Tag: Graduation rates: Page 61

Faculty & Staff

Nurturing Ph.D.s

When minority doctoral candidates fail, the reason is seldom academic in nature…

November 15, 2006

HBCUs

Report Reveals Best and Worst Schools for Graduating Minorities

Top ten lists are increasingly common on issues across the United States…

October 4, 2006

Students

College Board Seeks to Improve College Readiness of Minorities

No longer satisfied with just testing students to see if they’re ready for college, the College Board, producers of the SAT college entrance exam, has moved into select high schools with a new curriculum officials say will actually prepare poor and minority students for college.

October 3, 2006

Students

U.S. College Drop-out Rate Sparks Concern

NEW YORK For decades, getting more students into college has been the top priority of America’s higher education leaders. But what’s the point, a growing number of experts are wondering, when so few who go to school finish a degree?

September 26, 2006

Students

Audit: Benedict Broke Federal Student Loan Rules

Benedict College has been ordered to repay $658,000 to a federal student loan program because…

August 23, 2006

Students

Research Roundup:

Blacks Hispanics benefit most from extracurricular study; dual enrollment programs to earn college credits are less available to Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students; Governors’ agreement to compile and report accurate date for high-school completion rates not being followed by some states.

August 14, 2006

Students

Audit: Benedict Broke Federal Student Loan Rules

COLUMBIA, S.C. Benedict College has been ordered to repay $658,000 to a federal student loan program because of violations of the program’s rules, according to a recent audit.

July 31, 2006

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For Graduation Rates, Time to Carve a New Yardstick

In debates about accountability in higher education, few data points are as frequently misused as graduation rates…

July 26, 2006

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Report: Increased Education May Help Breed Segregation

Studies have long shown that education broadens an individual’s perspective and helps to diminish racist attitudes…

July 12, 2006

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Perspectives: For Graduation Rates, Time to Carve a New Yardstick

In debates about accountability in higher education, few data points are as frequently misused as graduation rates.

June 28, 2006

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Report: Increased Education May Help Breed Segregation

Studies have long shown that education broadens an individual’s perspective and helps to diminish racist attitudes. But new Rice University study indicates highly educated Whites help perpetuate racial segregation in U.S. schools.

June 25, 2006

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The Debt Threat on Our College Campuses

College financing options have not kept pace with college complexity and cost increases…

May 31, 2006