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HBCUs Are Still Relevant Today
Writing at CNN, Michael Lomax, a contributing editor at The Root and president and CEO of the United Negro College, reflects on the value of HBCUs nearly 159 years after the first institution was chartered. (CNN) – More than 35,000 students will graduate from college this year because of something that happened 159 years ago…
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Does a High School's Size Matter?
(Special to The Root) — “Is it better to have my son in a small school with fewer resources and supportive teachers, or a larger school with more resources but administrators who aren’t exactly nurturing?” —Monica Blakely Thank you for your question. It is a good one that many parents ask themselves when thinking about…
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How Early Should I Prep My Kid for College?
(Special to The Root) — “What is the best way to prepare your young child for his or her educational future? My son is only 10 years old, but I had him start a college journal last year. In it he states what college he wants to attend, what he would like to study, what…
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How Can More Black People Finish College?
(Special to The Root) — “What is being done to help black college students actually finish college?” —Ellis Anthony Sutton Jr. You are asking exactly the right question. For a long time, people defined our national education goal as going to college. Now I think everybody is coming to understand that our goal has to…
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Obama Can Do More About College Costs
(Special to The Root) — President Barack Obama was exactly right in his State of the Union speech to mention the need for college graduates as part of his prescription for more American jobs. While there are more job seekers than jobs in our struggling economy, many employers are hiring but are having a hard…
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Does an Online Degree Measure Up?
(Special to The Root) — “How do you feel about the emergence of nontraditional education like online and hybrid programs? How do African Americans fare in these programs?” —Dacia Genise Cobb I think the growth of online or “distance” learning is a very positive development and comes at an important time. A college education is…
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Is My Child Cut Out for an HBCU?
(Special to The Root) —- “My daughter is a senior at a predominantly white private Catholic high school. I’m concerned that she won’t ‘fit in’ if she chooses to attend a HBCU. She has applied to a few. How do I prepare her for that transition?” —Javonna Askew You’re raising an important question. There will…
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Who Pays for the Student-Loan Crisis?
(Special to The Root) — The start of the 2012-2013 academic year brought a nasty surprise for thousands of parents of low-income college students. They had kept their sons and daughters in school thanks to a popular federal loan program called “Parent PLUS.” But when they applied for the loans, normally a routine transaction, they…
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Education Is the 21st-Century Liberator
(Special to The Root) — Continuing their historical practice of working together to address issues of concern to the African-American community, the NAACP, National Urban League, United Negro College Fund and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund are working cooperatively to improve educational opportunities for all students. This week we will run op-eds by the…
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Your Take: HBCU Funds on Chopping Block
For weeks, HBCU presidents, students and supporters of historically black colleges and universities have been sounding the alarm, concerned that the deficit-reducing congressional “super committee” was targeting federal funding for HBCUs for drastic cuts. In the end, the super committee couldn’t agree on a list of cuts. Does that mean that HBCUs are home free?…
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