Tag: HBCU
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Diversity in Higher Education: What MLK Would Say About?
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized as one of the greatest speakers of the 20th century. He championed for equality by focusing on how ... -
Growth in K-12 Student Diversity Impacts Postsecondary Education
The number of United States public high school graduates is predicted to level off during the next few years. During the same time, the overall amount ... -
3 Startling Facts about Ivy League Schools
Ivy League schools are prestigious, with many students vying for acceptance and few actually earning a spot as an attendee. However, their reputation does not reveal the whole ... -
The Edvocate’s List of 20 Must-Follow Higher Education Twitter Feeds
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
HBCUs at Their Finest
Historically black colleges and universities in the United States were created when African Americans were blocked out of predominantly white institutions. Today’s climate is much different ... -
How to Provide Minorities with a Richer College Experience
College is often an exciting and unique place to be for students and faculty alike, and the college experience is something that many Americans prize today. ... -
The Cost of College: What happens when college costs spin out of control?
The rising cost of college is causing long-term problems for this generation of graduates. Now that Americans are beginning to recognize the damage student loans are ... -
What Educators Need to Know About Higher Education Today
As an educator and advocate for better education in the United States, you need to know what’s going on in higher education today. Why? Because—and it’s ... -
Will the Costs of College Cause an Economic Disaster?
Higher education is potentially one of the best tools for social mobility in America. However, as it is set up now, it may only help the ... -
How For-Profit Colleges Lost Their Groove
Due to leaving their graduates with high debt loads, for-profit colleges are becoming the target of scrutiny from the federal government. But is this scrutiny justified? ...