Tag: Public Policy: Page 37

Students

A Division Committed to Diversity and Social Justice

Founded in 1870 by the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus under the name of St. Ignatius College, Loyola University Chicago has grown to be the largest of the 28 Jesuit universities in the United States.

February 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

National Initiative Aims to Lift Minority Men

In an effort to improve the outcomes for underrepresented men of color at community colleges, a new national consortium is being launched with the intended purpose of strategizing over how best to serve this growing demographic.

January 28, 2015

African-American

Disaggregating Asian American Pacific Islanders

New push to disaggregate data that uncovers disparities for NHPIs.

January 25, 2015

Students

Florida Gov. Scott Wants to Stop Taxing College Textbooks

College students could be getting a break on the cost of their textbooks under a new proposal announced on Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott.

January 22, 2015

Latinx

Believing and Achieving King’s Dream

The question lies not in the promises made but can the promises be kept.

January 15, 2015

Students

Endowment Supports Diversity Efforts at Arkansas Law School

A graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law has created an endowed fund to enhance academic and professional development opportunities that advance diversity in the legal profession.

January 13, 2015

African-American

Race Relations at Forefront of National Debate

A poll indicated that 13% of those interviewed believed that race relations are the most important issue facing the nation.

January 13, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Leader: More Party Control Over Colleges

China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.

December 30, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Obama, Millennials and College Costs

College, it seems, is not as much of a sure thing as these young Americans believed it would be.

December 29, 2014

Students

West Virginia Higher Ed Changes to Help Students

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia higher education leaders are finalizing policy changes to help students more easily transfer college credits and earn degrees. The changes were approved by the state Higher Education Policy Commission and the state Council for Community and Technical College Education within the last two months. The proposed rules state that a […]

December 28, 2014

Students

Diverse Dockett: Judge Tosses Out Retaliation Suit Against University of Washington

Dr. W. Gary Olson admitted granting “ghost credits” for no work to qualify low-income, part-time graduate students for financial aid that was available only to full-time students at the University of Washington. Olson, who was assistant dean of student affairs at the School of Social Work, said he believed that university policies requiring satisfactory completion […]

December 28, 2014

Students

HBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top Issues

The 2014 State of HBCUs Report reflects concern about the health of the institutions in the wake of shrinking enrollment and a fairly steady decline in federal funding.

December 28, 2014