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Community Colleges: Page 288
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IT Networks Going Wireless at Tribal Colleges
IT Networks Going Wireless at Tribal CollegesIt’s not surprising that Turtle Mountain Community College’s president, Dr. Gerald E. Monette, wants to use technology to alleviate the isolation experienced by the North Dakota-based tribal college. Located a few miles from the Canadian border, the Turtle Mountain campus sits on a Chippewa Indian reservation in an area […]
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Report: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn Less
Report: Female Presidents Juggle More, Earn LessBy Kathleen Kennedy Manzo WASHINGTONWomen still have fewer opportunities to gain top leadership roles at the nation’s colleges and universities, their salaries lag behind those of men and they face greater personal and professional demands, according to a report that summarizes the observations and concerns of women college presidents.“From […]
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Rhetoric vs. Reality
Rhetoric vs. RealityColleges confront quagmire of issues associated with remediation. By Kendra HamiltonThere’s no getting around it. Remedial education — also called developmental education — suffers from an image problem. The fact is all too evident at the macro level — the California State University (CSU) System, for example, expelled 2,009 students in January for […]
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Cal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible Students
Cal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible StudentsSACRAMENTO, Calif.Thousands of needy and eligible community college students will not receive a Cal Grant this year, not through any fault of theirs, but because there simply aren’t enough grants to go around.The Cal Grant program recently completed a first-ever September processing cycle specifically for community college students […]
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Lawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student Visas
Lawmakers Debate Restrictions on Student VisasLegislation under discussion on Capitol Hill would make it harder for foreign students to enroll in U.S. colleges and universities. “The foreign student visa program is one of the most unregulated and exploited visa categories,” says Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., one of the program’s staunchest critics since the Sept. 11 […]
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Black College Reunion Brings Millions
Black College Reunion Brings Millions To Daytona Area, Expert SaysDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.The Black College Reunion generates $145 million in economic activity for the Daytona Beach, Fla., region, according to an economist’s studies. The three-day event, which brings as many as 100,000 spring breakers from historically Black colleges across the nation, also supports the equivalent of […]
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Southern University Raises Admissions Standards With Little Fallout
Southern University Raises Admissions Standards With Little FalloutBut Baton Rouge Community College experiences 70 percent enrollment jump.By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, LaLast summer, when Southern University was poised to raise its admission standards as part of a federal desegregation settlement, school officials were bracing for a loss of 700 students — or about 8 percent of […]
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South Central Los Angeles: A Community In Transition
South Central Los Angeles: A Community In TransitionLA’s Southwest College seeks to keep pace with changing demographicsBy Lydia LumLOS ANGELESos Angeles Southwest College perhaps best illustrates the rising tide of Latinos and other minorities sweeping into higher education institutions of deeply steeped Black heritage, and of the challenges and new growing pains such schools face.The […]
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FAMU Board of Trustees Elects Chairman
FAMU Board of Trustees Elects ChairmanTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Arthur “Art” Collins, prominent business lobbyist, was elected chairman by the members of the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees during their first meeting held in early August“Thank you for providing me with this humble opportunity,” said Collins. “We are all equal in the task of moving FAMU forward […]
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Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in California
Legislation Seeks to Restore Community College Funding in CaliforniaWALNUT, Calif.California Assemblyman Robert Pacheco, R-Walnut, pledged to amend legislation to restore some of the $126 million in community college funding cuts recently made by Gov. Gray Davis.“I think it’s time community colleges stand up for what has rightfully been earned,” says Pacheco.Pacheco announced to a crowd […]
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West Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey Shows
West Virginians More Likely to Pass On College Education, Survey ShowsCHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginians are more likely to earn high school degrees, skip college and head into lower-paying labor intensive jobs, according to the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Nearly 65 percent of state residents age 25 and older went no further than 12th grade, the […]
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Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African Teachers
Maryland Community Colleges Push Computer Literacy Among South African TeachersLargo, Md.As American higher education institutions scramble to develop international programs in distance education and Internet-based collaborations, Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Maryland has spearheaded a partnership with a South African college system to teach computer literacy to primary and secondary school teachers. Officials at […]
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