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Leadership & Policy

Moody’s Revises NCAA Credit Outlook to Negative

The NCAA’s credit outlook has been revised to negative by ratings agency Moody’s as the governing body of college sports deals with an anti-trust lawsuit about the use of athletes’ images and likenesses.

June 25, 2013

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Community Colleges Work to Fight Stereotypes

AACC President and CEO Walter Bumphus tells conference attendees this is a “Camelot moment for community colleges.”

April 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Admissions and ‘Admission’

It seems wholly appropriate that most colleges send out their judgment notices around Holy Week when borderline applicants might resort to prayer, or give new meaning to the notion of being “passed over.”

March 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

West Virginia Senate Bill Could Change How Tuition is Charged

A bill advanced by the West Virginia Senate Education Committee could change how tuition is calculated at up to six state colleges and universities.

March 21, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Holmes Scholars: The Next Generation of Higher Education Faculty

When Saron LaMothe served as counselor for several K-12 schools in some of this city’s most impoverished areas, she used to pick up on cues from Black students indicating that they felt they weren’t meant for certain careers.

February 27, 2013

Sports

NC A&T Band to March in Macy’s Day Parade

The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will represent A&T — and the HBCU family — in the 2012 parade.

November 21, 2012

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Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors

College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.

October 15, 2012

Students

Moody’s Report Says Grad Enrollment Decline Hits Higher Education Credit

Grad enrollment decline to have negative impact on schools’ credit rating.

October 7, 2012

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Panel: American Society Not ‘Post-Racial,’ despite African-American President

Despite the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office, negative Black male images persist in the American media, making everyday encounters for Black men drastically more dangerous than they would otherwise be.

September 16, 2012

Students

The Model Minority Myth Continues

According to a recent research article, Asian Americans continue to feel immense pressure to conform to the stereotype of the model minority myth, including high educational attainment and hard work.

September 11, 2012

African-American

Declining Numbers of Blacks Seen in Math and Science

From community college through Ph.D. level, the percentage of STEM degrees received by Blacks in 2009 was 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent in 2001.

October 24, 2011

African-American

Ga. University Learning Community Focuses on Black Freshman Women

At the University of West Georgia, an all-Black, all-female freshman learning community aims to ease the challenges encountered during the first-year transition into college life.

September 26, 2011