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Morehouse’s New President to Focus on Creating ‘Cutting Edge Institution’

Alumnus John S. Wilson takes over as the school’s 11th president and says he will take aim at easing students’ debt load.

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Community Colleges

Pa. Higher Education Faculty Strike Vote Looms as Talks Continue

Pennsylvania higher education officials took a contentious pay cut off the table in contract talks with state university faculty on Friday, but the union said it intends to press ahead with a strike authorization vote this week.

Our Veterans Deserve Better

Good intentions and opportunities abound in regard to the GI Bill, but execution often leaves a lot to be desired.

African-American

Inspiration For NaNoWriMo

As many aspiring fiction writers are aware, National Novel Writing Month is full throttle. A small, nonprofit organization, the Office of Letters and Light, runs the effort known as NaNoWriMo, which has been a tradition since 1999

Cal State Mulls 3 Fee Hikes to Promote Graduation

California State University is considering three new fee hikes designed to push students to earn their degrees faster and free up an estimated 18,000 enrollment slots, officials said Thursday.

Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney

Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.

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Leadership & Policy

NMSU VP/Provost Steps Down

The upheaval in the New Mexico State University administration continues.

Community Colleges

N.J. Voters Approve Borrowing for College Projects

Voters on Tuesday gave the state approval to borrow $750 million to pay for new and expanded academic buildings for colleges and universities.

Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap

Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.

Community Colleges

The Impact of the Election on College Completion Goals

Now that the election is over, states with the most at stake for education regroup to assess the impact of Obama’s re-election on their higher education initiatives.

Community Colleges

Korean Educational Achievement Comes With Baggage

The Koreans’ strides in academic achievement are enviable, but the world’s highest suicide rate should be more of a concern.

Leadership & Policy

Panel Finalizes Fla. Higher Education Proposals

More tuition flexibility linked to stronger accountability measures for Florida’s state universities are among the final recommendations approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force.

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