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Mentors See Program for Girls Continue to Blossom

In the last three years, Awesome Ambitions, which now serves 285 girls, started carrying out its program with girls all through high school, with this year’s seniors being the first to “graduate” with the program.

Thousands Gather at National Mall to Dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

President Obama said the MLK memorial is not just a monument to pay tribute to Dr. King as an individual, but to all of the people, including the unsung heroes, who comprised the civil rights movement that Dr. King led.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Report Provides Close Look at Diversity Among Asian American, Pacific Islander Students

College and university leaders should pay greater attention to the demographics of the growing number of their Asian-American and Pacific Islander students, a national commission urges.

Texas University Breaking Ties With Community College

University of Texas at Brownsville to part ways with Texas Southmost College, ending unusual 20-year partnership.

Leadership & Policy

Houston Community College Trustee’s Ethics Reform Quest Bears Fruit

Mary Ann Perez has made an undeniable impact as a member of Houston Community College’s Board of Trustees.

African-American

White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs

HBCUs and the online learning community need to become “more married” to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

Keeping Day-to-Day Problems from Derailing College Students

Ugandan immigrant Job Asiimwe was on the verge of becoming one of the surprisingly large number of American college and university students who fail to earn two-year associate degrees within even three years, or four-year bachelor’s degrees within six.

African-American

Philosophy Professor Still Teaching after More than 60 Years at Texas Southern

A Texas Southern University professor of philosophy since 1949 and an educator for 66 years, 91-year old Dr. Thomas Freeman has taught and influenced generations of college students.

Community Colleges

Michigan’s Community Colleges See Fewer Students

Enrollment at Michigan’s 28 community colleges is down 4 percent compared with last fall, according to school data collected by the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

African-American

New House Bill Cuts Funds for HBCUs, Others

Funding for the Title III Strengthening HBCUs program would drop from $236 million to $152 million; Hispanic-serving institutions would face the largest cutback, as funding would fall from the $104 million to just $17 million in 2012.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Unveils Proposal Giving Responsibility to States to Identify Weak Teacher-Preparation Programs

The proposal also calls for using a $185 million state teacher preparation grant to reform the $110 million TEACH grant program.

Community Colleges

Commentary: Campuses Can Take the LEED in Going Green

At a time when environmental issues are covered above the fold, it has been no surprise to see more stakeholders focusing on sustainability on campus, a community college administrator writes.

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