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Administration February 2011 Premium

No More Pencils, No More Books

Fewer than 50 percent of the students at Virginia State University (VSU) have the means to purchase the textbooks needed for their courses. Even with the odds stacked against them, some complete their courses, albeit with great difficulty.

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Frank DiMaria

Global March 2011 Premium

Writing, a Key Component at Binghamton University’s Boot Camp by Frank DiMaria

Some high school seniors are academically well prepared to attend college. Others are woefully underprepared but demonstrate promise. So where do these underprepared students turn to earn a college degree and make their contribution to society?

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Frank DiMaria

Technology February 2011 Premium

Staying Connected: Increasingly a Must for succeeding these days by Frank DiMaria

Atone time, the telephone was considered a luxury. But as more and more people and businesses adopted this “new” technology, it became necessary to own one and stay connected to the masses.How could one exist in the 20th century without a phone?

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Frank DiMaria

Financing April 2011 Premium

GAO Finds Fraud, Deception and Questionable Marketing Tactics at For-Profits by Frank DiMaria

“We identified four colleges where representatives encouraged our undercover students to commit fraud on their federal financial aid applications, and deceptive or otherwise questionable practices at all 15 colleges related to sales and marketing.” --Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, GAO

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Frank DiMaria

Technology April 2011 Premium

A New Textbook Publishing Model for the Internet Age by Frank DiMaria

“The biggest barrier to learning on scale is access to information. If we don’t solve that problem, then on scale we are never going to educate the number of people who want to be educated and who are not only capable of excelling but in many ways need that education to improve their quality of life.” --Eric Frank, Co-Founder, Flat World Knowledge

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Hispanic Community February 2015 Premium

Diversity Initiatives Multifaceted and Productive at UT-Austin by Frank DiMaria

When students returned to the University of Texas (UT)- Austin last fall they found that, for the first time in the school’s history, fewer than half of the fall semester’s first time freshmen were White students. The number of first-time freshmen who identified their ethnicity/ race as “White” on admissions information totaled 47.6 percent.

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Frank DiMaria

Technology August 2016 Premium

Putting Volunteer Skills to Work at Harvard by Frank DiMaria

“My goal as a kid trying to live up to the assumed expectations of my parents was that I wanted to make it to Harvard to make mom proud and to be at the best school.” -- Arturo J. Real

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Frank DiMaria

Health Care July 2016 Premium

Battling Childhood Obesity in Hispanics, Still by Frank DiMaria

In June of 2005, Hispanic Outlook reported on the health of the children living in Rio Grande City, a border town in Starr County, Texas, one of the poorest counties in the U.S. Most of the children living there were Mexican American, and at the time, their rates of obesity were among some of the highest in the nation.

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Frank DiMaria

Hispanic Community January 2017 Premium

"Students Reach Higher” With Apps Designed to Put Them on a Career Path

"Students can use Hats and Ladders on their own, however, they’ll find greater value if they learn how to use it from a guidance counselor or a teacher. Hats and Ladders helps counselors and teachers restore the wide-eyed optimism students had as youngsters."

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Frank DiMaria

Hispanic Community March 2017 Premium

CHICAS PODEROSAS Empowering Women in Latin America’s News Industry by Frank DiMaria

"Chicas Poderosas is a very comfortable space for women to share their frustrations and the problems they are facing, such as bullying in newsrooms, the glass ceiling or problems with management." --Mariana Santos, co-founder and CEO of Unicorn Interactive

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Frank DiMaria

Technology August 2017 Premium

STEM Academy Focuses on Children of Migrant Workers by Frank DiMaria

It’s More Than Just STEM

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Frank DiMaria

Hispanic Community December 2015 Premium

Pedro Rivera Bringing A New Perspective To Pennsylvania Education, by Frank DiMaria

Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education, is a humble, down to earth individual. So humble, in fact, that when Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf nominated him to be the commonwealth’s Acting Education Secretary back in January, his response was, “Are you sure?”

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Frank DiMaria

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