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HSI Pathways Program Aims to Increase Hispanic Representation in the Professoriate

The goal of the HSI Pathways program is to increase the number of Latino faculty in the humanities. Funded by a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the program is on track to prepare 90 students from Florida International University, the University of Texas El Paso and California State University, Northridge – all Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) – for careers in academia.

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Grambling State University: Where Students Are CELEBRATED, Not Tolerated

About 5 years ago, researchers studying Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) concluded that enrollment among Black students at these institutions was on the decline. In fact, a report released by the Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that since the 1980s, the number of Black students enrolling at HBCUs had steadily decreased while the population of non-Black students gradually increased.

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Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed the agency’s December decision to terminate the accreditation of Bennett College, a historically Black College in Greensboro, N.C.

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Cuomo to Propose Statewide Child Care Program at Community Colleges

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning on asking lawmakers to approve a proposal that would give on-campus child care services for single parents enrolled at community colleges throughout the state. If approved, the proposal would establish the Family Empowerment Community College Pilot program for up to 400 community college students, according to ABC-affiliate station […]

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New Effort Focuses on Increasing Community College Success for Women Students

Achieving the Dream is teaming up with the Biden Foundation to spearhead a bold, new initiative called “Community College Women Succeed,” aimed at helping adult women learners — including single parents — succeed and complete community college.

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Report Shows High School Counselors More Informed On Community Colleges Than For-Profit Institutions, Transfer Requirements

According to results from recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) research, high school counselors on average feel prepared to advise students about community colleges and believe the community colleges offer relatively simple application and enrollment processes. But, the research report “Community Colleges and Transfer” also determined that several counselors don’t feel as prepared […]

Senate Passes HBCU PARTNERS Act

The U.S. Senate has recently passed the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of results for Students (HBCU PARTNERS) Act. The bipartisan legislation will reinforce partnerships between federal agencies and HBCUs by mandating the federal agencies with relevant grants and programs to embark on annual planning and coordinate […]

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Legislative Summit Urges Community College Leaders to Advocate

There’s a lot of important legislative and policy change afoot in higher education in 2019, and community colleges leaders should make sure they have seats at every table and voices in very discussion. That’s been a key message this week at the Community College National Legislative Summit presented by the Association of Community College Trustees.

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Base 11 Awards Morgan State With $1.6M Grant for Student Rocketry Team

Nonprofit organization Base 11 has announced it has given Morgan State University a three-year, $1.6 million Aerospace Workforce and Leadership Development Grant that will support Morgan State’s rocketry lab and establish a student rocketry team. The commercial space industry is predicted to become a $2.7 trillion economic section in the next three decades, according to […]

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34 Howard Students’ Debt Covered by Alexandria, VA Church

Thanks to a recent donation from Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, 34 Howard students with financial need had their debts covered. Howard selected full-time students with a GPA of 2.0 or above who displayed significant financial need, with balances from $100 to over $3,000, said Howard’s vice president of communications Crystal Brown. During […]

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Seminar Exposes HSI, HBCU Students to Diplomacy Careers

A career in international conflict resolution has been on Ava Greene’s radar, and the Spelman College senior learned more about the possibilities when she was selected to attend a new fellows program in Washington, D.C.

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Pathways to Law School Program is Yielding Success Stories

Launched in 2014, the initiative aims to diversify the legal profession by targeting members of historically underrepresented populations, which make up sizeable segments of community college enrollment.

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