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At Brandeis University, Middle East Politics Converge on Commencement Day

It will be an unusual commencement for a Jewish-sponsored university: a speech by a Jordanian prince, and an honorary degree for a playwright who has bluntly criticized Israel.

May 18, 2006

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Research Round-up: Parenthood and Graduation Gap; Neighborhood Safety and Obesity; and Parent Education Predicts SAT Scores

A recent study in the journal Research in Higher Education found that 32 percent of Black women reported having had a child within five years of entering a four-year college.

May 7, 2006

Sports

Study: Black Athlete Graduation Rises 24 Points Over 20 Years

The number of Black athletes getting diplomas across all NCAA Division I sports jumped 24 percentage points from 1984 to 2004, marking big gains for a demographic that once recorded just 35 percent graduation success…

April 5, 2006

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When Academics And Athletics Collide

When things are going right, there’s nobody more popular on the college campus than the student-athlete…

April 5, 2006

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In The Penalty Box

In the world of big-time college athletics, academic reform is now a mandate. Why?…

April 5, 2006

Latinx

Educational System Fails Chicano Students at Every Level, Says Report

Educators, policy makers, community leaders and other stakeholders must do more to combat the dismal high school and college graduation rates of Chicano students…

March 23, 2006

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Minority College Enrollment Up in Connecticut, but Hispanics Underrepresented

Minority enrollment and graduation rates continue to increase at Connecticut colleges and universities, but Hispanic students remain underrepresented compared to their population statewide…

March 20, 2006

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Universities Looking at Ways to Curb the ‘Sophomore Slump’

Universities are looking at ways to curb the “sophomore slump”…

March 14, 2006

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Under Construction: Building the Engineering Pipeline

Not since the days of the Sputnik I rocket launch by the former Soviet Union have U.S. policymakers worried so much and so openly about America’s competitiveness on the world stage…

March 8, 2006

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Radford Has Best Graduation Rate Under NCAA Guidelines

Led by Radford, almost two dozen Division I schools reported Graduation Success Rates of at least 95 percent for…

January 23, 2006

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Military Flyover Sparks Martin Luther King Day Protest in Texas

A flyover by Air Force jets during this city’s Martin Luther King Day celebration last week sparked a protest by Iraq war opponents…

January 22, 2006

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University of Colorado Graduating Higher Percentage of Minority Students, Says Report

The University of Colorado in Boulder has done a better job of graduating minority students than other public colleges in the state…

January 3, 2006