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Sports

A TripleThreat

“Incredible.” That’s the word used to describe track and field standout Sharonda Latrice Johnson. Story:

April 6, 2005

Sports

2005 Arthur Ashe Jr Sports Scholar of the Year – Men’s

Media Contact: Hilary Hurd Anyaso, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3044 Ralph Newell, (703) 385-2981, ext. 3013 FAIRFAX, VA, March 30, 2005 -“Incredible.” That’s the word used to describe track and field athlete Sharonda Latrice Johnson. “Sharonda is the absolute best and brightest. She is the first athletic, as well as academic, All-American Charlotte has ever had,” […]

March 29, 2005

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Roger Williams Helps Open University in Vietnam

Roger Williams Helps Open University in VietnamBRISTOL, R.I.Roger Williams University is helping establish a private, nonprofit university in Vietnam. American Pacific University was expected to open Jan. 15 in Ho Chi Minh City. It will serve 500 Vietnamese students. It will also provide Roger Williams students an opportunity to study in Vietnam. Other universities in […]

January 26, 2005

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Engaging Students in Their Community

Engaging Students in Their CommunitySeveral years ago, the question was posed, “How could a school like Pomona College encourage its students to affirm a more socially engaged self?” In answering that question we have developed for our students programs that stress association, allowing the development of relationships and trust. These are essential to the highest […]

March 24, 2004

Recruitment & Retention

Alabama State Takes New Approach To Curb Low-Retention Rates

Alabama State Takes New Approach To Curb Low-Retention RatesIn recent years, Alabama State University has enrolled a record number of students but its retention and graduation rates have been less impressive. Of the roughly 6,000 students that enter Alabama State, only 21 percent stay and graduate, according to published reports issued by the university. It is […]

October 22, 2003

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Former President Launches College Prep Program

Former President Launches College Prep ProgramLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Former President Bill Clinton unveiled a new program under his presidential foundation last month that will help students prepare for college entrance exams. Clinton appeared at Dunbar Magnet Middle School in Little Rock to publicize the new partnership with Ember Media and the Princeton Review to provide free […]

October 22, 2003

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New Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout Crisis

New Study Uncovers Hidden Dropout Crisis WASHINGTON A new study shows that the nation’s high school dropout rate may be as high as 30 percent, almost three times higher than government estimates. The study commissioned by The Business Roundtable (BRT) and conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) at Northeastern University, revealed that […]

June 4, 2003

Students

Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention

Taking a Holistic Approach to Retention By Cheryl D. FieldsLAWRENCE, KansasThe University of Kansas is well-known for its tough Jayhawks basketball team and stellar programs in aerospace engineering and accounting. In recent months, however, the university has earned a reputation as an institution where many students of color are excelling at a rate that has […]

October 23, 2002

Community Colleges

Hispanics Must Raise the Bar

Hispanics Must Raise the BarThe recent news that the largest drop in ACT scores occurred among Puerto Rican and other Hispanic students is sobering indeed. The drop in scores among Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic test takers from 19.4 last year to 18.8 this year (out of a possible score of 36) is double […]

September 25, 2002

Students

Companies Team Up on Online Tutoring

Companies Team Up on Online TutoringWASHINGTONThis fall, colleges and universities that use Noel-Levitz consulting to increase student retention will be able to deliver integrated, round-the-clock, online tutoring services to students from SMARTHINKING, a leading provider of live, online tutoring solutions.    Beginning in September 2002, schools and students using RetentionTrax(TM), the Noel-Levitz retention tracking software, will […]

July 3, 2002

Students

University of Maryland-Based Trio Program

University of Maryland-Based Trio Program Tackles Digital DivideCollege Park, Md. Traditionally, programs falling under the TRIO umbrella of federally funded college prep initiatives for disadvantaged students have not been known to focus on the digital divide. Nevertheless, an initiative based at the University of Maryland at College Park titled ProjectLINKS may signal a new day for […]

May 8, 2002

Students

Community Leaders in the Making

Community Leaders in the MakingAlthough Morgan State University doesn’t have service-learning courses, the Baltimore-based HBCU has an extensive community service program, which is coordinated through a central community service office. Most of the programs are targeted to public school students — elementary to high school. Student-volunteers coordinate the projects.  “The student-leaders are what make these […]

April 24, 2002