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South Carolina Program’s Success Highlights Minority Access Debate

Centers for Economic Excellence Program has drawn cheers from higher education and political officials as some point to the lack of women and minorities in its research programs.

Dr. Ray Greenberg

African-American

NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College

An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Community Colleges

N.J. Consortium Helps Connect Colleges to Employers

New Jersey community colleges partner with businesses to expand training and improve efficiency.

New Jersey consortium

African-American

Civil Rights Commission Report Finds That HBCUs Do a Better Job of Graduating Black STEM Majors

Race-conscious admissions at elite institutions lead to academic “mismatch” for Black students, report says.

Gerald Reynolds

Native Americans

Native Americans Combat the Suicide Spirit

Tribal colleges are at the forefront of communitywide efforts to combat suicide with culturally relevant methods.

Student Wellbriety Walk

Early College Planning Essential for Latino Student Success, Experts Say

To ensure better college access and success for Latino students from low-income backgrounds, institutions should help them put together college plans as early as the eighth grade, according to experts at two Washington-area education events.

Latina graduates

Community Colleges

Foreign Language Courses Growing on Campuses

A growing number of college students are studying foreign languages, a trend propelled by greater interest in Arabic, a broader palette of languages being taught and more crowded language classes at community colleges, a new study finds.

Community Colleges

Postsecondary Certificate Programs Can Offer Upward Mobility and Help Meet 2020 Goal, Report Says

Certificate programs could go a long way in helping American higher education meet President Barack Obama’s 2020 goal to significantly increase the number of students earning postsecondary credentials, a new report says.

African-American

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Announces Reports on HBCU Effectiveness, Minority STEM Pursuit

The commission announced Monday that it has released The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Encouraging Minority Students to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers (STEM) briefing reports.

Gerald Reynolds

Along With Increased Scrutiny of For-profits, Harvard Economist Urges Transparency for All Institutions

Dr. Bridget Terry Long says traditional higher education institutions should be providing more information about how valuable the schooling they provide will be in the workplace.

NAFEO, AT&T Launch Effort To Help Students With Disabilities Attend HBCUs, PBIs

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education and the AT&T telecommunications giant have launched an initiative to provide scholarships to students with disabilities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions.

Lezli Baskerville

Community Colleges

Momentum Grows for Trading Life, Job Experience for Academic Credit

Universities and colleges are being pressed to increase graduation rates and speed up the time it takes for students to complete degrees by awarding college credit for their life and work experience.

City University of Seattle

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