Thursday, October 27, 2011

DIVERSE MAGAZINE Education Headlines

Higher Education Headlines:



NEWS

Dr. Sandy Baum

College Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending College

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , October 26, 2011

The College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.

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APIACU

New Association Aims to Support Asian-American and Pacific Islander–Serving Schools

by Helen Hu , October 25, 2011

The Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities has formed to support the mission of Asian-American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions in the U.S.

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Pre-college counseling

College Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s End

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , October 24, 2011

The “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.

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Commentary: Falling Through the Cracks

by J. Luke Wood , October 26, 2011


An early warning system can help keep Black males on the community college campus.

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Dillard University Gets $25M from National Institutes of Health

by The Associated Press , October 26, 2011


The National Institutes of Health is giving Dillard the money to invest, with endowment earnings used to improve labs, hire faculty members and recruit and support students for the research.

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Analysis: In Global Education Race, U.S. is Falling Behind

by Justin Snider and Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report , October 25, 2011


The Hechinger Report challenges readers to consider the picture presented by its series, “Lessons From Abroad,” which tells the story of a once-dominant nation in danger of being left behind.

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Declining Numbers of Blacks Seen in Math and Science

by Jesse Washington, AP National Writer , October 25, 2011


From community college through Ph.D. level, the percentage of STEM degrees received by Blacks in 2009 was 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent in 2001.

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