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Students

Diverse Conversations: Black Men and College Initiatives ― Fair or Unfair?

Despite the obvious need for college incentive programs for this nation’s young Black men, there are plenty who complain about the special treatment these young men receive.

July 16, 2014

African-American

Addressing the Crisis Among Men of Color in Higher Education

The representation of African-American and Latino men in higher education is the worst it has been in the last 30 years.

July 15, 2014

Students

Low-Income Students’ Success in College Starts in High School

There needs to be a partnership between colleges and organizations in the communities where students live.

July 8, 2014

Students

How Does Your Pay Compare to University of California’s Salaries?

School releases 2013 data, says its workers are still paid “under-market.”

July 7, 2014

Sports

Schools Work to Focus Incoming College Students

Recent studies by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research found that an estimated 20 percent of graduating seniors from urban school districts abandon their plans to attend college over the summer.

July 7, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Source: University of Texas President Powers’ Resignation Demanded

University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa told University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers that he must resign or he will be fired, a person with direct knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press on Friday.

July 6, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Napolitano Aims to Grow University of California Role in Fighting Hunger

University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she plans to leverage the state’s role in agriculture and research to tackle one of the world’s most pressing problems: food.

July 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Winthrop University Fires President After Less Than a Year

Winthrop University fired its president after less than a year, saying she violated the Rock Hill college’s nepotism policy by hiring her husband, lied to trustees and was rude, hostile and demeaning to faculty, her own staff and school leaders.

June 26, 2014

Community Colleges

Is a College Degree Still Worth It? Study Says Yes

Those with bachelor’s or associate degrees earn more money over their lifetime than those who skip college, even after factoring in the cost of higher education, according to a report released by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

June 24, 2014

Disabilties

Better College Stats Needed on Dating Violence

The Obama administration wants colleges and universities to compile more thorough statistics on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence.

June 19, 2014

Community Colleges

Starbucks Offers Its Employees an Educational Break

In collaboration with Arizona State University, the company will pay employees’ college tuition during their junior and senior years.

June 16, 2014

Home

New Jersey Study Underscores Importance of State-level College Research

What New Jersey residents had to say and how the research will be utilized in education advocacy at the state level has national implications.

June 15, 2014