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WASHINGTON UPDATE: FARRAH NOT RESTING ON GEAR UP

After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.

Faculty & Staff

SPECTRUM: GROWING BY LEAPS WITHOUT BOUNDS

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is familiar to millions of viewers on the popular PBS â€œHistory Detectivesâ€ program, a television series in its eighth season devoted to â€œexploring the complexities of historical mysteries.

Community Colleges

California Higher Ed Chiefs Urge Renewed Investment

The heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system urged state legislators to boost investment in California higher education.

Fattah Not Resting on GEAR UP’s Laurels

After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.

Leadership & Policy

Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement

U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter

Community Colleges

For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid

An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.

ACCELERATING AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT

Dr. Martha Kanter, the U. S. Education under secretary, is driving the administrationâ€™s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

Community Colleges

AU Professor’s Cross-country Study Reveals American Hospitality Toward Muslims

American University professor Ahmed Akbar traveled the country to gauge Americans’ attitudes toward Muslims after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. The results are documented in a film, “Journey into America.”

Professor Ahmed Akbar

Study Identifies Factors Behind Successful Community College Transfers

Researchers focused on six Texas community colleges with large proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students explain in newly released report why higher-than-predicted transfer rates were accomplished.

Dr. Chandra Taylor Smith

Community Colleges

Community Colleges Targeted by Goldman Sachs Small Business Initiative

Initiative by Goldman Sachs investment banking firm will funnel $200 million to higher education institutions, including community colleges, to assist small business owners with education and technical assistance.

Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students

Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.

Faculty & Staff

LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY

For this special edition on â€˜Higher Education Careers,â€™ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n

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