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Declines in Community College Enrollment Among Blacks Will Have Long-Term Consequences

Community colleges throughout the U.S. have experienced dramatic decreases in enrollment among students of color since the pandemic began.

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Community Colleges

Virtual Panel Explores Findings from Community College Student Engagement Report

Sixty-nine percent of entering students work for pay, while almost one-third work more than 40 hours a week, found a Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) report, titled “The Intersection of Work and Learning: Findings From Entering Students in Community Colleges,” last October. Just how to provide support to those student-workers was the topic of a CCCSE virtual panel discussion on Feb. 3.

Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Dr. James Carmichael Renick

Anyone who ever met Jim Renick would have found it very hard not to like him.

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African-American

Research Shows Black Students Increasingly Choose HBCUs When Reported State-Level Hate Crimes Rise

A new paper, published by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, explores the relationship between Black student enrollment and state-level hate crime rates.

Scholars Reflect on HBCU Graduates Ascending into High Government Roles

As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House, he’s joined by an influx of alumni from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) ascending into government positions.

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Community Colleges

Dr. Adrienne Grayson Transitions Her Equity Work Into the Community College Sphere

Dr. Adrienne Grayson entered the field of higher education with a goal of helping students have a positive college experience. Her interest in student affairs stemmed from being an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) tutor and holding several related jobs during her undergraduate years at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

Higher Education Pioneer Dr. Samuel L. Myers Dead at 101

Dr. Samuel L. Myers Sr., a trained economist who served as president of Bowie State University before being named president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), died on Jan 8, at the age of 101.

Community Colleges

Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna Selected as President of Monroe Community College

Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, who was recently appointed president of Monroe Community College (MCC), has always found education to be “inherit” in her genes.

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Community Colleges

Flat is the New Up: How the Year of Covid-19 Continues to Reinvent Higher Ed

Along with its persisting global presence and its surging number of victims, COVID-19 has conjured numerous challenges due to its unprecedented nature. Whether we see the vast changes around us as positive or not, we need to adapt to stay in the performance race. Higher education is facing some critical demands, and it might be useful to summarize some gripping ones, along with the ways we’re collectively addressing them.

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New Denver High School Modeled After HBCUs

A new public high school founded upon the principles of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is scheduled to open its doors in Denver in fall 2021.

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Omnibus Spending Deal Includes $1.3 Billion in Debt Relief for HBCUs

Several of Congresswoman Alma Adams’ (NC-12) equity-oriented higher education priorities are included in the FY21 Omnibus spending deal, including her bill, The HBCU Capital Finance Debt Relief Act, which cancels over $1.3 billion in debt held by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to Adams’ office, the bill also includes “the largest expansion of […]

Missouri’s Lincoln University to Become First HBCU With Police Academy

Lincoln University will become the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) to house its own police academy next year, upon receiving Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s signature last week granting the university’s basic training center license, reports The Missouri Times. “At a time when law enforcement agencies are working to attract more diverse officers and […]

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