Tag: Minorities on Campus: Page 67

African-American

National Urban League Calls Attention to Financial Aid Issues From African-American Perspective

The National Urban League has released a paper on financial aid to bring the views of African-Americans to a Gates Foundation-sponsored project on reforming the college financial aid system.

April 8, 2013

Home

Liberty University Relaxes Firearms Policy

Liberty University’s Board of Trustees has loosened the school’s weapons policy to allow firearms inside all campus facilities except dormitories.

April 3, 2013

African-American

HBCUs Targeted in Republican Party Outreach

A Republican Party strategy report identifies HBCUs as institutions at which African-Americans can be engaged “with the goal of educating the community on Republican ideals and the party’s history.”

April 2, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Oberlin Dean Named Next Kenyon College President

A dean at Oberlin College has been named the next president of Kenyon College.

March 18, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Oberlin Dean Named Next Kenyon College President

A dean at Oberlin College has been named the next president of Kenyon College.

March 18, 2013

Students

Tug of War Over Guns On Campus Intensifying

As lawmakers in nine states debate whether to permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on college campuses, administrators at two of the nation’s largest institutions oppose the legislation.

March 18, 2013

African-American

Millennial Stress College Years and Beyond

A few weeks ago, the nation and blogosphere was abuzz with news about the stressful lives of Generation Y (the Millennials).

March 6, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Oberlin College and the Popular Fables of Hate and Ignorance

Oberlin College administrators suspended classes “and all non-essential activities” on Monday in response to a series of “hate-related incidents.”

March 5, 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

Jackson State Wins Approval for Madison Courses

The state College Board has approved 42 courses for Jackson State University’s planned campus in Madison.

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

Students

College Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores Rise

Roughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.

February 20, 2013