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Alabama State Senator Indicted in Federal Two-year College Probe

State Sen. E.B. McClain was indicted Thursday on bribery, conspiracy and other federal charges accusing him of pocketing more than $300,000 in government money routed through a nonprofit organization.

Sexton Named ASWA Junior College Athlete of the Year

Jennifer Sexton never thought of herself as a dominant pitcher while in high school.

Diversity Themes Feature Prominently at 30th Annual NISOD Conference

“We’re an open-door institution, but not enough African-American men are finding that door,” said Dr. Stephanie Bulger, explaining to NISOD Conference attendees about an ambitious plan the Wayne County Community College District has launched to enroll 1,000 Black men within the next five years.

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N.C. Bill Aims To Keep Undocumented Students Enrolled in Two-Year Colleges

Several House members want to keep undocumented immigrants in North Carolina’s community colleges and public universities by barring officials from asking potential students about their immigration status.

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Citing High Energy Costs, Community College Cuts Back to 4-Day Week

With student commuters feeling the pinch of gasoline prices approaching $4 per gallon, a community college in southeast Missouri is cutting back to a four-day school week.

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Ala. Supreme Court Upholds Stay on Community College Double-dipping Ban

The Alabama Supreme Court is upholding a judge’s decision to temporarily block the implementation of the two-year college system’s double-dipping ban.

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Highest Level of Accounting Graduates in More Than 30 Years

Over 64,000 students graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s in accounting in the 2006-07 academic year, adding up to the largest number of graduates in this discipline since the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) started tracking the data 36 years ago. Female graduates slightly outpaced male graduates in accounting at 52 percent to […]

Understanding the “Bling-bling Generation”

Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don’t seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal. Sheltered, indulged, protected. These describe most millennials, but for students of color “these factors have been at best […]

Community College Financial Aid Lacking for N.C. Students, Report Finds

A report released today criticizes the grant and financial aid programs that serve the state’s 58 community colleges, saying the aid programs fall short of the financial support a typical community college student needs.

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Citing Rising Gas Prices, Ala. Two-Year College Chief Forgoes Tuition Hike

Alabama’s two-year colleges will not raise tuition for the fourth consecutive year, Postsecondary Chancellor Bradley Byrne announced Wednesday.

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Report Calls for Revamping Career and Technical Education To Boost Engagement

Earlier this week, the Southern Regional Education Board unveiled a report calling for revamping career and technical education and integrating it into college-prep high school curricula with a goal of keeping students engaged and focused and better prepared for college and the work force.

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Louisiana Two-Year College System Offering Job Retraining Guarantee

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System will offer graduates for more than 100 training programs a guarantee sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal: If you can’t find a job in your training area, you’ll be retrained for free.

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