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REINVENTING REMEDIAL EDUCATION

When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D. C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through her college years.

Leadership & Policy

Convention Panel Encourages Gay Chancellors, Presidents to Remain Open About Their Sexual Orientation

Since age 26, Dr. David Wain Coon has been open personally and professionally about his sexual orientation. “I wanted my students to have the role model I didn’t have when I went through my education.”

Leadership & Policy

Asian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College Presidencies

Dr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.

Stimulus Money Slow To Reach Colleges

An avalanche of funding is expected after a slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.

The Miner Normal School building at Howard University

Faculty & Staff

LASTWORD: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Adjunct faculty are invaluable to community colleges, so why arenâ€™t they taken into consideration in the collegesâ€™ missions?

Community Colleges

HARVESTING â€˜GREEN-COLLARâ€™ JOBS

Scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.

Faculty & Staff

CONVERGING INTERESTS

Environmental and sustainability issues have permeated every level of academia, from art instruction to business courses.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Stimulus Money Slow To Reach Colleges

An avalanche of funding is expected after slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.

Community Colleges

Louisiana Needs More Two-year College Grads, State Labor Official Says

The Louisiana Workforce Commission executive director told state officials that, while Louisiana has a surplus of residents with four-year college degrees, the state needs to dramatically increase two-year graduates in vocational training and community college programs.

Louisiana State Capitol

African-American

Hampden-Sydney’s Superstar President Makes Splash

Christopher Howard has taken the helm of Hampden-Sydney College as the first African-American to lead the all-male Virginia liberal arts college.

Christopher Howard Assumes Hampden-Sydney Presidency

Community Colleges

NC Community Colleges to Enroll Undocumented Students

RALEIGH, N.C. _ North Carolina’s community college system voted Friday to admit undocumented immigrants at its campuses next year, a move unlikely to bring an immediate surge in undocumented students given a requirement that they pay higher tuition.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Developmental Education – An Investment We Cannot Afford NOT To Make

Despite the escalating numbers of students who need developmental work, many critics of developmental education blame the K-12 school system for not preparing students for college-level work.

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