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College of Southern Nevada shortens name, shuffles administrators

LAS VEGAS The Community College of Southern Nevada has a shortened name, and several administrators are being promoted as the campus prepares for the departure of its president, Richard Carpenter.

Community Colleges

Massachusetts’ free tuition proposal has its drawbacks

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to make the state’s community colleges tuition free for high school graduates is unlikely to alleviate the financial burdens of many low-income students who must hold down full-time jobs and support a family while they go to school, educators say.

Leadership & Policy

NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director

CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.

Community Colleges

New Hampshire’s University System Joins 300 Colleges Nationwide in Fight Against Global Warming

DURHAM N.H. The schools of New Hampshire’s university system have joined nearly 300 other colleges and universities around the country to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Enrollment Hits All-Time High at South Dakota University Center

BROOKINGS S.D. An official of University Center, where public higher education classes are taught in Sioux Falls, says enrollment has hit all-time highs in many areas.

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Financial, Academic Woes Mount for Alabama Black College

MOBILE Ala. A report by the state two-year college system finds that Bishop State Community College is in “serious trouble” with financial and academic woes and a criminal probe of some former students and employees, Chancellor Bradley Byrne said.

Leadership & Policy

Luna Community College names interim president

LAS VEGAS N.M. A former Northern New Mexico Community College president is now interim president of Luna Community College.

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Judge concerned about plea deal in Alabama junior college probe

BIRMINGHAM Ala. A federal judge refused to accept a plea agreement with an Auburn businessman who has become a major witness in the criminal investigation of Alabama’s two-year college system.

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Wyoming Community Colleges Should Work More Closely With State On Workforce Training

CASPER Wyo. Wyoming’s community colleges should work more closely with the state’s Department of Workforce Services to address the state’s shortage of trained workers, a state official says.

Leadership & Policy

Alabama School Board Votes to Accept Retirement of Kennedy and Rogers

MONTGOMERY Ala. The state school board voted Thursday to accept the retirement of Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy and Shelton State President Rick Rogers, despite calls for their firing over financial scandals on their campuses.

Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges

A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.

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Establishing a Real-World Credential

Community College of the Air Force to award 300,000th associate degree.

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