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Community Colleges

Indiana to Incentivize Graduation

Indiana’s education chief says lawmakers need to make wiser investments in higher education to improve the state’s college graduation rate, including new financial aid incentives for students who earn top grades and graduate on time.

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FAMU Student Paper Faces Hazing-Related Libel Suit

Florida A&M University’s student newspaper has delayed publication of its first spring semester edition, due in part to a libel suit over a hazing story.

Community Colleges

Dr. Gerardo Dominguez’s Work Explores Natural Phenomena

Dr. Gerardo Dominguez’s push to excel academically was fueled by a desire for respect, something not necessarily afforded to a poor Hispanic kid growing up in Los Angeles.

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Community Colleges

UC Online Courses Attract Few Outside Students

The University of California has spent more than $4 million marketing its new online courses, but so far it’s attracting few students outside the UC system.

Community Colleges

Report: College Savings Plans Utilized by a Wealthy Few

The few Americans who participate in federal programs that help families save money for their children’s college education are primarily wealthy, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report.

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Gallaudet Reinstates Official Who Signed Petition

Gallaudet University has reinstated its chief diversity officer after a 3-month paid suspension for signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland.

African-American

Free at Last!

This month, we not only celebrate the inauguration of the first black U.S. president to his second term, on Jan. 20, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Jan. 21, but we also mark the 150th anniversary of the date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Jan. 1, 1883. That makes this a fitting time to look at books about Lincoln’s time.

Colleges Step In to Fill Students’ Social-Skills Gaps

Programs are designed to give students the kinds of social skills they need to get and keep a job.

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Faculty Diversity a Topic of Discussion at MLA Annual Convention

The 128th Modern Language Association convention features hundreds of sessions covering a variety of topics related to American and European literature.

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Community Colleges

Michigan Allows Community Colleges to Offer Some 4-Year Degree Programs

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that will allow community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees in several fields of study.

Morgan State Promotes Financial Literacy

All too often, students rack up a great amount of debt while in college and this practice sets them up for failure once they earn their degree.

Higher Education Spared Cuts — For Now

Higher education programs and education-related tax breaks get a reprieve of at least 60 days as a result of the agreement by President Obama and Congress that averts the “fiscal cliff.”

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