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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.
Students
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.”
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.
Latinx
A Leader Among Leaders
Miami Dade President Eduardo PadrĂłn heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.
Faculty & Staff
Course Correction at FAMU
Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.
Community Colleges
Interview: Researcher Davis Jenkins Discusses the Challenge of Improving U.S. Community College Graduation Rates
The Hechinger Report recently spoke with Davis Jenkins, a senior researcher at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, in recognition of the second anniversary of President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative.
Students
HBCUs Rally to Help State University of Haiti Recover From Earthquake
A dozen historically Black colleges and universities have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.
HBCUs
Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Competition Seeks Diversity
Launched in 2003, Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition boasts a strong international presence, with students from more than 70 countries competing this past year.
African-American
Models of Success at Minority-serving Institutions
University of Wisconsin and University of Pennsylvania are identifying best practices for retention at nine minority-serving institutions.
Community Colleges
Feds’ For-Profit Rule Gets Mixed Feedback
After a year of spirited debate on accountability of for-profit colleges, new federal regulations designed to curb abuses in the sector are getting a lukewarm response from many educators.
Students
Miss. Gulf College Leader Expects Growth Over Next 10 Years
Mary Graham, who became the 12th president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on July 1, said she hopes the college’s enrollment grows by 35 percent to 45 percent in the next 10 years.
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