Black IssuesCommunity CollegesMiss. Colleges File Suit to Block University’s ExpansionMiss. Colleges File Suit to Block University’s ExpansionHBCUs and community colleges may be hurt by University of Southern Mississippi expansionJACKSON, Miss. — The state Board for Community and Junior Colleges, making good on an earlier threat, filed suit late last month to block a state university from expanding a branch campus along this state’s booming […]January 19, 2000StudentsBI What’s NewPace University’s School of Computer Science and Information Systems now offers a doctorate of professional studies degree in computing studies for technology professionals. The degree includes part-time distance learning study with courses in applied science, information systems, telecommunications and emerging technologies.The 48-credit program can be completed through part-time study with limited residency in three years, […]January 19, 2000Community CollegesBI News BriefsJudge Allows Students to Help Defend Georgia’s Admissions PolicyATHENS, Ga. — Several students concerned about the state’s efforts to defend the University of Georgia against a high-profile lawsuit alleging discrimination in the school’s admissions policy have added themselves as defendants in the case.Ken Dious, an attorney here who represents the students, some of whom are […]January 19, 2000Native AmericansTribal Colleges Praise New Funds for Teacher TrainingTribal Colleges Praise New Funds for Teacher TrainingBILLINGS, Mont. — One thousand new American Indian teachers will be trained over the next five years, thanks to a $10 million congressional appropriation, the American Indian College Fund announced late last month. The money will create the American Indian Corps of Teachers, part of President Clinton’s initiative […]January 19, 2000HomeWashington BriefsThough Poorer, Hispanics Less Likely to Get Financial Aid than WhitesWASHINGTON — Hispanic college students are less likely to get financial aid than Whites — though Hispanics are three times likelier to be poor, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau study. The study found that 59 percent of 6.8 million White full-time college students […]January 19, 2000HomeAdministration: Front-Loading Will Ease Financial Burden on Poorer StudentsAdministration: Front-Loading Will Ease Financial Burden on Poorer StudentsWASHINGTON — The Clinton administration may revive a long-dormant idea that holds some appeal for advocates of students of color — the “front-loading” of financial aid to first- and second-year college students.Under front-loading, the U.S. Department of Education would focus grant aid primarily on college freshmen and […]January 19, 2000African-AmericanToiling Along King’s High WayToiling Along King’s High Way Earlier this week, campuses across the country joined the rest of the nation in observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is the first year since the federal holiday was launched in 1986 in which all 50 states have recognized it. The last state, New Hampshire, came into the fold […]January 19, 2000Leadership & PolicyCollegespeakCollegespeak What’s The Real Meaning Behind All That Higher Education Jargon?WASHINGTON — Happen to know what “scaffolded reading and learning episodes” are? Able to define “task-centered talking,” “bibliobaskets,” “academic villages?” How about “manifestation determinations?” Huh?The world of higher education is chock full of catch phrases, both catchy and kitschy. Many education experts say the lingo […]January 19, 2000Leadership & PolicyTumultuous TenureTumultuous TenureCHICAGO — Dr. Charles Green’s resume was im-pressive. He had served as president of the Hous-ton Community Colleges system for five years, before that, president of one of the prestigious Maricopa Community Colleges in Phoenix for nine years and, prior to that, as a dean at Inver Hills Community College in Minnesota. But suddenly […]January 19, 2000StudentsCollege By the NumbersCollege By the Numbers When I was provost of the University of Michigan, the medical school had a student prize for medical diagnosis: the “S.S.W. Award.” The initials stood for “swift, sure and wrong.”I am reminded of it when I hear reports celebrating Texas’ “10 percent solution” — its experiment in maintaining diversity in its […]January 19, 2000Previous PagePage 400 of 431Next Page
