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CASE Names Four U.S. Professors of the Year
CASE Names Four U.S. Professors of the Year WASHINGTONFour professors were honored last month for their dedication to teaching, commitment to students and creative approach to education. The four, named U.S. Professors of the Year, were selected from more than 400 nominations. The awards, sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) […]
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Homeland Security Bill May Have Funds for Higher Education
Homeland Security Bill May Have Funds for Higher EducationBy Charles Dervarics The new homeland security bill to clear Congress has provisions that may provide funds for colleges and universities. Included in the bill are funds to create training centers for medical and police staff — called first responders — who would serve on the front […]
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Grants & Awards
Bronx Community College’s Mathematics and Computer Science Program received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of well-prepared mathematics, computer science, engineering or engineering technology majors who will continue in a four-year college or will join the high-technology work force.  Central Community College (Neb.) has received a $1.9 million grant […]
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Universities Cooperate on Engineering Program
Universities Cooperate on Engineering Program ST. LOUISA recently accredited program allows students from the University of Missouri-St. Louis to earn engineering degrees by taking classes at Washington University. Nine years ago the two universities forged an agreement that has allowed 119 students at the state school to earn bachelor’s degrees in civil, mechanical and electrical […]
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Staying Connected
Staying ConnectedGetting retention right is high priority for online degree programsWith a busy career and an active church life, Bonita Harris has gained considerable experience in balancing work and academic studies. Over the years, the Charlotte, N.C., resident has accumulated college classroom credits at three different institutions while having to work full time. When Harris […]
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More Students Are Now Prepared for College, Report Says
More Students Are Now Prepared for College, Report SaysSAN JOSE, Calif.Many states have made substantial strides in preparing students for college-level education, but there have not been widespread gains in the proportion of Americans going to college, according to a report released this month by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Measuring […]
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Students Use Web Site to Evaluate, Rate Professors
Students Use Web Site to Evaluate, Rate ProfessorsMENLO PARK, Calif.At RateMyProfessors.com, students can find more than 200,000 ratings of professors in approximately 1,800 schools. The free Web site is considered the Internet’s largest listing of college professor ratings, and offers a public review of professors from across the United States and Canada. The Web site […]
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Stipulations on the Election of Undergraduate Members of PHI BETA KAPPA
Stipulations on the Election of Undergraduate Members of PHI BETA KAPPAIndividual chapters determine their specific criteria for election of members; however, all candidates must meet these minimal requirements.1) Eligible students shall be candidates for a liberal bachelor’s degree in a college of arts and sciences or its institutional equivalent.2) They shall be majoring in an […]
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Extending Their Reach
Extending Their ReachWith the 50th anniversaries approaching of the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa chapters at Howard and Fisk universities, the anniversary is a reminder that the honor society remains a remote influence on historically Black institutions and Black students at predominantly White college campuses.By Ronald RoachFew academic organizations can claim to have conferred as […]
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Hispanics Must Raise the Bar
Hispanics Must Raise the BarThe recent news that the largest drop in ACT scores occurred among Puerto Rican and other Hispanic students is sobering indeed. The drop in scores among Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic test takers from 19.4 last year to 18.8 this year (out of a possible score of 36) is double […]
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Hispanic-Serving Institutions – As of August 2002 Arizona (10)AIBT International Institute of the AmericasArizona Western CollegeCentral Arizona CollegeCochise College, Douglas CampusEstrella Mountain Community CollegePhoenix CollegePima Community College, Desert Vista CampusPima County Community College DistrictSouth Mountain Community CollegeUniversity of Arizona SouthCalifornia (55) Allan Hancock CollegeAntelope Valley CollegeBakersfield CollegeCalifornia State University, Bakersfield California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, […]
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Faculty & Staff
Speaking The Patient’s Language
Speaking The Patient’s LanguageIn efforts to more effectively serve the increasingly Hispanic clientele, University of Texas requires Spanish courses for health care students, but critics question responsibility of language barrier.By Lydia LumAs this country becomes increasingly Hispanic, a growing number of universities now offer — and sometimes require — Spanish courses geared to health care […]
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