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Obama to Propose Free Community College Program

President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed making community college free “for everybody who is willing to work for it.”

University of Virginia Proposes New Rules for Greek Organizations

Kegs of beer and pre-made mixes of liquor and punch will be banned from fraternity parties at the University of Virginia under proposed new rules aimed at stamping out sexual assault on campus.

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Board Approves Merger of Georgia State, Georgia Perimeter Colleges

The schools’ combined fall 2014 enrollment of 53,927 students would make the consolidated university the largest in the state.

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Mountain State Officials Shift Focus to Accreditation Suit

Officials with the former Mountain State University are shifting their attention to a lawsuit against an accrediting body following West Virginia University’s offer to buy the school’s Beckley campus.

Let’s See Leniency for Oregon Duck ‘Satirists’

Oregon player chant deserves applause not discipline.

In Case You Missed It…

HBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top Issues Diverse Dockett: Judge Tosses Out Retaliation Suit Against University of Washington Harper College’s Faculty Fellows Program Helping Diversify Workforce Diverse Conversations: Gainful Employment for College Graduates

Professor Boxill Among 4 Fired in University of North Carolina Academic Fraud

North Carolina’s flagship public university says it’s firing a professor who once headed the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her role in the academic fraud scandal that’s rocked the school.

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Friends University Plans New Tuition Strategy

Friends University in Wichita is planning a new tuition strategy that it hopes will encourage more students to graduate in four years.

HBCU Stakeholders List Financing Programs, Affordability as Top Issues

The 2014 State of HBCUs Report reflects concern about the health of the institutions in the wake of shrinking enrollment and a fairly steady decline in federal funding.

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In Case You Missed It…

Experts Divided Over Impact of Absent Father-themed College Admission Essays New Fund for Low-Income California Students Enables Donor Tax Breaks Department of Education Criticized for Not Using Accreditor Sanction Data Do Community College Credentials Pay Off?

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Tennessee State University Alumnus Receives NASA Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― A Tennessee State University alumnus and NASA engineer is being recognized for outstanding contribution to the agency. Ron Cobbs is a 1989 graduate of TSU and avionics chief engineer to the International Space Station operations. He recently received the NASA Johnson Space Center Director’s Commendation Award. The award recognizes the center’s civil […]

Jackson State’s 2-Year Executive Ph.D. Program Marks 10 Years of Success

The 167 graduates of the Executive Ph.D. program in urban higher education were honored this month at the 10th anniversary celebration of the program.

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