David PluvioseStudents‘Alarming’ Number of Community Colleges Blocking Access to Federal Loans, Report FindsThough the majority of four-year colleges in the United States participate in federal student loan programs, a new report finds that an “alarming” number of community colleges don’t participate, prompting low-income students to resort to credit cards and other high-interest loans to pay for basic college expenses.April 16, 2008Leadership & PolicyPhiladelphia Mayor Takes Part in Community College Black Male SummitNumerous organizations intent on reversing alarming disparities in high school and college drop out and incarceration rates among Black males gathered in Philadelphia this week for a Call to Action Summit, sponsored by the Presidents’ Round Table of African-American CEOs, a group of Black community college presidents.April 8, 2008StudentsCommunity College No Longer?Harper College’s effort to gain baccalaureate-granting status has sparked a debate in Illinois over the mission of two-year colleges.April 2, 2008StudentsInnovations 2008 Conference Highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion ThemesLast week, 2,100 community college faculty, administrators and advocates gathered in the mile high city for the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovations 2008 Conference, hosted by the Community College of Denver.March 12, 2008Community CollegesMore High-achieving Students Are Choosing Community Colleges FirstTwo-year colleges are increasingly serving high-achieving students, while at the same time, trying to avoid mission creep.February 20, 2008Leadership & 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, 2007Previous PagePage 9 of 19Next Page
