In her first election, 19-year-old Melissa Kelley voted for Hillary Clinton. “There’s a million reasons” why, she said. “Donald Trump is just so anti-everything I believe in.” Kelley’s causes? A woman’s right to choose an abortion, Black Lives Matter, refugees and the environment.
A high-achieving Latina student at Suffolk University in Boston
says a professor accused her of plagiarism in front of the class
after she used the word “hence” in a literature review.
Tiffany Martinez shared the story on a blog post that went
viral last week, titled “Academia,
Love Me Back.”
Latino children will “pretty much determine the fate of Texas”
during the 21st century, the state’s Higher Education
Commissioner Raymund
Paredes said in his annual address this week.
That’s why the state will need to get more creative in
educating Latinos and ensuring they graduate from college. “Doing
business as usual,” won’t work, he said, according to the
Austin American-Statesman.
A college degree may be the golden ticket to a better job, but
that incentive alone isn’t enough to stop millions of students
from dropping out of school. In fact, just over half of students
complete their
postsecondary degrees within six years.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its eye on
becoming the first school in the state to earn federal
recognition as a Hispanic-serving institution. But first, it must
more than double the number of Hispanic students it
enrolls.
In what the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics is calling a “culturally relevant” resource guide,
Latino students and their families could find all they
need to know about preparing, applying, paying for and succeeding
in college.
At Arizona State University, it’s often about “the
entrepreneurial mindset,” as Sethuraman Panchanathan put it, who
helps lead the university’s research and economic development
efforts.
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Excelencia in Education has
released its annual list of college programs and community groups
that are effectively supporting the educational advancement of
Latino students in higher education, or “Examples
of ¡Excelencia!“
The best data are often the hardest to parse. Sure, a neat
snapshot of three or four variables is easy on the eyes, but to
really dig deep and find important and surprising trends, you’ll
probably have to wade through dozens of variables.
Or in the College Scorecard’s case, 2,000 variables.
As has become tradition at EWA’s higher education conferences,
Inside Higher Ed Co-founder and Editor Scott Jaschik offered a
series of story ideas for reporters to pursue this academic year.
Innovation
What does the term “innovation” mean in regard to higher
education, and should journalists take colleges’ definitions at
face value?
Schools Offer Counseling As Many Latino Students Face Bullying, Uncertainty After Trump Win
After more than a year of polarizing campaign rhetoric about immigrants that led to reports of increased school bullying across the country, many school districts have begun offering additional counseling and support services for students who fear for their futures under the next presidential administration.
Why the Youth Vote Matters in Presidential Elections
In her first election, 19-year-old Melissa Kelley voted for Hillary Clinton. “There’s a million reasons” why, she said. “Donald Trump is just so anti-everything I believe in.” Kelley’s causes? A woman’s right to choose an abortion, Black Lives Matter, refugees and the environment.
Professor Accuses Latina Student of Plagiarism: ‘This Is Not Your Language’
A high-achieving Latina student at Suffolk University in Boston says a professor accused her of plagiarism in front of the class after she used the word “hence” in a literature review.
Tiffany Martinez shared the story on a blog post that went viral last week, titled “Academia, Love Me Back.”
A Push for More Latino College Graduates in Texas, but Not by ‘Business as Usual’
Latino children will “pretty much determine the fate of Texas” during the 21st century, the state’s Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said in his annual address this week.
That’s why the state will need to get more creative in educating Latinos and ensuring they graduate from college. “Doing business as usual,” won’t work, he said, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Big Data Is Coming to Colleges. Are Students’ Grades and Privacy Safe?
A college degree may be the golden ticket to a better job, but that incentive alone isn’t enough to stop millions of students from dropping out of school. In fact, just over half of students complete their postsecondary degrees within six years.
UW-Milwaukee Goes After State’s 1st ‘Hispanic-Serving Institution’ Title
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its eye on becoming the first school in the state to earn federal recognition as a Hispanic-serving institution. But first, it must more than double the number of Hispanic students it enrolls.
¡Gradúate! 2.0: White House Releases Graduation Guide Aimed at Hispanics
In what the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics is calling a “culturally relevant” resource guide, Latino students and their families could find all they need to know about preparing, applying, paying for and succeeding in college.
Competency-Based Education: More Interest and More Analysis
Scrap the lecture halls, final exams, degree plans and traditional semesters.
Is College for Earning Bigger Bucks or Learning Deeper Thinking. Can It Be Both?
What’s the point of college?
At Arizona State University, it’s often about “the entrepreneurial mindset,” as Sethuraman Panchanathan put it, who helps lead the university’s research and economic development efforts.
Programs Providing ‘Excelencia’ in Latino Education
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Excelencia in Education has released its annual list of college programs and community groups that are effectively supporting the educational advancement of Latino students in higher education, or “Examples of ¡Excelencia!“
Here’s a look at this year’s honorees.
Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program, Northern Virginia Community College
Finding Stories in College Scorecard Data
Webinar recap.
The best data are often the hardest to parse. Sure, a neat snapshot of three or four variables is easy on the eyes, but to really dig deep and find important and surprising trends, you’ll probably have to wade through dozens of variables.
Or in the College Scorecard’s case, 2,000 variables.
‘Ban the Box,’ Campus Carry and More Higher Ed Story Ideas for Reporters
As has become tradition at EWA’s higher education conferences, Inside Higher Ed Co-founder and Editor Scott Jaschik offered a series of story ideas for reporters to pursue this academic year.
Innovation
What does the term “innovation” mean in regard to higher education, and should journalists take colleges’ definitions at face value?