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Remedial Programs a Weak Spot at Community Colleges

Developmental education has been identified as one of the barriers to improved graduation and completion rates at community colleges, according to a new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

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Budget plan would cut $8M from University of Missouri system

By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker proposes cutting $8 million from the University of Missouri system roiled by recent race-related protests at its Columbia campus. The possible cuts were rolled out Tuesday by Republican House Budget Chairman Tom Flanigan of Carthage. The cuts include reducing funding to the Columbia campus by […]

Community Colleges

Reinvention Initiative Cause for Debate at City Colleges of Chicago

Faculty leaders at The City Colleges of Chicago say there is conflict between the college’s original mission of providing broad access to Chicagoans across the city and the administration’s current methods of consolidation and improving graduation numbers.

Leadership & Policy

Board Reprimands College President for Plagiarism

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ― Trustees of an Iowa community college have reprimanded the school president for plagiarizing a portion of his Martin Luther King Day speech last month. Last week the Kirkwood Community College board approved a motion expressing its disappointment that President Mick Starcevich didn’t attribute the source of an anecdote he used. It […]

Schumer Pushes Legislation to Reduce College Student Debt

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ― Sen. Charles Schumer says a new legislative package he’s promoting will put America on the path to debt-free college. Schumer was at the Syracuse University campus on Monday to promote the package, called the RED ― Reducing Educational Debt ― Act. He said college is a necessity in today’s globally connected economy, […]

Open-source Textbooks Gain in Push for College Affordability

STORRS, Conn. ― The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is preparing for the fall semester, the cost will be zero. An early adopter of open source textbooks, Neth said he turned to […]

Community Colleges

JORGE G. GONZALEZ

JORGE G. GONZALEZ has been named president of Kalamazoo College, effective July1. He is vice president for academic affairs and dean of Occidental College in Los Angeles. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the Monterrey Institute of Technology, and a master’s and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

Faculty & Staff

GLADIS KERSAINT

GLADIS KERSAINT has been appointed dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, effective in July. She is associate dean of the College of Education and a professor at the University of South Florida. Kersaint holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Illinois State University.

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SONJA A. BENNETT-BELLAMY

SONJA A. BENNETT-BELLAMY has been named associate vice president of advancement at Shaw University. She was vice president of institutional advancement and university relations at South Carolina State University. Bennett-Bellamy earned a bachelor’s from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Strayer University.

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Leadership & Policy

Utica College Selects its First Female President

By Associated Press UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is getting its first female president. The central New York college’s board of trustees selected Laura Casamento to become president beginning Aug. 1. Casamento is currently Utica College’s executive vice president and chief advancement officer. She has been with the school since 2004 and previously served as […]

The Relevance of HBCUs Tied to Healing

The relevance of HBCUs is tied to a legacy of compensating for a system of education that too often fails to provide students of color with the skills required to succeed in higher education.

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Faculty & Staff

Professor Who Wore Headscarf to Leave Christian College

By Associated Press CHICAGO — A professor at a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God will leave her post, the school near Chicago announced. In a statement posted on Wheaton College’s website, the school and Larycia Hawkins said they “have reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways.” […]

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