David PluvioseLeadership & PolicySupport For Undocumented Student Aid Costs California Community Colleges Board President Her SeatThis week in the majority-Democrat California State Senate, GOP senators succeeded in blocking the confirmation of Community Colleges Board of Governors President Katherine Albiani. The Senate voted along party lines to reject Albiani, the third of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appointees to the board voted down in the past year by united GOP opposition to the board’s decision to back the Dream Act, which would grant financial aid to undocumented students.January 17, 2008StudentsBlack, Brown and College BoundAnnual conference focuses on boosting minority male higher ed attainment.December 26, 2007Community CollegesServing the UndocumentedCalifornia community colleges struggle to navigate “frustrating” financial aid process for undocumented students.December 12, 2007Leadership & PolicySecond Annual Black, Brown & College Bound Conference Held In FloridaTAMPA, Fla. — Community college educators from as far as Washington state and the Bahamas descended on Tampa, Fla., last week for the second annual Black, Brown & College Bound Conference. Hosted by Hillsborough Community College and nine other Florida two-year institutions, BBCB featured numerous tracks dedicated to examining and removing barriers to college for young Black and Hispanic males.December 5, 2007Community CollegesLeague for Innovation in the Community College Wraps Up 23rd Annual CITNASHVILLE, Tenn. — This week, community college leaders were treated to the best in instructional technology by day and the best in country music by night at the Conference on Information Technology in Nashville.November 15, 2007StudentsNo Place Like HomePassed over for the chancellorship at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2005, Dr. J. Keith Motley is a classic example of “good things come to those who wait.”November 14, 2007Community CollegesDual Enrollment Boosts Academic Performance, CCRC Report FindsDoes taking college courses while in high school actually boost grades? A new Community College Research Center report sheds some light on the subject, finding that dual-enrolled students are more likely to go to college and perform at a higher level compared to their non dual-enrolled counterparts.November 7, 2007Leadership & PolicyIowa State Conference To Focus On Community College LeadershipFilling the leadership voids created by the mass retirements of a generation of baby boomer presidents is the focus of a conference hosted by Iowa State University next week.October 24, 2007HBCUsLeonard Haynes Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUsSecretary of Education Margaret Spellings has named Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, replacing Charles M. Greene, who abruptly resigned earlier this month.October 22, 2007Leadership & PolicyLakin Institute Grooming Next Generation of Black Community College PresidentsDozens of aspiring minority two-year college presidents are attending the Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership this week, gaining tools to succeed at the CEO level.October 17, 2007Previous PagePage 9 of 19Next Page
