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Leadership & Policy

The College Board Says SAT Writing Section Is More Predictive of College Success Than High School GPA for Minorities

The writing portion of the SAT, added three years ago, is the best predictor of college performance for incoming college freshmen, according to a new report released by the College Board, owner of the SAT.

June 17, 2008

Students

Educators Outline Steps to Ensure Student Access During Economic Uncertainty

Federal, state, institutional and private parties need to rethink how they are helping — and even hindering low- and moderate-income students’ advancement in higher education, said panelists at an event at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development on Friday.

June 15, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Umass-Amherst Revokes Honorary Degree To Zimbabwe Leader

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has revoked an honorary degree awarded two decades ago to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

June 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Robotics Development Complex To Be Built at Alabama Community College

A robotics research and development complex will be built at Calhoun Community College in Decatur and is expected to train 450 people a year, Gov. Bob Riley announced Monday.

June 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

It’s All About Degrees Conferred

College rankings have always been a bit controversial, but over the last year debates over such lists, particularly U.S. News’ rankings, have really heated up.

June 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A Tribal College With an ‘Edge’

Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.

June 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Eastern Mich. Agrees to Pay $350K in Fines in Killing Case

Eastern Michigan University has agreed to pay $350,000 in fines for covering up the rape and killing of a student in her dorm room by telling reporters and her parents there were no signs of foul play.

June 8, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Va. Court Upholds Women’s College Move to Coed

A former all-women’s college did not break a contract with female students when it decided to enroll men, a divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday.

June 8, 2008

Faculty & Staff

WVU President Calls Resignation ‘Difficult’

West Virginia University President Mike Garrison said Friday he will resign in September to end the controversy surrounding the improper awarding of a master’s degree to the governor’s daughter.

June 8, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Making the Leap

Sitting through a session at the annual American Council on Education meeting in February on “Advancing Diversity in the College Presidency,” the presenters discussed recent findings from the ACE study “The American College President.”

May 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Forming a Pipeline To the Presidency

Many efforts have helped increase the number of women and ethnic minorities in college presidencies, but Asian Americans have not kept pace.

May 14, 2008

Students

Perspectives: A2MEND Addressing Issues Facing Black Males in Higher Education

Since its founding in 2005, the African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND) organization has grown from an organization that identified the main component of their mission to “create an affirming academic and professional environment for African-Americans,” to an organization that is actively achieving this mission through providing workshops and presentations throughout California and the United States.

May 7, 2008