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HBCUs
Small, Private HBCUs Find Lifeline with TRACS Amid Accreditation Struggles
As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and competitive higher education landscape, small and private historically Black colleges faced with loss of accreditation have found a lifeline with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).
Students
State Restrictions Impede Developmental Education While Minority-Serving Institutions Find Success
A staggering amount of first year college students enter into institutions of higher education underprepared ā research suggests 40 percent annually, and this figure is disproportionately comprised of racial minorities and low-income students. To prepare students for the academic demands of college, institutions endeavor to bridge the āknowledgeā gap with developmental or remedial coursework. Recent decades have brought increased restrictions on remediation at public institutions.
Community Colleges
Roscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and Life
Around 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didnāt know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduateĀ at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania.
HBCUs
Early Presidential Departure Makes Room for New Interim President at Saint Augustineās University
Saint Augustineās University (SAU) alumnus Dr. Gaddis Faulcon is now interim president of the Raleigh-based university following the Board of Trusteesā request for former president Dr. Everett Ward to step down last week, four months ahead of his planned retirement.
Students
Education Leaders Laud Some White House HEA Principles
Education leaders reacted positively to some of the principles outlined by the White House as Congress works toward reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, but questioned the possible direction of other aspects based on details yet to emerge.
Community Colleges
JPMorgan Chase Grant to Enhance Aspen Instituteās Community College Leader Development Initiative
The Aspen Instituteās College Excellence Program will expand its efforts to train and prepare aspiring and current community college leaders thanks to a new $3.2 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation announced this week.
African-American
New Book Challenges Bad Stats
If youāre in the habit of spewing negative statistics about the education of Black students in the United States, expect to draw the ire of Dr. Ivory A. Toldson.
MSIs
Report Offers Lessons from MSIs for Preparing Teachers for Diverse Schools
Schools of education are increasingly prioritizing efforts to diversify the teacher workforce, but they can do a better job preparing teacher candidates to be culturally competent and effective instructors, particularly for students in diverse schools and communities, according to a new report this week from Bellwether Education Partners.
HBCUs
Legislative Black Caucus Voice Opposition of Proposal That Would Change SC HBCU Into A Trade School
Several members of the South Carolinaās Legislative Black Caucus have recently met with administrators of Denmark Technical College at the Statehouse to protest a proposal that would turn the 71-year-old historically Black college into a trade school. āThis is not the time to close down Denmark Tech,ā said Rep. Joe Jefferson, D-Pineville, whose wife is [ā¦]
Community Colleges
WV Legislatures, Higher Ed Officials Voice Support for Community College Bill
West Virginia legislatures and post-secondary officials have expressed their supportĀ for recently passed Senate Bill 1, legislation that supporters say could open new economic opportunities and establish an industry talent pipeline in West Virginaās community colleges. Lawmakers from both houses passed SB1 toward the end of a recent meeting, creating the West Virginia Invests Grant Program. [ā¦]
African-American
HBCU Leaders, Industry Partners Meet on Capitol Hill for HBCU STEAM Day of Action
Collective advocacy for greater resources and support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students was the goal of this yearās HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill, a day hosted by the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus that brought together members of Congress, industry leaders and the presidents and administrators of the nationās HBCUs.
Community Colleges
āSecond-Generationā Community College Educator Makes a Difference
Dr. G. Duncan Harris didnāt always know that he wanted to work at a community college. But as a youngster, he grew up on college campuses.
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