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Leadership & Policy

ACE Reinforces Advocacy of Investment in Education

The American Council of Education (ACE) directed educators and administration to reconsider the nation’s investment in education during the closing speech of their 95th annual meeting.

March 6, 2013

Students

Diverse Conversations: The Crucial Role of Student Life

Dr. Marcus Chanay, Vice President of the Division of Student Life at Jackson State University, is an expert in the area of student life, having spent a decade helping to shape his department.

February 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Summit Drills In on America’s Dropout Rate

In the United States, a student drops out of school every 26 seconds and more than 3,000 children leave school every day.

February 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Judge: No Foul Play in UDC Tenure Decision

A former law school faculty member at the University of the District of Columbia failed to provide any evidence that gender or race discrimination was responsible for her denial of tenure, a federal judge has ruled.

February 26, 2013

Students

Urban Male Initiative: Seeing Students Where They Are To Get Them To Where They Need To Be

The Urban Male Initiative program at Community College of Denver wasn’t around to answer the Black, Brown and College Bound Conference’s first call to action seven years ago to rescue Black and Latino males from consistently ranking at the bottom of all indicators of educational attainment.

February 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Judge Limits Professor’s Suit against North Park University

Dr. Maria Reyes will be allowed to sue NPU for race discrimination and breach of contract, but cannot proceed with Title VII violations and retaliation claims.

February 3, 2013

Students

It’s Tough to Trailblaze: Challenges of First-Generation College Students

College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce.

January 23, 2013

Students

Tribal Colleges in NM Seek Scholarship Eligibility

Tribal colleges in New Mexico want their students to have the same eligibility for the state’s lottery scholarships as students attending state colleges and universities.

January 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

HBCU Presidents Stood Up for Civil Rights

This past December, the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) released two new videos in their series of oral history videos that link seasoned activists with emergent leaders.

January 13, 2013

Disabilties

New Pell Grant Restrictions Lower Enrollment

New regulations enacted by Congress in June have stripped Pell Grant eligibility from nearly 3,000 Mississippi students.

January 10, 2013

Students

Pew Report Finds that College Degrees Shelter Economic Stability

A recent report released by Pew Charitable Trusts found that graduates holding four-year college degrees are in actuality more protected in a pernicious economy than those with lesser education credentials.

January 9, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Group Files Department of Education Complaint on U.Va.’s ‘Warning’

A group representing trustees and alumni from colleges around the country is seeking an investigation into an accreditation agency putting the University of Virginia on warning for its failed attempt to fire its president.

January 1, 2013