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Study: Indians Studying in U.S. Wish to Return Home

A survey by Rutgers University, Pennsylvania State University and the India-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences found only 8 percent of the 1,000 Indian graduate students polled say they would strongly prefer to remain in the U.S. after completing their studies.

March 9, 2011

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S.C. Students Find Stories Buried in Old Graves

Clemson archeologist Melissa Vogel and Clemson forensic anthropologist Katy Weisensee will supervise the project that lets students work on a real site using skills from archeological, biological and cultural classes.

March 7, 2011

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Obama Budget Protects Pell Grants, Sets Education Priorities

President Obama presented a 2012 budget that has limited increases for education but a commitment to protect the current $5,550 maximum Pell Grant, which is the subject of potential cuts on Capitol Hill.

February 14, 2011

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Perspectives: Diversity and the Future of the Professoriate – A Call to Action

Princeton dean contends that hiring and admissions committees must be proactive about creating a diverse applicant pool that will result in a diverse academic landscape, including faculty, staff and students.

January 27, 2011

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India Arrests Kashmir Teacher for Exam on Unrest

Students initially thought unexpected exam was a plot by Indian intelligence officers.

December 13, 2010

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College Board Forums Emphasize Expanded Postsecondary Access

College Board regional and national meetings on Wednesday drew veteran experts as well as up-and-coming educators who are on the front lines of school innovation and reform aimed at taking the whole “college readiness” mantra from being a buzzword to a reality.

October 27, 2010

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Bernie Milano Maintains Long-term Focus on Minority Doctorate Program

In an exclusive interview with Diverse, KPMG Foundation President Bernie Milano discusses the state of affairs at The PhD Project and what lies ahead for the storied initiative.

September 8, 2010

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Who is Marybeth Gasman?

People are surprised, and not always pleasantly so, to discover that Dr. Marybeth Gasman, one of the leading scholars on historically Black colleges and universities, is White. When she was a graduate student, one professor tried to steer her away from the topic, advising her that research of this nature would be “ghettoized.”

July 20, 2010

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SREB Honors 500th Ph.D. Recipient from Doctoral Program

The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program honored Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson as its 500th doctoral scholar at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) annual meeting in West Virginia.

June 28, 2010

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Becoming a Force for Diversity and Inclusion

Rosemary E. Kilkenny is Georgetown University’s vice president for institutional diversity and equity, a position that was created for her in 2006, and she has become the university’s most visible cheerleader for diversity and inclusion.

June 7, 2010

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Author Cultivates Young Writers With Camaraderie

As a teacher in the University of Iowa’s storied Writers’ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.

April 8, 2010

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Ph.D. Completion Study Documents Best Practices for Student Success

A major study of doctoral students at U.S. and Canadian universities reports that only 57 percent of Ph.D. candidates complete their programs within a decade, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) organization.

March 30, 2010