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Disabilties

Fueling the Talent Engine —– A Rich Mixture to go the Distance

The talent engines of organizations can be fueled to perform at the highest levels of excellence through developing and maintaining diverse coaching/mentoring relationships.

Faculty & Staff

CINDY D. KAM

CINDY D. KAM was named William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She also serves as senior associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Science and is the director of the Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Laboratory at Vanderbilt. Kam holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

Students

Obama Administration Looks to New Rules to Curb Student Debt

U.S. colleges will face new restrictions on using debit cards to distribute financial aid, and more people will have income-based options for repaying student loans under a pair of regulations given final approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday.

Students

ELREO CAMPBELL

ELREO CAMPBELL has been appointed an associate dean and director of financial aid at Colby College. He was dean of student financial services at Newbury College. Campbell earned an associate from the Community College of Philadelphia, a bachelor’s from Drexel University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Students

Government Tightens Payments to For-profit College ITT Tech

WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Department officials are placing new limits on federal student aid administered by struggling for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services.

Disabilties

MSU Gets Nearly $290K to Support Students With Disabilities

MINOT, N.D. — Minot State University has received nearly $290,000 in federal funds to help young adults with intellectual disabilities living in rural communities transition into post-secondary education.

African-American

Educating the Young Voter

With a new round of young voters being eligible to vote this year, the question raised is not only will they participate, but do they have an understanding of the issues?

Students

MSIs Need to Embrace Competency-Based Learning Strategies

It is essential for HBCUs, TCUs and other MSIs to be a part of the planning and implementation of such CBL strategies since these institutions are likely to be major producers of the national workforce of the future.

Students

JULIANNA BARNES

JULIANNA BARNES has been appointed president of Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California, effective October 5. Barnes was vice president of student services at San Diego Mesa College. She holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s and a doctorate from San Diego State University.

Students

Seeing Student Success

Cal State Fullerton among institutions employing a host of interventions to help students persist, graduate.

Faculty & Staff

Kingston Provides Backdrop for Scholars to Convene

Leaders from all over gather in Kingston, Jamaica, for the International Colloquium of Black Males in Education.

Students

Tennessee Promise Scholarship Boosts Community College Enrollment

Tennessee community college enrollment has increased with the state Promise Scholarship availability. Many of the state’s 13 community colleges report increased student enrollment since the beginning of the academic year.

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