BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University has claimed the title of nation’s top party school. The No. 1 ranking was revealed Monday by The Princeton Review based on a nationwide survey of 130,000 students. Syracuse’s student newspaper ranked second best among the 379 colleges surveyed, and its sports scene, rated third best, likely helped the […]
According to data compiled by the National Center of Education Statistics from the US Census, for the first time in the history of the United States, black women have surpassed all other groups in terms of race and gender for the percentage of people who have enrolled in college. Get “The D.L. Hughley Show” Delivered […]
Grambling State University will be featured in the National Museum of African American History and Culture when it opens in spring 2016 in Washington. In a statement released by Grambling’s President, Dr. Frank Pogue is excited about the opportunity for the Universities history to be captured in such a way. “Having a space in a […]
Kwasi Enin has made his decision. With as much fanfare as a sought-after athlete finally choosing his college, the New York high school student accepted by all eight Ivy League schools — Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Princeton and Cornell – announced Wednesday that he will continue his education at Yale University. […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Toss your cap. Turn your tassel. Just don’t snap that selfie. Graduates at the University of South Florida and Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., have been asked to refrain from taking self-portraits with their cell phones as they collect their diplomas. The seemingly simple directive is standing out for placing the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company’s free products tailored for schools. The changes announced Wednesday affect Google’s “Apps for Education” service that has been offered to schools for the past seven years. Among other things, Google Inc. says […]
Shonda Rhimes is heading back to her alma mater in June. The Emmy-nominated creator of “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” has been chosen to deliver the main 2014 commencement address at Dartmouth College, the school has announced. Rhimes graduated from the college in 1991, with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing. […]
Music producer and art enthusiast Swizz Beatz announced via Instagram he was accepted into the President Management Program at the Harvard Business School! He shared an email sent to him of his acceptance letter (above) with the caption: “This might be one of the happiest days of my life. From the BX to Harvard #hardwork #dedication […]
University of Massachusetts basketball player is being lauded for more than his impressive basketball skills. The UMass guard Derrick Gordon recently came out as a…
A Morgan State University professor was convicted Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Science Foundation and his students. The Baltimore Sun reports: Manoj Kumar Jha, 46, of Severn faces 20 years in prison for each of four counts of wire fraud, and for one count each of mail fraud and falsification […]
LOS ANGELES – Wells Fargo Education Financial Services and First Generation Films recently kicked-off the “Go College!” tour, a national education initiative launching in Los Angeles with screenings of the award-winning documentary “First Generation” at six Los Angeles Unified School District high schools and culminated with a red-carpet screening at L.A. Live. Go College! Los […]
Now this is a trend we can get behind. Remember Chad Thomas, the 18-year-old student from Booker T. Washington Senior High in Miami, who received 150 scholarship offers because he is able to play nine instruments in addition to being a rising football star? Here comes more good news. Avery Coffey, a senior at Benjamin […]
