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Community college instructor says he was fired for comments about Adam and Eve
DES MOINES Iowa A college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve is a fairy tale and should not be interpreted literally.
Community Colleges
Perspectives: Birmingham News editorial on Alabama’s two-year college system
The discovery of a little-known foundation for Alabama’s two-year college system is further proof these kinds of private entities need more regulation.
Community Colleges
Promoting La Cultura Hispana
ASU’s Hispanic Research Center advances the arts and works to produce homegrown talent in the STEM fields.
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Community Colleges
Grants and Gifts
Baltimore County Community College received a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures, with support from the MetLife Foundation, to develop its “Prime 50+ Transition Program.” The program, an executive outplacement model, is designed to help African-American women over the age of 50 develop individual plans to transition into encore careers in public school education, health care […]
Community Colleges
Ed board wants to double CC tuition cap to $2,500
BOISE Idaho The Idaho State Board of Education will meet Wednesday and is likely to approve proposed 2008 legislation, including a measure that would allow community colleges to double their tuition limit to $2,500 annually to cover the rising cost of education.
Community Colleges
Kansas State University issues warning about Salina tech school merger
SALINA Kan. Kansas State University could be forced to close its Salina campus if an area technical school merges with a community college that could offer cheaper classes, a Kansas State official says.
Leadership & Policy
Examiners’ reports show Alabama 2-year colleges doing OK job
PRATTVILLE Ala. Financial aid abuse at Bishop State Community College has led state examiners to expand the scope of their audits, but such problems have not been found at other schools so far, an examiner told system presidents Tuesday.
Community Colleges
Shares of for-profit education companies finish mostly lower
Shares of for-profit education companies finished mostly lower on Monday, with Universal Technical Institute Inc. leading the way.
Students
Study shows US College students have inadequate knowledge of American history and institutions
Students at some of the nation’s top universities have a woefully inadequate knowledge of US history and institutions, according to report released today by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI).
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HBCUs
Herbal traditions gain academic interest at Appalachian college
FROSTBURG Md. Frostburg State University instructor Sunshine Brosi leads a half-dozen earnest undergraduates 20 yards through the underbrush of a shady forest. Stooping near some black cherry trees, she plucks a pear-shaped yellow berry as long as her thumb from a shin-high plant with large, graceful leaves.
Students
Market’s tuition program nourishes workers’ minds
LEVITTOWN Pa. Redner’s Markets Inc. is using a new tuition reimbursement program to encourage employees at its local warehouse markets to go to school.
Community Colleges
Maricopa County colleges won’t arm police now despite new law
MESA Ariz. Police who patrol Maricopa County Community College District campuses won’t be armed until at least next year despite a new state law requiring them to carry guns that takes effect next week.
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