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Chasing a Degree — Dash or Marathon?

It’s that time of year again, when we present the colleges and universities that confer the most undergraduate degrees…

May 31, 2006

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Is Six the New Four-Year Plan?

Andrea Thompson was sitting in her public relations writing course at the University of Houston…

May 31, 2006

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The Top 100: Interpreting The Data

Does a 5 percent annual percentage increase seem like a healthy rate of growth….

May 31, 2006

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At Brandeis University, Middle East Politics Converge on Commencement Day

It will be an unusual commencement for a Jewish-sponsored university: a speech by a Jordanian prince, and an honorary degree for a playwright who has bluntly criticized Israel.

May 18, 2006

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Minority College Enrollment Up in Connecticut, but Hispanics Underrepresented

Minority enrollment and graduation rates continue to increase at Connecticut colleges and universities, but Hispanic students remain underrepresented compared to their population statewide…

March 20, 2006

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A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

In his best-selling book The World Is Flat, New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman examines the technological and social shifts that have leveled the economic world…

February 8, 2006

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Women’s Studies Graduate Student Wins $3.4 Million Grant to Help Children

An Oregon State University graduate student has won a $3.4 million grant for her work to provide services for children…

January 11, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Emmanuel Awuah has been named director of the Office of Multicultural Resources and Diversity Awareness at Onondaga Community College. He earned bachelor’s degrees from St. Mary’s Teachers’ College and the University of Ghana, a master’s from the University of Guelph in Canada and a doctorate from Michigan State University. Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera has […]

January 11, 2006

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Kishi Animashaun has been named assistant professor in the department of African-American studies at Syracuse University. She received a bachelor’s from Tulane University, a master’s from the City University of New York, a master’s from the University of Maryland and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. Dr. Pamela Christian has been named associate […]

December 28, 2005

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Southern (In)hospitality

If you believed that race-conscious admissions and other redress policies had been given a boost…

December 14, 2005

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Lost in the Shuffle: The Critical Role of Community Colleges

Not surprisingly, debates about access and equity at four-year institutions never fail to generate…

December 14, 2005

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Scam at Southern University Costs 10 Students Their Degrees

Southern University has revoked 10 degrees following an investigation into a grade-buying scandal, university officials say…

November 30, 2005