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Community College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New Ideas

White House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.

2010 Community College National Legislative Summit (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Game Delay: Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics

Despite their growing presence in professional sports, Latinos remain underrepresented in collegiate athletics.

Irma Garcia finds fulfillment in teaching others the rules of sports and sports administration.

Community Colleges

New Law Makes It Easier to Transfer to California State Schools

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation that guarantees community college graduates admission to the California State University.

Minority Engineering Association Urges National Focus on Community College Students

A national engineering science group, citing the surge in minority student enrollment in community colleges, says more emphasis should be placed on two-year college students to increase STEM field graduates.

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U.S. Education Department Delays Rule Opposed by For-profit Colleges

The U.S. Education Department said it will take more time to finish new regulations targeting for-profit college job-training programs.

Community Colleges

Lumina Foundation Says US Continues to Lag Globally in Producing College Graduates

The United States continues to fall behind other major nations around the world in producing highly credentialed college graduates, despite a marginal gain between 2007 and 2008, says a new report by the Lumina Foundation for Education.

Jamie Merisotis is president and chief executive officer of the Lumina Foundation for Education.

College-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study Says

Delving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.

A College Board report has been released today titled Education Pays 2010: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society.

Foundation Highlights Practices for Getting Community College Students Into Selective Four-Year Schools

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released “Partnerships that Promote Success: The Evaluation of the Community College Transfer Initiative,” a study of successful programs that have assisted talented lower‐income community college students in transferring to selective institutions.

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College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says

The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.

Leadership & Policy

Dean Stabbed at Kansas City Community College

A man who was mumbling and carrying a knife in a building where Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to hold a news conference stabbed a college dean in the neck Tuesday before being subdued by witnesses.

UAH news conference

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SAT Takers Grow More Diverse, Scores Stagnate

More students from diverse backgrounds are taking the SAT, a College Board report released Monday shows, but critics warn that their performance on the college entrance exam raises concerns about the current quality of K-12 U.S. education.

Indiana Looks to Boost Aid to Older Students

State officials have proposed overhauling Indiana’s college financial aid system to make more money available to older adults, who are more than half of the state’s students but receive a small amount of assistance.

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