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Friday, January 13, 2012

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Higher Education Headlines:

Policy Study Touts the Expertise, Experience of Minority-Serving Schools

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A new policy brief issued this week by the Institute for Higher Education Policy says Minority Serving Institutions should be seen as “experts in the education of low-income, first generation and under-represented students.” in News

Commentary: CollegeFish.org Helps Net Students for Senior College

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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has for the past three years spent over $2 million to design an interactive web-based platform called CollegeFish.org to help community college students. in News

Michigan Democrats Developing College Grant Plan

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Democrats in the Michigan Senate said Wednesday they’re developing a proposal that would allow Michigan high school graduates to get grants of up to roughly $9,500 a year for attending college. in News

Seattle University’s Korematsu Center Seeks Social Justice

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As a director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Lorraine Bannai, along with other scholar-activists, help faculty and researchers empower socially disadvantaged populations. in News

Educator Takes On Teachers Unions

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Addressing parents directly from the vantage point of an insider, Dr. Steve Perry details an insightful and frightening view of the state of the American public school system in new book. in News

California Community College Leaders Call for Overhaul

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California community college leaders have signed off on major policy changes aimed at boosting graduation and transfer rates in the 112-campus system, despite concerns the measures could hurt disadvantaged students. in News

Strength in Adversity

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Seton Hall President A. Gabriel Esteban works to build communities on and off campus. in News

Commentary: Sweep Around Your Own Front Door

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HBCUs have designed compelling complete college initiatives, which are comprehensive, social, culturally based, experiential and personal for addressing the needs of their students, writes the president of Tennessee State University. in News

More Financial Aid for College Athletes Sought

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An advocacy group is pushing a “bill of rights” for student-athletes aimed at increasing financial assistance to college players. in News

Ga. Regents Approve College Merger of Eight Public Colleges

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The mergers will reduce administrative costs at the institutions and help the university system absorb some of the $1 billion in state funding cuts that have been made in the last four years, officials said. in News

Study: Two-thirds of College Students Surveyed Say They Lack Civic Engagement Skills and Awareness

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Higher education leaders are expected to join the Obama administration to issue a “call to action” for civic learning and democratic engagement to be a more prominent part of the college experience. in News

Commentary: Online Courses Can Be Used to Boost Minority Numbers in STEM fields

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Widespread web-based delivery of STEM content and instruction may help to connect traditional and nontraditional minority college students and K-12 students from urban, rural, or suburban communities. in News

More Minnesota High Schoolers Try for College Credit

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Study author Joe Nathan of the Center for School Change at Macalester College said college admissions officers look for students who have taken those difficult classes. in News

Bridging the Gap

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Minnesota Higher Education Institutions Strive To Embrace, Understand Somali Students. in News

Consumer Appointment May Help Students, Advocates Say

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Higher education groups back President Obama’s selection of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which may help limit unscrupulous student loan practices. in News

La. Gov. Bobby Jindal Opposes Proposal To Cap TOPS Grants

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The Governance Commission suggested a restructuring of TOPS, to give all students a flat grant amount, capped at the same level for everyone, rather than tied to the cost of tuition at an individual school. in News

Forgotten Chapters of Civil Rights

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As we prepare to celebrate on Jan. 16 the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day since the opening of the national memorial in his honor, our thoughts turn to civil rights and the great strides toward progress that his work made possible. in News

St. Cloud State Seeks to Overcome Legacy of Intolerance

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St. Cloud State University has struggled for years to overcome entrenched racism on campus and in the surrounding community. in News

Court Rules Berkeley Not Obligated To Reinstate Fired Professor

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The University of California, Berkeley, doesn’t have to reinstate a former untenured Native American faculty member although a jury awarded her retaliation damages, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. in News

Lawmaker: Eight Georgia Campuses Could Merge Into Four

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A University System of Georgia proposal would merge eight college campuses across the state into four to save money, a state lawmaker said Wednesday. in News