Tag: Public Policy: Page 57

Sports

One in Four Students Would Delay or Drop Out of School if Federal Financial Aid Were Cut

As yet another budget deadline looms in Congress, the impact of a sequester and automatic budget cuts on individual students has gone largely undiscussed.

February 25, 2013

Latinx

Forum: Black Male Incarceration Adds to Social Woes Predicted in Moynihan Report

Scholar and author Michelle Alexander says misguided criminal justice policies have worsened conditions for poor Black families far beyond what the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan predicted in 1965.

February 24, 2013

African-American

Black History Month: The Debate Rages On

One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.

February 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Iowa University Faculty OKs Exceptions for Military

The University of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate has approved a new policy that would let military personnel and veterans carry out their duties or receive medical treatment without worrying about missing class.

February 20, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month

Opinion: Black History Month has deviated from Carter G. Woodson’s initial intent to recognize the strength of Black America, and becoming a month-long hero worshipping festival.

February 13, 2013

International

Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard

The national movement to make higher education institutions more transparent in terms of their comparative costs and student outcomes got a lift with the launch of the web-based College Scorecard resource tool.

February 13, 2013

Health

Va. Struggles With Health Insurance Requirement

State agencies are reducing part-time employees’ hours until officials figure out how to comply with federal health insurance requirements regarding those who work more than 30 hours each week.

February 11, 2013

Students

Duke Fraternity Suspended Amid Protest over Party

The parent organization of Kappa Sigma fraternity has suspended its Duke University chapter over a party some claimed was racist after photos surfaced of partygoers in Asian-style clothing.

February 7, 2013

African-American

TRIO Program Advocates Seek Support in Congress

TRIO program advocates made a timely plea for congressional support of what is the federal government’s oldest group of college outreach and retention programs for low-income and aspiring first-generation college students.

February 6, 2013

Faculty & Staff

You Can’t Always Read or Write Just What You Want to Read or Write

Recently, I was doing some research for a forthcoming book that I am working on. I still have more work to do, but I was able to make some good headway in archives, came across some good online primary sources and was pleased with what I have been able to come with at this point.

February 5, 2013

International

Gallup Poll: Americans See Higher Education as Essential, yet Often Unaffordable

The poll found that 71 percent of Americans view higher education as important to a person’s financial security in the future.

February 5, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Out Lesbian and Gay Presidents Discuss Pathways to Leadership

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held its 69th Annual Meeting in Atlanta last week.

January 28, 2013