Tag: Academic Degrees: Page 19

Students

What DeVry Does Differently

By directly tying degree programs with today’s marketplace demands, universities can better serve underrepresented students.

July 9, 2008

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Black University of Arkansas Law Student Gets Posthumous Degree 60 Years Later

Sixty years after enrolling in law school and stepping into history, Silas Hunt has finally received his degree.

June 23, 2008

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The Top 100 Minority Degree Producers

Over the past five years, the number of bachelor’s degrees conferred to African-Americans by proprietary (private for- profit) institutions increased by 150 percent or an average annual rate of 26 percent.

June 12, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Umass-Amherst Revokes Honorary Degree To Zimbabwe Leader

The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has revoked an honorary degree awarded two decades ago to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

June 11, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A Tribal College With an ‘Edge’

Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.

June 11, 2008

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TOP 100 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PRODUCERS – INTERPRETING THE DATA

Over the past five years, the number of bachelor’s degrees conferred to African-Americans by proprietary (privatefor- profit) institutions increased by 150 percent or an average annual rate of 26 percent.

June 11, 2008

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Underserved Students Make Progress at For-profit Institutions

In their first annual academic report, the University of Phoenix (UPX) asserts that its students, as a group, make significant progress in basic content areas between freshman and senior year.

June 8, 2008

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Challenges Persist in Educating Increasingly Diverse Population, Says Ed. Dpt. Report

Women and minorities account for much of the growth in the number of degrees awarded over the last decade, but women are still underrepresented in mathematics, physical science, and engineering programs, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education.

June 2, 2008

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Mother, Daughter Graduate From Jackson State Together

Usually the graduate’s mother would be sitting in the stands beaming with pride and congratulating her daughter on receiving her undergraduate degree. But for one Jackson State University senior, she and her mother stood next to each other in the commencement line.

May 20, 2008

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Former World War II Internees Get Honorary Degrees

More than six decades after they were forced to leave college, some 450 Japanese Americans interned during World War II have been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Washington.

May 19, 2008

Community Colleges

Report Calls for Revamping Career and Technical Education To Boost Engagement

Earlier this week, the Southern Regional Education Board unveiled a report calling for revamping career and technical education and integrating it into college-prep high school curricula with a goal of keeping students engaged and focused and better prepared for college and the work force.

May 14, 2008

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WVU Braces for No-confidence Vote on President Amid Degree Scandal

Faculty and students are choosing sides and bracing for a battle as West Virginia University educators move closer to a no-confidence vote on President Mike Garrison, whose administration has been tarnished by a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.

May 4, 2008