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California Budget Crisis Hits Colleges

California voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest effort to fix the state’s budget, a package of budget-balancing measures that he promised would provide a short-term patch for the current financial crisis and prevent further catastrophe in the future.

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College Students, Academic Advisers Increasingly Engaging in Recession-proof Career Planning

The recession has guided Americans’ decisions about travel, health care and even what brand of soda to purchase.

Community Colleges

THE TOP 100: ASSOCIATE RANKINGS

This year, Diverse has added a new addition to its annual Top 100 degree producers series — recognizing, with this edition, the institutions that award the most associate degrees to students of color.

The Community College Transfer Problem

Boosting student transfers from community colleges to four-year institutions is a matter of getting all the right policies and programs in place.

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: After a 13-year Absence From School, Academic Excellence and an Associate Degree

While explaining her future career plans, Audra Jeffers’ voice bubbles with excitement.

Community Colleges

First Black Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Brings Community-conscious Approach to Job

When Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett becomes the first Black chancellor of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden — the southernmost of three regional campuses that make up The State University of New Jersey — he will preside over a campus that is steadily growing even as other institutions are experiencing a decline in enrollment.

Community Colleges

SREB Urges States to Improve Adolescent Literacy

With an emphasis on improving overall student achievement, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has urged states to develop adolescent literacy policies that place top priority on improving public middle and high school reading and writing performance.

Community Colleges

Embracing the (Corporate) Work

Embedded in the mission of community colleges is the intent to provide career development, work force training and continuing education for the communities colleges serve.

Professional Development

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Unemployed Seek Training for ‘Green Collar’ Jobs

As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for “green-collar” jobs.

Leadership & Policy

Rutgers Names First Black Chancellor

Rutgers University’s board has appointed the school’s first Black chancellor.

Leadership & Policy

Community College Chancellor Nominated for Under Secretary of Education

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Martha J. Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for under secretary of education, the White House announced Tuesday.

Leadership & Policy

Community College Chancellor Nominated for Under Secretary of Education

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Martha J. Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for under secretary of education, the White House announced Tuesday. Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan chose Greg Darnieder as his special assistant for college access.

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