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Leadership & Policy

Report Shows Similar Educational Success by Federal Grant Recipients and Non-Recipients

Pell Grant recipients experience patterns of educational success similar to non-beneficiaries of the federal government’s grant aid program, according to a study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday.

July 21, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Hill Harper Encourages Financial Fitness Among HBCU Students

The critically acclaimed actor and New York Times best-selling author, Hill Harper worked tirelessly to advance the cause of change for his friend and former classmate, President-elect Barack Obama.

November 9, 2008

Students

New Report Highlights Schools That Make Minority Student Success a Priority

The causes of poor college graduation rates among low-income, first-generation and minority students have pervaded the pages of academic publication for years, while the instances in which African-American students have outperformed their White counterparts in the same area have gone largely undocumented.

April 20, 2008

Home

Pennsylvania Private College Promises Tuition-free Fifth Year

HUNTINGDON, Pa. A private liberal-arts college is embarking on an unusual promotion to recruit prospective students and dissuade them from choosing public universities buy four years and get the fifth, if needed, tuition-free.

October 30, 2007

Students

Southern University’s Interim Chancellor Trying to Retain Students

BATON ROUGE La. Margaret Ambrose may only be the “interim” chancellor of Southern University, but that does not mean she is just keeping a seat warm.

October 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.

October 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.

October 2, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

Purdue President Cordova sets retention, graduation goals in new strategic plan

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Purdue University will focus on increasing retention and graduation rates under a strategic plan taking shape under new President France Cordova.

October 1, 2007

Sports

Holding on to what they’ve got – analysis of programs implemented by six institutions to keep college students in school

A generation ago, when there were more college-age students than there were desks in America’s public and private colleges and universities, making sure that students stayed in school was hardly a priority. Even less exclusive institutions could be selective about which students they admitted and cavalier about those they lost.

June 16, 2007

Students

FAMU Among Florida Colleges Targeted by Report For Massive Changes

State commission considers having the HBCU drop its graduate programs.

April 4, 2007

Students

Widening the Door to Higher Education

Here is a modest proposal, and it’s guaranteed to generate even more sensationalistic media coverage of higher education than we’re currently subjected to…

December 27, 2006

Students

IU Group That Helps Minority Students Faces New Challenges

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. An Indiana University program that gives Black students a head start and counseling to boost their chances of getting a degree is facing new challenges.

August 27, 2006