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Tag: U.S. Department of Education: Page 2
COVID-19
Education Department Limits Emergency Aid Causing College Access Advocates to Worry
The U.S. Department of Education has officially excluded students ineligible for federal financial aid from receiving coronavirus emergency aid under a regulation made public on June 11. College access experts worry it bars too many students from relief, including undocumented and international students.
June 22, 2020
HBCUs
Can You Build a New HBCU? Trump Entertains Idea
During a meeting with Black Michigan leaders, Donald Trump and Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, entertained the idea of founding a new historically Black college or university (HBCU) in Detroit, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I would love to see a historically black college in the city of Detroit, and I think you’re just the president to […]
May 24, 2020
COVID-19
Ed Department Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet On Ensuring Civil Rights During Pandemic
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar and fact sheet on Tuesday to help educators prevent discrimination and ensure accessibility to online programs for students with disabilities as more and more schools shift their courses to the web amid the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar focuses on the legal […]
March 17, 2020
Students
Left Out? Can the Completion Movement Reach Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Discouraged by data showing that nearly 42 percent of college students failed to earn degrees within six years, policymakers, institutional leaders, and practitioners are turning their attention to closing completion gaps that impact nearly every facet of higher education.
February 3, 2020
News Roundup
Betsy DeVos Announces New Center to Enforce Federal Civil Rights Laws
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the creation of the Outreach, Prevention, Education and Non-discrimination (OPEN) Center through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The OPEN Center will offer support to schools, educators, families and students in order to bring about awareness of federal non-discrimination laws. It will be staffed […]
January 21, 2020
Campus Climate
2019 Year in Review
In 2019, issues related to diversity in higher education took the national stage, from affirmative action, to DACA and to NCAA athletics.
December 30, 2019
Community Colleges
Study Spotlights Outcomes for Community College Transfer Students
A recent report demonstrates that attending a community college increases the chance for low-income, underrepresented students to attend selective four-year institutions.
December 10, 2019
Opinion
Correctional Education: “America’s Balm of Gilead”
At no time post-civil rights, has there been a period that has offered a brighter glimmer of hope to the countless thousands of incarcerated offenders in America as we are experiencing today. The reemergence of correctional education opportunities through the Second Chance Pell initiative has given hope to prisoners who were not fully engaged in something as beneficial/rewarding as postsecondary education and without much hope.
November 6, 2019
Latest News
Study: Racial Discipline Disparities and Academic Achievement Gaps are Connected
National data shows consistent correlation between discipline disparities and academic achievement gaps for African-American students.
October 18, 2019
Disabilties
College of Saint Rose Receives Donation to Train Educators
The College of Saint Rose Thelma P. Lally School of Education recently received a $1.1 million gift to train educators to help children with disabilities and mental health needs. As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Project Targeting Healthy Resiliency in Vested Educators (THRIVE), the five-year grant will cover the majority of the tuition […]
October 17, 2019
Latest News
Report Addresses Issues Related to College Closures
A new report from The Century Foundation provides suggestions on how to more effectively foresee an institution’s financial instability.
October 14, 2019
Campus Climate
A Case for Multiracial Student Unions: Embracing Demographic Trends
It is inescapable that the demographics in the United States student population is trending multiracial. Improving the experience will require new approaches by educators and administrators. Campus culture must change and evolve to address and support the needs of multicultural students as they struggle with identity development and search for a sanctuary to congregate, learn, and prosper in academia.
October 9, 2019
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