Tag: Graduation rates: Page 23

Sports

Author Tells College-Bound Students to Embrace International Challenge

Amanda Ripley urged graduating seniors at the inaugural “Cap & Gown” ceremony of the Capital Partners for Education program not to be daunted by competition from abroad.

June 10, 2014

Students

The Hero Was Asian American in Latest University Shooting, And So Was the Victim

In a colorblind world, unless people come forward and self-identify, it’s hard to get confirmation on a person’s race or ethnicity.

June 9, 2014

African-American

Ex-Offender/Law School Grad’s White House Access Plight Brings Reality to Table

When a delegation went to the White House recently to deliver a set of policy recommendations related to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, one brother was kept out — ostensibly because of his background as an ex-offender.

June 8, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Georgia Gets $1 Million Grant to Boost College Success

Georgia will use a $1 million grant to help students in high-demand fields get college degrees on time.

June 4, 2014

Students

South Carolina Panel Rejects Sale of Charleston School of Law

A committee of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is recommending that the sale of Charleston School of Law to a for-profit company be denied.

May 20, 2014

Students

Today’s Students Marching to Their Beat for Successful Living

We forgot to ask if our kids were ready for college. I was a college administrator and I should have known better.

May 20, 2014

International

Studley: There’s Possibility Federal Aid Could Be Tied to Planned College Rating System

The U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Education sees a scenario where federal aid could be factored in as a means of spurring institutional improvement.

May 20, 2014

Students

Drug Arrests Increase at Michigan State University

Michigan State University arrested 261 people for drugs in 2012, a 158 percent increase from two years earlier, the East Lansing school says.

May 18, 2014

African-American

IU Professor Describes the Origins of the Asian ‘Model Minority’ in the U.S.

Ellen Wu, assistant professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington, recalls the origins and development of the Asian “model minority” stereotype in recent book.

May 18, 2014

Students

Citywide College Scholarship Programs Show Promising, Limited Results

During a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, journalists who have covered citywide scholarship initiatives detail the pros and cons of such programs.

May 18, 2014

African-American

Texas House Panel Set to Vote on Hall Impeachment

A group of state lawmakers is set to vote on whether to recommend removing Wallace Hall from office as University of Texas System regent.

May 11, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Howard University Awarding School Record 105 Doctoral Degrees

Howard University has maintained it lead as the top producer of on-campus doctoral degrees awarded by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

May 7, 2014