Tag: Research: Page 44

Students

Higher Education Summit Highlights Research on Asian-American, Pacific Islander-Serving Schools

A new study examines opportunities and challenges at colleges and universities that enroll significant Asian-American and Pacific Islander student populations.

June 25, 2013

Health

Grambling Wins $1.7 Million STEM Grant

Grambling State University has been awarded a $1.7 million, five-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to provide graduate degree opportunities to under-represented honors students.

June 24, 2013

STEM

Virginia, North Carolina Schools, Universities Partner to Provide STEM Opportunities to Minorities

The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation received a $3.5 million grant to continue efforts to recruit and retain minorities in STEM.

June 20, 2013

Home

Washington Think Tank Launches Center on Higher Education Reform

The American Enterprise Institute has launched the Center on Higher Education Reform to strengthen the Washington think tank’s influence on U.S. higher education reform.

June 20, 2013

Disabilties

Overhaul to GED Exam Undermines Accessibility

The GED’s new computer-based format leaves some concerned that the change will marginalize lower-income individuals.

June 19, 2013

Home

Study: Economic Diversity Not a Substitute for Racially Diverse Student Body

An education research study published this month contends that, while socioeconomic and racial diversity contribute to a positive racial climate on campus, socioeconomic diversity is not a substitute for racial diversity.

June 19, 2013

Students

Arkansas Plans to Award More 2-Year Degrees

Arkansas education officials announced a plan Wednesday to award associate degrees to qualifying students who transferred from community colleges to universities but never got their diplomas.

June 12, 2013

Students

Duke Launches Program to Aid Minority Students in Science Majors

The program focuses on social and community programming to help students form strong bonds, share ideas and leverage resources.

June 11, 2013

African-American

Report: Asian-American Subgroups Among Nation’s Poorest

Multiple economic indicators show Southeast Asians, for instance, consistently among the so-called have-nots, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

June 6, 2013

Community Colleges

Policy Group Calls for Renewed Investment in New Jersey Higher Education

The New Jersey Policy Perspective organization has called on state leaders to commit new investment to New Jersey higher education to boost the Garden State’s economic competitiveness.

June 5, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Hutchison: Governments Should Invest in Higher Education

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison called for more funding for research universities on Tuesday amid a debate over whether higher education budgets should be cut.

June 4, 2013

Students

Hispanic-Serving Institution Tally Increases 14.5 Percent

U.S. colleges and universities meeting the definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions jumped from 311 schools in 2010-11 to 356 in 2011-12, according to recently published data.

June 3, 2013