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House Education Subcommittee Leader Foxx Calls for Cutting Federal Role in U.S. Higher Education

In advance of last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama, federal officials, including the incoming chair of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, aired ideological differences over issues that are likely to be at the heart of major policy struggles during the new Congress.

January 25, 2011

Students

Minnesota’s Private Colleges Recruit Diverse Students

For almost the tenth consecutive year the number of minorities enrolled in the 17 four-year, liberal arts schools that belong to the Minnesota Private College Council has increased.

December 14, 2010

Faculty & Staff

U.S. Colleges Cutting Courses to Curtail Campus Costs

Reducing or streamlining curriculum has been a difficult yet unavoidable measure at many schools during the recession.

October 20, 2010

Students

Hispanic College Success: It’s All in The Family

Studies show that more Hispanic students are enrolling in college, but a disproportionate number drop out with debt instead of degrees.

June 3, 2010

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America’s First Muslim College To Open This Fall

Admission letters went out last month to the approximately 20 students who will make up the inaugural freshman class of Zaytuna College, which founders hope will become the nation’s first accredited Muslim institution of higher learning.

May 19, 2010

Community Colleges

Locked Out of Higher Education

State budget cuts are crippling support for prison education programs throughout the U.S.

March 2, 2010

Students

U.S. Colleges Recruit Hispanic Families Using Spanish

Some venerable American universities are trying to tap the booming pool of Hispanic students by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.

February 8, 2010

Students

SOUL SURVIVOR

A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple\’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade beset by a lingering faculty rift.

December 9, 2009

Leadership & Policy

THE TRADE-OFF: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY GAVE UP ‘CONTROL’ OF A PRIZED ART COLLECTION GAINING A CHANCE TO REMAKE THE CAMPUS.

When Lincoln University opened its state-of-the art $23 million International Cultural Center in November, the small liberal arts college reached another milestone in its sweeping modernization program.

December 9, 2009

Students

UW Bothell Chancellor Champions For Diversity Among College Leadership

The under-representation of minorities, particularly Asian-Americans, in U.S. college presidencies can be due to the fact that many potential minority leaders in the faculty ranks are “ignored” and “overlooked,” said University of Washington Bothell Chancellor Dr. Kenyon S. Chan, who encourages chancellors to think hard about how they develop leadership on their campuses.

October 20, 2009

African-American

Wheaton College Was Underground Railroad Stop

An entry buried in a 120-year-old manuscript has confirmed what local historians long have believed: Wheaton College was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

October 6, 2009

African-American

Hampden-Sydney’s Superstar President Makes Splash

Christopher Howard has taken the helm of Hampden-Sydney College as the first African-American to lead the all-male Virginia liberal arts college.

September 27, 2009