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Student Aid Issues at Forefront for New Congress

Student Aid Issues at Forefront for New CongressOne of the first bills introduced in the 107th Congress, H.R. 124, calls for full funding of Pell Grants to provide the maximum benefit to all needy students. The plan from Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., was immediately referred to the House Education and the Workforce Committee, which sets […]

Community Colleges

Community Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001

Community Colleges to Get “.Edu” Extensions Under New Domain Administration in 2001 The federal agency that oversees the administration of Internet domain names says it expects to hand over control of the “.edu” domain extension to a new subcontractor as early as spring 2001. The change of subcontractors would make it possible for community colleges […]

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Transfer Rankings Embarrass Two-Year Colleges On California List

Transfer Rankings Embarrass Two-Year Colleges On California ListLOS ANGELES California’s community college system targeted 14 of 107 two-year colleges for having the worst record for transferring students to state universities. More than half of them are in the Los Angeles area. The California Community Colleges list angered many of the schools whose administrators see it […]

Faculty & Staff

What Are Think Tanks Thinking About?

What Are Think Tanks Thinking About?And are they thinking enough about minorities and higher education?By Eleanor Lee Yates“C olleges would be great places to work if there were no students,” or so goes the age-old joke among college research professors. Long considered coveted respites as well as invaluable institutions for lawmakers and other information hungry […]

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Events

EventsDECEMBERDec. 7-8The College Board, Office of AdultLearning Services“Development Effective Partnerships Between Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges”PhoenixContact: Scott JeffePhone: (212) 713-8307Fax: (212) 713-8316E-mail: oals@collegeboard.orgWeb: www.collegeboard.orgDec. 7-10Association for Career and Technical Education“2000: A Career Odyssey”San Diego Convention CenterSan DiegoPhone: (800) 826-9972Fax: (703) 683-7424E-mail: acte@acteonline.orgWeb: www.acteonline.orgJANUARYJan. 4-7, 2001Linguistic Society of America75th Annual ConferenceGrand Hyatt HotelWashington, D.C.Phone: (202) 835-1714Fax: (202) […]

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Double Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials

Double Duty: A Small Group of African Americans are Serving Simultaneously as Scholars and Elected Officials By Ron TaylorWhen Dr. Mamie Locke conducted an independent study seminar at Hampton University last year, her 10 political science students got more than an Ivory Tower approach to the art, craft and science of winning and holding elected […]

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California Plan Would Boost Minority Counts, Route Students Through Community Colleges

California Plan Would Boost Minority Counts, Route Students Through Community CollegesOAKLAND, Calif. University of California officials are proposing a new road to admissions that could bring in more Black and Hispanic students, provided they’re willing to take a detour through community college. The proposal, which requires approval by faculty and regents, would expand offers of […]

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Panel Recommends Tenfold Increase For Math, Science Training Programs

Panel Recommends Tenfold Increase For Math, Science Training ProgramsAgeneration after the space race spurred concerns over math and science education, teachers in those fields are barely ahead of their students and 10 times more money should be spent to train them, according to a panel headed by John Glenn.The panel — led by the former […]

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Student Accused of Selling College Lab Equipment on eBay

Student Accused of Selling College Lab Equipment on eBayFORT COLLINS, Colo.P olice at Colorado State University have traced the theft of $7,000 in equipment from the engineering department to a student who allegedly put the items up for bid on the Internet.The student allegedly took six electronic testing devices from a lab during the spring […]

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California Community College Drops Multicultural Component In New Courses

California Community College Drops Multicultural Component In New CoursesMONTEREY, Calif.Monterey Peninsula College, a two-year institution, has dropped a policy requiring professors who propose new courses to include a multicultural component.A professor who proposed a new course to focus on film and literature refused to answer a question on the application about how course topics are […]

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Hispanic-Serving Institutions The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is a national association representing Hispanic-serving institutions. HACU works to promote nonprofit, accredited colleges and universities where Hispanics constitute a minimum of 25 percent of the enrollment at either the graduate or undergraduate level, in accordance with the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which […]

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Morris College Instructor Sues After Contract is Not Renewed

Morris College Instructor Sues After Contract is Not RenewedSUMTER, S.C. A White professor has sued a predominantly Black school for failing to renew his contract. Assistant Professor Michael Ardis says Morris College terminated his employment after he complained in a restaurant about the service of a waiter, who in turn questioned whether the complaint was […]

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