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Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs

With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency

Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.

President Ronald Mason

Community Colleges

Morris Brown College Pays Off Debt to U.S. Government

Morris Brown College has settled a nearly $10 million debt for pennies on the dollar with the U.S. Education Department.

Morris Brown College

Faculty & Staff

Lincoln University Aims to Strengthen STEM Programs Through Teaching, Research

When Dr. Ivory Nelson became president of Lincoln University in 1999, the trained chemist declared that he would make scientific research and education one of his greatest priorities.

Community Colleges

Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions

A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue.

Community Colleges

For-profit College Targets Attorney General Conway in Election

Leaders at Sullivan University, which has its main campus in Louisville, asked employees during an Aug. 3 training session to contribute $25 each to attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool, according to The Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Community Colleges

Mississippi Community College Degree Program Allows Academic Credit Earned from Military Training, Experience

A Mississippi community college is offering a new associate degree program that it says will enable veteran and active-duty members of the armed services to combine their military training with academic credits.

Community Colleges

U.S. Justice Dept. Accuses For-profit College of Breaking Law

The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private, for-profit college of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students in an $11 billion fraud, the latest action in a long-running examination of the industry’s recruitment techniques.

U.S. Justice Department

For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny

Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.

Faculty & Staff

Sticker Shock

State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”

Rolando Montoya

Faculty & Staff

New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education

Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.

Ann Marcus, Dennis Parker and Richard Kahlenberg

A Leader Among Leaders

Miami Dade President Eduardo Padrón heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.

Dr. Eduardo Padron

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