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High Cost of Education Forcing Colleges, Students to Make Difficult Decisions

Over the past 30 years, the average tuition at a public four-year college has risen by more than 250 percent, family income has only gone up 16 percent, states have been cutting back on their higher education budgets, institutions are reducing financial aid packages, and students are going into deeper debt to pay for college.

March 9, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

Historians Push for Revival of Studying the Midwest

March 9, 2014 No Comment

A new Midwest history association, launching this fall, will call for universities in the Midwest to make a concerted effort to focus on Midwestern history.

Experts: Stereotyping Huge Barrier to Engaging African-American Males on Campus

March 6, 2014 No Comment

The community college-centered League Innovations Conference continued its examination of issues of diversity on campus, including how to improve the academic achievement rates of Black males.

Alabama State University Supporters Rally over Budget

March 6, 2014 No Comment

Alabama State University students and supporters rallied in the rain outside the Statehouse on Thursday to make sure a big budget cut is restored to their university.

Historically, Student-Athletes Agents of Social Change

March 5, 2014 No Comment

Student athletes played prominent roles in several instances during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

New SAT: Essay Portion to Become Optional

March 5, 2014 No Comment

The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions.

League Innovations Conference Hones In on Diversity Issues at Community Colleges

March 4, 2014 No Comment

Administrators discussed the need for more work to be done in the form of recruiting faculty, staff and administrators representative of the students they serve.

Former NAACP President Moves to Venture Capital

March 4, 2014 No Comment

Ben Jealous says he wants to grow opportunities for Blacks and Latinos in the tech economy.

Experts: New Teachers Can’t Hide Behind Steep Learning Curve

March 3, 2014 No Comment

Experts say new teachers need to be ready to teach and culturally competent from Day One on the job.

At MIT, Weighing Balance of Privacy and Big Data

March 3, 2014 No Comment

White House counselor John Podesta said the government must figure out how to allow the public and private sector to capitalize on the benefits of big data, while protecting individual privacy.

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