2016 United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Ball
The annual United Negro College Fund just completed a month of fundraising activity with their Mayor's Balls being especially notable.
college
Browse 21477 search results
Sleazy For-profit Colleges Disproportionately Target Students of Color
For-profit colleges disproportionately target low-income, poorly informed black people, 65% of whom drop out with significant loan debt.
Decoding the Business of College Sports: Academics Over Athletics
Student athletes are often seen as those who receive favoritism in the classroom, but professional players, coaches and student athletes stress the importance of academic excellence over athletic performance in a push to groom players that can compete on the field and in the real world.
Are High Standardized Test Scores Enough to Succeed in College?
Who’s ready for college? At first blush, not a lot of us. By most measures, far less than half of those taking college entrance exams could tread water at our nation’s colleges and universities.
Despite Efforts, College Graduation Rates Continue to Fall
College graduation rates are dropping at an accelerated rate, in spite of robust national efforts to raise them. For-profits have the worst graduation rates.