Tag: HBCU
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6 Facts You Must Know About Student Loans and College Debt
If the P-12 education system is all about preparing its students for success in adulthood, then college preparation is obviously a must. In the fall of ... -
Why HBCUs need alumni more than graduates (and financial literacy, too)
**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 ... -
Online students need more face-to-face time, not less
Shanna Smith Jaggars, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University and Thomas Bailey, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University Higher education, we’re told, ... -
Students aren’t customers…or are they?
Geoff Sharrock, University of Melbourne With the rise of mass higher learning, tight public funding and intense competition for students, universities are often encouraged to see ... -
Diverse Conversations: Recruiting a Diverse Student Population
Diversity is immensely valuable to any higher education institution. Not all universities and colleges, though, are successful or even aware of how to go about recruiting ... -
It’s Tough to Trail Blaze: Challenges of First-Generation College Students
College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce. This cultural shift is a reflection of President Obama’s ... -
How competing for students will transform universities
Duncan Bentley, Victoria University Historically, universities were privileged institutions for the “intelligent elite”, almost exclusively male communities, where great thinkers lived and worked and passed on ... -
Fulfilling Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream: the role for higher education
Roland V. Anglin, Rutgers University Newark ; David D. Troutt, Rutgers University Newark ; Elise Boddie, Rutgers University Newark ; Nancy Cantor, Rutgers University Newark , ... -
4 considerations before applying to schools abroad
**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 ... -
Grading Obama on Higher Education: Part I
By Matthew Lynch Several weeks ago, I discussed President Obama’s education record in my introduction to education class. In particular, we talked about P-20 education, which ...
