether the business model of U.S. higher education is broken.

April 28, 2010

Latinx

HSI Administrators Express Dismay Over Proposed NSF Grant Consolidation

The Obama administration’s proposal to consolidate federal science programs for minority-serving institutions into a single competitive grant program has representatives from Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) crying foul.

April 26, 2010

African-American

Forum: Minority-serving Campuses Urged to Tout Their Success

The Obama administration’s top official for federal initiatives with historically Black schools on Thursday urged MSI leaders to focus on telling policymakers about their record of achievement.

April 22, 2010

Latinx

UC Campuses Report Record Low Admission Rates

Admission to the University of California was more competitive than ever this year as a record number of applicants competed for undergraduate slots, according to University of California officials.

April 21, 2010

MSIs

Community Colleges Continue to Seek Federal Help

With the $12 billion American Graduation Initiative stricken from the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was included in health care reform legislation, community colleges try to hold on to previous allocations.

April 13, 2010

African-American

Minority-focused STEM Funding Plan Raises Equity Concerns

A debate has emerged over science programs at minority-serving institutions and how best to prepare more students of color for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Loss of guaranteed funding and potential increased competition for NSF grants jeopardizes MSI programs, advocates say.

April 1, 2010

African-American

Tech Savvy HBCUs Keeping Pace With Innovation, Others Lag

Closing the so-called digital divide is becoming less of a possibility for many HBCUs.

March 25, 2010