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Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Seek Debate on Drinking Age

College presidents from about 100 of the nation’s best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

Arizona Law Has Undocumented Immigrants Dropping Out of College

Changing laws have made life tougher for undocumented immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters.

Community Colleges

North Carolina Officials Struggle Over Educating Undocumented Immigrants

In a state where the commitment to higher education extends all the way back to the founding of the nation¡¯s first public university in 1789, North Carolina¡¯s community colleges just can¡¯t seem to get past the politics of illegal immigration.

Community Colleges

NC Board to Discuss Admitting Immigrants

North Carolina community college leaders who will be meeting later this week plan to discuss whether to admit undocumented immigrants to degree programs after federal officials told the college system it was up to the state, a newspaper reported on Aug. 11.

Community Colleges

Philadelphia Program Offers Free Tuition for Community College Students Near Degree Completion

In an effort to reduce the financial pressures on current and prospective students, the city of Philadelphia and its largest public postsecondary institution has launched a new program to aid students in completing their college degree.

Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled From Ship

Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.

Community Colleges

Gas prices rewriting schedules at 2-year colleges

Two-year colleges in South Carolina and around the nation are rewriting schedules so cash-strapped students can save on commuting costs.

Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled from Ship

Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.

Leadership & Policy

Study: Impending Community College Leadership Shortfall Could Be Avoided Through Diversity Efforts

A significant number of community college presidents will be retiring in coming years, creating a leadership void that could be filled through a concerted effort to groom more minorities and women, according to a new report.

STAYING TRUE TO ITS MISSION

Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.

New Survey Helps Community Colleges Focus Up Front

The Survey of Entering Student Engagement is deepening community colleges’ understanding of students’ earliest collegiate experiences.

More Than Gatekeepers

High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.

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