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African-American

Tom Joyner Offers Rachel Jeantel Scholarship to HBCU

Radio personality Tom Joyner has offered a full scholarship to the Historically Black College or University of her choice to Rachel Jeantel, who testified for the prosecution in the murder trial of George Zimmerman.

July 16, 2013

Students

N.J. Programs Help Incarcerated Individuals Assimilate into College Life

Higher education institutions in New Jersey are helping create a model that broadens the educational prospects of individuals who are incarcerated while reducing the recidivism rates.

July 9, 2013

Students

New Help for First-Generation Students at Kansas State

A national program that aims to help first-generation college students stay in school is coming to Kansas State University.

July 8, 2013

Students

Montana Becomes Top State in Increasing 2-year Degrees

President Barack Obama set a goal early in his first term for the U.S. to turn out more college graduates than any other nation, but there hasn’t been much progress as most states have stumbled in their attempts to improve.

June 16, 2013

Opinion

A Dyslexic’s Success Story: How My Son Got Into UC Berkeley (Part II)

For Father’s Day, I wanted to share the rest of the story about my son.

June 16, 2013

Students

Even for Drop-outs, College Pays

It sounds like the worst of all worlds borrowing money for college, then dropping out and facing the debt without a degree.

June 10, 2013

Students

Triumph Over Dyslexia: A 4.3 GPA and Admission to UC Berkeley

By this time in June, everyone should have a special graduation story of their own, but I wanted to save one to share with you.

June 10, 2013

Students

Asian-American Subgroups’ Higher Ed Status Supported by Latest Disaggregated Data

Heterogeneity and educational disparities have been underscored since the University of California system expanded the number of AAPI ethnicities from eight to 23 on its application.

June 5, 2013

Leadership & Policy

The Passing of a Cherished Mentor

One of my closest friends and mentors, Dr. Barbara Eleanor Adams, transitioned early last week at the age of 74.

May 30, 2013

African-American

Two Males Go to Head of Class at Clark Atlanta U.

Valedictorian Lorin Crawford and his roommate salutatorian Tam Quach earned the highest GPA, as females outnumber males by a 3:1 ratio.

May 19, 2013

Students

Mother, Daughter Graduate Together

A mother and daughter who teamed up to go back to college helped one another into their graduation gowns on Saturday.

May 12, 2013

Students

4 Charged With Hazing Linked to Virginia State University Drowning

Police say four men are being charged in connection with a hazing that resulted in the drowning of a Virginia State University freshman.

April 23, 2013