Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Community Colleges: Page 68

Community Colleges

Innocent Until Proven Guilty, but is Anyone in Higher Ed Standing With Bill Cosby?

If Bill Cosby used to give millions to your school, as he did to Spelman College, you can be assured that the money is now being put to good use — for his legal defense.

010516_Bill_Cosby

Higginbotham Dedicated to Ensuring History of Blacks Valued

This month, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham takes the reins of the venerable ASALH and seek to educate the masses about the importance of Black history.

010516_Evelyn_Higginbotham

More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

LOS ANGELES ― Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the U.S. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The number of Chinese students in U.S. community colleges has increased from 2,500 in 2007 to more than […]

Community Colleges

Tennessee to Launch Campaign to Get Adults Back in College

By Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is preparing to launch a $1 million advertising campaign to encourage adults who dropped out of college to go back and get their degrees. The Tennessean reports ads on billboards, the television and the radio will begin in January to promote Tennessee’s Reconnect and Complete initiative. It seeks […]

Leadership & Policy

Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light

Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.

Asian American Pacific Islander

More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees

by Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the United States. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The Los Angeles Times reports that while thousands of Chinese students from affluent families […]

African-American

Cedar Valley College Receives Grant to Boost Black Male STEM Careers

Cedar Valley College, one of seven institutions within the Dallas County Community College District, will receive a $2.4 million federal grant over the next five years from the Department of Education’s Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) program.

122815_cedarvalley

Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System

INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]

Community Colleges

Rutgers Offering Hand to N.J. Community College Grads

Rutgers joins a host of institutions and cities across the nation that are making college more affordable to qualified students in the surrounding area.

Texas Attorney General: Banning Guns in College Dorms Violates New Law

AUSTIN, Texas ― The attorney general of Texas said late Monday that banning guns in college dorm rooms violates the state’s newly approved “campus carry” law, and also opined on setting limits for carrying weapons onto public school grounds and into multiuse government buildings. Republican Ken Paxton’s flurry of nonbinding opinions addressed many much-watched issues, […]

African-American

Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions

As HSIs grow in number, it’s important for all college educators to realize the effect these schools will have on everyone else and why we should embrace Hispanic-friendly college policies.

Community Colleges

Rochester Community College President Resigns Under Fire

by Associated Press ROCHESTER, Minn. — The embattled president of Rochester Community and Technical College has resigned. Leslie R. McClellon issued a statement Thursday saying the current environment at the college is not healthy for students and it’s not good for the community. McClellon had been under fire from faculty, staff and students who had been […]

Page 68 of 295

The trusted source for all job seekers

We have an extensive variety of listings for both academic and non-academic positions at postsecondary institutions.

The trusted source for all job seekers