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April 15, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Amid recent encouraging reports of African-American students getting accepted to most or all of the Ivy League…
April 1, 2014
OPINION - The idea that student athletes are given a lighter academic load is nothing new and it’s something that…
April 1, 2014
LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) — The St. Paul's College campus and the 35 buildings on its roller-coaster grounds are for sale…
April 1, 2014
SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A 17-year-old Long Island student has applied to and was accepted at all eight Ivy League…
March 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - To say that Washington D.C. native Avery Coffey has a bright future ahead of him would be…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A recent article in the New York Times took a tough look into the inner workings of…
February 6, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama has a message for students considering college: File for federal financial aid...
January 31, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University trustees picked a California educator as the school's next president Thursday...
January 17, 2014
ANALYSIS - Obama and his aides have argued the president will increasingly use his 'convening' power to bring influential people…
January 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — His education agenda mired in Congress, President Barack Obama is urging university presidents to copy each other's…
October 24, 2013
OPINION - Not only do our HBCUs stand as a testament to the challenges that lie in the future but…
October 24, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College athletes are graduating at an all-time high rate, the NCAA said Thursday...
October 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Needless to say, referring to the African-American community as 'the blacks' is considered dismissive, and in some…
October 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions…
September 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is telling colleges and universities they can continue to seek diversity in admissions despite…
September 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores on the SAT college entrance exam were largely stagnant for a third year, although African-American students…
August 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging…
July 31, 2013
NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The fight to keep Morris Brown College afloat continues with reports that the HBCU is proposing a…
May 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising…