Tag: College chat
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HBCUs face peril under proposed education plans
From President Obama to Hillary Clinton, both Democrats have or will face backlash for their plans to make education more affordable. Sounds crazy on the surface ... -
Report: For-profit institutions source of most student loan debt
According to a new report by the Brookings Institute, a good chunk of student loan debt is held by students who attend for-profit institutions. “The so-called ... -
Best Resources and Tools for a College Freshman
This guest post is written by Robert Morris, an educator from New York. He is passionate about edtech, education and literature. His articles appeared on Lifehack, Edudemic ... -
Diverse Conversations: You Can Go Back Home
“You can never go back home.” These famous words by Henry David Thoreau began to ruminate in my mind as I prepared to conduct an interview ... -
3 Quick Facts about College Dropout Rates
There are a lot of metrics in place that gauge the effectiveness of P-12 schooling in the U.S. and shine a particularly bright light on public ... -
What higher ed can learn from healthcare
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Tips on getting middle schoolers interested in college
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Study: Nearly 90 percent of full-time professors are white
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, just 16 percent of full-time professors at post-secondary institutions are minorities. That means that 84 percent of those ... -
Diverse Conversations: The Crucial Role of Student Life
In this installment of “Diverse Conversations,” I sat down with Dr. Marcus Chanay, Vice President of the Division of Student Life at Jackson State University. Dr. ... -
Reducing MOOC dropout rates
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ...
