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Leadership & Policy

Delta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition Status

Delta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.

October 21, 2012

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Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Paying In-State Tuition Rates Also Get Texas Financial Aid

Illegal immigrants in Texas can now apply for financial aid. Tell us your opinion on this matter.

October 16, 2012

Students

Gov. Haley Said S.C. Schools Have to Earn Their Keep

Gov. Nikki Haley wants South Carolina’s colleges and universities to earn the money they are given.

October 10, 2012

Sports

From Jail to Juris Doctor

James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.

October 10, 2012

MSIs

From the Democratic National Convention: Ideas on Fixing Higher Education

Speaking at a higher education policy forum during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, experts shared their ideas on ways to improve degree attainment for students.

September 6, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Youth Summit Brings Democratic National Convention Spirit to Johnson C. Smith

Johnson C. Smith University and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosted UFuture: A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers at the Charlotte-based school.

September 5, 2012

Latinx

Rhode Island Governor Blasted over Undocumented Immigrant Tuition

Some 500 critics of Gov. Lincoln Chafee and a new policy allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Rhode Island’s public colleges rallied Wednesday at the Statehouse, saying he is making the state a “sanctuary” for those who came to the United States illegally.

October 6, 2011

Latinx

DREAM Advocates: Guarded Optimism on New Immigration Policy

A recently issued immigration directive from the Obama administration could pave the way for more undocumented students to stay in the United States but falls short of the much-discussed DREAM Act offering such youth a pathway to citizenship, experts say.

October 5, 2011

Latinx

Undocumented Students Face Obstacles Even After College

Many undocumented college students, and recent college graduates, have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.

October 3, 2011

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Undocumented Immigrants See Big Jump in Indiana Tuition

Hundreds of college students around Indiana have admitted to being undocumented immigrants and are being forced to pay out-of-state tuition rates that can triple their bills.

September 1, 2011

Students

Georgia Professors Offer Course to Undocumented Students

As college students return to campus in Georgia, a new state policy has closed the doors of the five most competitive state schools to undocumented immigrants, but a group of professors has found a way to offer those students a taste of what they’ve been denied.

August 28, 2011

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Despite Postponement of Memorial Dedication, King Legacy Remembered in D.C.

As Hurricane Irene threatened the East Coast, activists and a Harvard scholar gathered at the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday to reflect on Martin Luther King’s legacy and its implications for the future of the labor movement.

August 28, 2011