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John Roueche – Community College Renaissance Man

In a four-part series, Diverse explores the career of Dr. John Roueche, the retiring director of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. John Roueche

Community Colleges

New Internet Tool Helps Measure Community College Student Success

The Completion Arch features the ability to break information down by state or race and ethnicity or gender, but it does not include institution-specific data, such as the percentage of students landing jobs in their field of study.

Community Colleges

Retiring CCLP Director John Roueche Celebrated at AACC Conference

A number of events over the past few days at the AACC annual convention were devoted to hailing John Roueche’s contributions to the community college movement.

Dr. John Roueche

Community Colleges

AACC Report Calls for Fundamental Shifts in Community Colleges’ Focus

A major report is released as 2,400 community college chancellors, presidents, deans and faculty members meet in Orlando for the 92nd annual American Association of Community Colleges convention.

Community Colleges

Questions Persist in Fatal Shooting of Black Community College Student

The fatal shooting of Citrus College student Kendrec McDade by police officers has provoked outrage in Pasadena, Calif., as yet another example of a young Black man losing his life under questionable circumstances.

Community Colleges

Students Angry over Pricey Courses Pepper-sprayed

The dozens of student protesters who were pepper-sprayed by police at a California community college this week weren’t just angry about not getting into a meeting of school trustees.

Santa Monica College

Community Colleges

Commentary: Community College Campuses Provide an Accurate Reflection of Diversity

Higher education must stop viewing community colleges as drive-by institutions and recognize the significant contribution they are making to American higher education, writes New York-based college administrator Mary Hinton.

Community Colleges

Job Training Initiative, Campaigning on President Obama’s Agenda in Prince George’s County

In addition to highlighting a community college job training partnership in Prince George’s County, President Obama focused on the economic pain that Americans are feeling.

President Barack Obama

Community Colleges

Florida’s Higher Education Diversity Imperative

In a state with a booming Hispanic and steadily growing African-American population, the issues of access and diversity in higher education are almost always front and center.

Community Colleges

Study: Pell Grant Use Surges at Kansas JUCOs

A study of Kansas community colleges shows the number of students receiving federal financial aid jumped dramatically as the nation struggled to recover from the recession.

Obama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed Reviews

Raising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.

Dr. Antonio Flores

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Chronicling the Life and Career of a Higher Education Giant — Norman Francis

In this unique series, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education honors the life and career of Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis. For more than four decades, Francis has led the private, historically Black, New Orleans-based university to exemplary accomplishment and achievement. Diverse recounts the challenges Francis faced and triumphs that are credited to his leadership. Please read and join the discussions at the end of each story in the series. ENDPARAGRAPH

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