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Kentucky Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against For-profit College
Attorney General Jack Conway took another for-profit college to court on Tuesday, alleging a violation of Kentucky’s consumer protection laws by making deceptive claims about job placement successes.
Students
Complete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation Rates
A new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.
Latinx
New Federal Aid Targets Community Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Schools
The Obama administration made major cash infusions to community colleges and Hispanic-Serving Institutions on Monday through grant programs meant to spur innovation.
Students
Southern University Enrollment Falls More Than 5 Percent from Last Year
Southern’s enrollment for the fall semester dipped below 7,000 students, a drop of more than 5 percent since 2010, according to figures reported to the Louisiana Board of Regents.
James Llorens
Leadership & Policy
U.S. Education Department’s Community College Leader Makes ‘Acceleration Strategies’ Part of Ambitious Agenda
After more than a year at the Education Department, Dr. Frank Chong describes his job as a “whirlwind” that has included legislative battles in Washington, D.C., and listening tours to 25 states.
Frank Chong
Community Colleges
College Leaders Urged To Focus on ‘Near Completers’
Summit organizers advise colleges to invest in re-engaging “near completers”—or those students who would have left college despite only being a few credits shy of a degree.
Aaron Thompson
HBCUs
Enrollment on the Rise at Grambling State University
Grambling State University’s preliminary enrollment report for the 2011-12 academic year shows enrollment has risen to 5,207, a 4.27 percent increase from the previous academic year.
Frank Pogue
Faculty & Staff
Diversity Advocates Voice Caution on Community College Study
Although a new study has found that underrepresented community college students fare better in classrooms with an instructor of their ethnic background, diversity leaders warn the study is too limited in scope to draw any solid conclusions.
Robert Fairlie
Tribal Colleges
Obama Administration Jobs Plan Has Higher Education Funds
Community and tribal colleges would receive $5 billion for construction projects under President Obama’s new jobs plan, which also could shore up state education budgets and provide post-secondary job training opportunities.
Obama jobs plan
African-American
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
Community Colleges
Morris Brown College Pays Off Debt to U.S. Government
Morris Brown College has settled a nearly $10 million debt for pennies on the dollar with the U.S. Education Department.
Morris Brown College
Community Colleges
Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions
A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue.
Mark Schneider
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