If you graduated from a predominantly white institution of higher learning, you might have participated in a smaller, more intimate graduation ceremony with other minority students. The goal of these graduations were the recognize the achievements of these students, who face different struggles in obtaining their college degree, than the rest of the student body. Or is that … [Read more...]
My Life As…A Student at a Historically Black College
CollegeCandy.com runs a regular feature where they have young college students write about their different experiences in order to give others an opportunity to walk in their shoes. Recently they ran a post by Khalea Underwood, a sophomore at Howard University in DC. Check out this excerpt: At home, I was made fun of for my dark brown skin; I was always the "blackest" girl … [Read more...]
Young Love Ain’t Always Puppy Love
by Tara Pringle Jefferson I have loved my husband since the very time I saw him. I was 17 and a brand-new freshman on campus. I was moving into my dorm, cursing the fact that I hadn't gotten the single room that I wanted. But I think God had something else in store for me. I met my husband that very first day of college, as he was the 22 year old assistant hall director … [Read more...]
Don't Date Someone You Wouldn't Marry
by Tara Pringle Jefferson When both of my younger sisters went to college, I gave them each three pieces of advice. 1. Don't buy textbooks from the college bookstore. If you do, buy used. But otherwise, hit up the library or the web. Or share a book with a classmate. 2. Start off strong. It's easier to have a fantastic freshman year and have a stumble a little later, than it … [Read more...]
How Will You Pay For Your Child’s College Tuition?
From CNN: The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report released Wednesday. "College tuition continues to outpace family income and the price of other necessities, such as … [Read more...]