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13 hours ago ago from Center for Student Opportunity CSO Opportunity Scholars Blog

  The times alter the campus hue With increasing numbers of students of color attending colleges, professors face new challenges to reach diverse students. By JENNA ROSS, STAR TRIBUNE December 21, 2009 - The growing diversity of Minnesota's colleges can be measured in numbers, figures and graphs. Abdul Suleyman hasn't seen the pie charts, but he has seen the cafeteria.  When I was a freshman, there were only three or four ...

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14 hours ago ago from The Pike County Press

NEWTON, N.J. An orientation for new and transfer students at Sussex County Community College (SCCC) will be held on Thursday, January 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Newton campus. Presentations will be made by Heidi Gregg, Associate Director of Student Services, Harry Damato, Vice President of Student Services, and Dr. Constance Mierendorf, President of SCCC.  Students will then be divided into groups to participate in various ...

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14 hours ago ago from The StyleWise Reportage

National Survey Finds Work, Family Responsibilities Fueling Low College Completion Rates Nationwide, only half of the students attending four-year colleges graduate within six years, while barely 20 percent of public community college students graduate within three years. For most young adults who started college but didn't finish, managing work, school, and family was their biggest challenge. That's just one of many surprising new ...

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14 hours ago ago from Amazing Facts & Interesting Articles

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19 hours ago ago from (Mis)readings

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14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

A new national poll released today shows strong support for "for-profit" education in this economic decline. The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites. The poll shows that "for-profit education empowers minority groups, and does not hinder them. People believe higher education is ...

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