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Maryland Consortium to Adopt Award-Winning Distance-Learning Course

Maryland Consortium to Adopt Award-Winning Distance-Learning CourseBy Ronald Roach BALTIMORE Chikao Tsubaki, an assistant professor of English at Baltimore City Community College, has been awarded the prestigious Distance Course of the Year for 2003 in Maryland for his online English course that combines traditional and online, interactive English instruction. In addition, the award-winning course has […]

Community Colleges

Survey Reveals Record Numbers of Students Involved in Service

Survey Reveals Record Numbers of Students Involved in Service PROVIDENCE, R.I. A survey released last month by Campus Compact found that students at American colleges and universities are engaging in community service in record numbers. Campus support of service efforts is also on the rise. Results show a steady increase in both campus-based service initiatives and […]

Community Colleges

National Groups Join Forces to Improve College Access

National Groups Join Forces to Improve College Access WASHINGTON Two national associations representing the majority of U.S. public colleges and close to 10 million students are now partnering to help more students continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree. While a college degree is widely deemed essential to career and financial success in today’s […]

Community Colleges

Closing the Degree Divide

Closing the Degree DivideFor a large number of students in higher education today, there is much more than a digital divide. There is also a “degree divide” — the lack of access to a bachelor’s degree for place-bound students and students who are training for skilled-work positions. Thousands of employers want workers with certified skills […]

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Leadership & Policy

Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington College

Instructor Loses Retaliation Suit Against Washington CollegeTACOMA, Wash. A foreign-born math instructor has lost a suit accusing Tacoma Community College of retaliation after the board of trustees granted him tenure despite the adverse recommendation of a tenure review committee.Robert Tan failed to prove that the college had assigned him to teach primarily remedial-level courses in […]

Community Colleges

Certificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid Test

Certificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid TestBOSTONStudents who meet local graduation requirements but don’t pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam cannot qualify for federal financial aid, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Roderick Paige rejected the state’s request for eligibility, leaving as many as 2,000 community college-bound high school seniors on their […]

Community Colleges

California Puts Off Audit of Community Colleges’

California Puts Off Audit of Community Colleges’ Physical-Education ProgramsBy Marla Jo FisherSACRAMENTO, Calif.California officials are shifting gears on their previous plans to investigate physical-education programs for high-school students operated by the state’s 108 community colleges, some of which were operating illegally.California’s Department of Finance initially said it would audit the courses, called bridge programs, to […]

Taking a Stand on the Movement

Taking a Stand on the MovementSome in HBCU Community Oppose Bachelor Degree Programs at Community Colleges, Others Say Wait and See As president of Jackson State University, Mississippi’s largest four-year historically Black university, Dr. Ronald Mason has a clear position on the prospect of the state’s community colleges offering four-year degree programs. While state officials […]

Community College’s New Foray

Community College’s New ForayAs more two-year colleges begin to offer bachelor’s degrees, higher education officials ponder benefits, possible pitfalls By Kristina Lane WASHINGTON What does two plus two equal? Usually posed in the very early stages of a child’s education, the question is being looked at afresh by higher education leaders postulating a new sum: two […]

Faculty & Staff

In Search of the Most Effective Education

In Search of the Most Effective EducationHow do we ensure that students, particularly students of color, get the best education possible? From standardized testing to teacher education, there are ongoing debates about who and what most affects a student’s achievement. And how do we best measure students’ progress over the years? Do we compare them […]

From the Ivory Tower to the Boardroom

From the Ivory Tower to the BoardroomMarketing executive used doctorate to unlock door to business worldBy Ben Hammer FAIRFAX, Va.Dr. Shahron Williams van Rooij, a marketing executive for technology firm Datatel, recently traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, to scuba dive and take slide photography of the colorful underwater marine life — one of her favorite hobbies. […]

Leadership & Policy

Lawmaker’s Wife, Nev. Colleges Settle Discrimination Suit

Lawmaker’s Wife, Nev. Colleges Settle Discrimination Suit LAS VEGASThe Nevada state university system has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by the wife of Assemblyman Wendell Williams. Zelda Williams will receive $49,900 from the University and Community College System of Nevada after a community college employee used a racial slur about her in 2001, her lawyer […]

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