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Leadership & Policy

ACE Report Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention Problems

The college enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1993-2003…

November 15, 2006

STEM

Operation STEM

For the first time in the 30-year history of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science…

November 15, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Leadership 101

Indisputably, Nan Keohane has enjoyed a long and storied career in higher education…

November 15, 2006

Home

Coppin State President Appointed Next Leader of North Carolina A&T University

BALTIMORE Dr. Stanley F. Battle, president of Coppin State University, has been appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University.

November 12, 2006

International

International Student Enrollment Rebounds

WASHINGTON, D.C. The number of international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions during the 2005-06 academic year remained flat at 564,766 students, ending a two-year decline, according to “Open Doors 2006,” the annual report released today by the Institute of International Education.

November 12, 2006

Home

Upward Bound Changes Called ‘Ethically Immoral’

New U.S. Department of Education plans for the federal Upward Bound program are facing strong opposition…

November 1, 2006

Latinx

ACE Report On Minorities Cites Enrollment Gains, Retention Problems

College enrollment of Hispanic students jumped nearly 70 percent between 1994-2004 while the number of Blacks earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science and other science fields increased dramatically, according to a report released today on the status of minorities in higher education.

October 29, 2006

Students

College Board: Tuition Increases Slowing Down

WASHINGTON Although the average tuition bill is up 35 percent compared to five years ago, the skyrocketing increases in recent years has slowed to a sputter, according to the College Board’s annual report on college tuition released Tuesday.

October 23, 2006

Latinx

Blacks Will Be Undercounted Under New Proposal, Civil Rights Groups Say

Civil rights groups are opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to change the way colleges and K-12 schools…

October 18, 2006

Students

Upward Bound Changes Called ‘Immoral’

New U.S. Department of Education plans to recruit students to Upward Bound but only serve half of them as part of a test of the program’s effectiveness is generating strong opposition from grantees and advocates, who fear that the changes will undermine a 40-year-old initiative that promotes college awareness and preparation for low-income students.

October 15, 2006

Students

Spellings: More Financial Aid, Accountability In Store For Higher Ed

WASHINGTON U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on Tuesday called for more need-based financial aid as part of wide-ranging higher education reforms that would include new accountability measures and data collection on student and college performance.

September 26, 2006

Community Colleges

Commission’s Final Draft Report Recommends Revamping Higher Ed Curricula

Almost three months after its first draft report was met with enormous scorn and criticism…

September 6, 2006