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Posted inRace and Equity

Economist: Declaring athletes as employees might hurt HBCUs

By Niles GarrisonFebruary 6, 2024June 13, 2024

How might pending changes to antitrust laws as they relate to college sports governance alter HBCUs’ plans?

Posted inColorado

Colorado leads the nation in college-educated residents, but gaps remain

By Jason GonzalesFebruary 5, 2024February 8, 2024

Colorado has benefited from college-educated residents moving to the state over the years, helping make up for lower college-going rates among its high school graduates.

Posted inIndianapolis

Closing achievement gaps for students of color is necessary for Indiana’s success, report shows

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyFebruary 5, 2024February 8, 2024

The percentage of Black people with at least a two-year degree is 11 percentage points lower than white Hoosiers.

Posted inMississippi

‘God’s country needs some updating:’ Alcorn State seeks a long-term leader and advocate, speakers tell IHL delegation

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayFebruary 5, 2024February 8, 2024

Alcorn State students, faculty, staff and alumni push for a university president who’ll be an advocate and stay at least five years.

Posted inTexas

UT-Austin investigates students amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war

By Kate McGeeFebruary 2, 2024February 21, 2024

Administrators are weighing possible disciplinary action against four students who criticized the university’s response to the Middle East conflict.

Posted inMississippi

Mississippi University for Women is betting its future on a new name. Will it work? 

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayFebruary 2, 2024February 2, 2024

MUW, seeking to rebrand itself, faces bigger issues than its name — declining enrollment, a deficit and liberal arts education no longer in vogue.

Posted inIndianapolis

Student loans are complicated. Here’s how you can pay less

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyFebruary 2, 2024February 2, 2024

More than 900,000 Hoosiers owe the federal government money in student loans.

Posted inTexas

Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants

By Sneha Dey, The Texas TribuneFebruary 1, 2024February 1, 2024

Parents without a Social Security number still cannot complete the new FAFSA online. The U.S. Education Department has not said when it plans to fix the issue.

Posted inCalifornia

Should state government jobs require a college degree? Why California is rethinking its rules

By Adam Echelman, CalMattersJanuary 31, 2024January 31, 2024

California is removing degree requirements from jobs, but state leaders differ about the right approach.

Posted inIndianapolis

Honeybees are dying. Here’s what IUPUI staff and students are doing to help.

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJanuary 31, 2024January 31, 2024

IUPUI’s urban garden is home to as many as 160,000 honeybees in the summer months.

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