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1 in 10 College Students Think Credit Cards Give Free Money

College students need serious help with financial literacy, according to a 2019 study by WalletHub. The survey found that two million college students – 1 in 10 – think credit cards offer free money. “Unfortunately, I am not surprised that 1 in 10 students think credit cards are free money, considering the current state of […]

August 23, 2019

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Summit Empowers Black and Latino Men in College

Now in its 13th year, the annual Black, Brown & College Bound Summit has become one of the nation’s most recognized convenings focused on improving outcomes for young Black and Latino men in college.

March 10, 2019

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Georgetown Researchers Find Disparities in Access to Elite Public Colleges

New research released Tuesday from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) found that “misguided admissions practices” and inequality in funding are splitting the public higher education system into two separate and unequal tracks.

November 13, 2018

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Dear Educators/Administrators: EVERY Student is a Scholar

I am urging my fellow academicians from this day forth to address all learners in your classrooms, institutions, churches, non-profit organizations, mentor programs in Pre-K-12, undergraduate and graduate studies as “scholars”.

October 30, 2018

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Study: A Quarter of College Students Stressed Over 2016 Presidential Election

A new study from San Francisco State University (SFSU) revealed that 25 percent of college students have experienced a significant amount of stress over the 2016 presidential election and related events. Researchers from SFSU distributed a questionnaire to 769 college students taking an introductory psychology course two to three months after the election, according to […]

October 25, 2018

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Focus Group: College Students Don’t Know Where to Buy Stamps

Some college students in Fairfax County, Virginia said they aren’t mailing in their absentee ballots, simply because they don’t know where to buy a postage stamp, according to a WIVB report. Those are the findings of a Fairfax County focus group, which polled interns working in different Fairfax County Government offices. County officials said they […]

September 20, 2018

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Study: One in Three College Freshmen Reports Mental Health Disorder

More than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the globe report symptoms consistent with a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Lead author Dr. Randy P. Auerbach of Columbia University and his co-authors analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health International […]

September 12, 2018

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American College Students’ Usage of Marijuana Is Highest It’s Been In Three Decades

According to the annual “Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use”study, the use of marijuana among college students across America was at the highest level in 2016 and 2017 than in the past three decades. The study is conducted by a team of University of Michigan research professors and was funded by the […]

August 30, 2018

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Survey Explores College Students’ Beliefs, Activism

Nearly six in 10 college students would protest publicly for a cause they care about, according to a  survey conducted over the last three weeks that highlighted college students’ beliefs surrounding political, social and environmental issues.

July 9, 2018

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Michigan Democrats Propose Free Community College Plan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s House Democrats want the state to provide full-tuition scholarships for community college students. Lawmakers announced the plan, titled the HirED Opportunity Act, in the Capitol on Monday. It would grant the scholarship to recent high school graduates who enroll fulltime in a community college. They must maintain a 2.0 grade […]

May 22, 2018