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Getting Through The Hard Times

Getting Through The Hard Times Graduating seniors are confronting one of the tightest job markets in recent years. What are students doing to remain competitive?By Ronald RoachAs a business administration major, Jermanne Perry, a graduating senior at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, recognized last year that the slumping U.S. economy showed little promise of […]

June 4, 2003

Mentors Are Key to Getting Black Students To College, Study Says

Mentors Are Key to Getting Black Students To College, Study Says IOWA CITY, IowaA strong relationship with a teacher, counselor, or administrator in high school can help propel students to college or other postsecondary education, according to a new report from ACT. Research shows that African American students, however, are less likely than their White […]

February 26, 2003

Faculty & Staff

Taking it to the Next Level

Taking it to the Next LevelAs the Hispanic population in America booms, Hispanic representation on American college campuses has so far been a bust. But educators say community colleges are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap.By Kristina LaneTwo Hispanic men in Claremont, Calif., were chatting recently about their children. One beamed with pride as he talked […]

September 25, 2002

Princeton Review Updates College Prep Web Site

Princeton Review Updates College Prep Web SiteNEW YORK In an effort to assist high school guidance counselors in managing multiple responsibilities, the Princeton Review has launched its Counselor Center for the 2001-2002 school year at . According to a study by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, the average ratio of […]

October 10, 2001

Advisers, Athletes Team Up to Close the Educational Gap

Advisers, Athletes Team Up to Close the Educational GapWe live in a society of educational gaps. Educational gaps refer to knowledge and information deficits that students bring with them to college. Because students are products of their social backgrounds and circumstances, they are often unaware of these learning deficits. Gaps can be observed between the […]

April 25, 2001

Online Service to Target College-Bound High Schoolers

Online Service to Target College-Bound High SchoolersLee’s Summit, Mo.The National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA) in coordination with the Dallas, Texas-based e2 Communications company has launched an online service that will allow a student to get targeted recruitment e-mail from colleges and universities based on that student’s interests and profile. NRCCUA, a […]

February 28, 2001

The Diligent Dozen

The Diligent Dozen A ‘To-Do’ List for Parents of Minorities Aspiring to CollegeJDon’t leave the choices in your child’s high school curriculum to school guidance counselors. Too often, counselors will steer students of color to less rigorous courses that fail to adequately prepare them for college work. JDon’t leave it to counselors to decide which […]

October 13, 1999

Surveying the Crime Scene

Surveying the Crime SceneProposed rules aim to make campus crime statistics more consumer-friendlyWashington — Colleges and universities around the country will have to provide more information about crime on their campuses if new proposals by the U.S. Department of Education are accepted this fall.The new rules are based on last year’s revisions to the Jeanne […]

September 15, 1999

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