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Indiana Professors Propose African Boarding School
Some Indiana University professors have proposed a novel way to give struggling inner-city students a fresh start: send them to boarding school in Ghana.
College Students Find Support in Campus 'Posses'
The Posse Foundation, founded by Deborah Bial, targets students in disadvantaged urban school districts who have strong leadership skills and helps keeps them in college by supporting their psychological and academic needs.
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By keeping an institution moving forward, retired executives can assist colleges and universities until a permanent replacement is hired.
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Mississippi Plan to Consolidate Black Colleges Facing Opposition
Opposition to Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three historically Black schools, includes Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and Black Mississippi legislators.
Revisiting Higher Ed Accountability in the Obama Era
Panelists at a Washington think tank conference on higher education accountability questioned standards in financial management, accreditation, and the professoriate while addressing fundamental questions about the role and responsibility of U.S. higher education.
Getting Community Relations Down to a Science
Dr. Rose Tseng, chancellor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, ensures the local community shares in the university's advancement and success.
As N.C. Families Struggle, College Aid Panel Meets
After N.C. lawmakers shuffled around financial aid programs around to help balance the state budget this year, a legislative commission meets this week to recommend reforms to the state's financial aid system
