For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival
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Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.
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An American institution is in danger of fading away.
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COLLEGES The dearth of black head coaches in college football was lamented in powerful language by NCAA president Myles Brand before the House Subcommittee on Commerce. "Sadly, if the pace of progress remains the same, it will be approximately 80 years before we reach a percentage [of coaches] that even approximates the number of African-Americans in the general population," said ...
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Once a mecca for aspiring African-American professionals, local leaders want to revive Atlantaâs Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
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The United Negro College Fundâs slogan remains a powerful ad message 35 years after its debut. The groupâs name, however, has become a source of alienation.
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College campuses are stirring back to life, and Eric Hoplin's vote machine is ready to spring into action.
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It&#39;s hard to imagine, but the league that gave us college basketball&#39;s last two national champions is about to get a lot better.
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A company is set up to encourage students to be entrepreneurs when they leave university.
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Four months into the school year, some themes are working better than others, but at even the best-run schools, the future remains unclear.
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Many menâs basketball programs are moving to Division I in the hope of gaining exposure, money and a bit of glory.
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Rick Neuheisel is returning to college coaching at the school where he first found fame and success.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A revival of sorts took place here at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday. The Florida State Seminoles, infected the past few years by a bad case of fall from grace, rose up against the
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Wanting to maintain a role as engines of social mobility, about two dozen elite schools have pushed in the past few years to diversify economically.
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With her first child headed for college this fall and two more soon to follow, Carol Wright was lost. Campus tours, applications, financial aid forms, transcripts, SAT scores, class planning &#151; and that was just the beginning.
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When it comes to paying for college, cash-strapped families have had a few good tidings of late. A string of elite, private colleges have announced major boosts in financial aid.
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Dartmouth College has been repeatedly roiled in recent weeks over the way some students are treating the very people the school was founded to help: American Indians.
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Colleges are increasing efforts to find vulnerable students and to get them into treatment, sometimes forcing them to leave temporarily.