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THE TOP 100: ASSOCIATE RANKINGS

This year, Diverse has added a new addition to its annual Top 100 degree producers series — recognizing, with this edition, the institutions that award the most associate degrees to students of color.

HBCU Students Dressing for Success

Weary of seeing young men roll into class wearing do-rags, pajama bottoms or sagging pants, North Carolina Central University student body president Kent Williams Jr. resolved to address the issue on campus after seeing then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on MTV.

The Community College Transfer Problem

Boosting student transfers from community colleges to four-year institutions is a matter of getting all the right policies and programs in place.

Volunteer Service Capacity Bill May Benefit MSIs

The Kennedy Serve America Act would create a variety of programs, including an Education Corps to help low-income youth improve educational achievement.

Black Colleges Will Fight Cut to Federal Program

Leaders of historically Black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.

New Graduates Face Difficult Job Market

As they hit the job market in the midst of an economic recession, many minority students of the class of 2009 may find themselves at an even greater disadvantage if they have not developed the contacts needed to get them in the door for an interview.

Minority-serving Institutions To Lose Funding Under Obama Budget

The Obama administration proposed its first full education budget Thursday, with funding for an array of new programs but a net decrease for minority-serving colleges and universities.

African-American

Voorhees College Names Romanian Student Valedictorian

Victorita Paun’s first name may mean “little victory,” but Saturday the Voorhees College co-ed will claim a big victory — being named the first non-Black valedictorian in the historically Black institution’s 112-year history.

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: After a 13-year Absence From School, Academic Excellence and an Associate Degree

While explaining her future career plans, Audra Jeffers’ voice bubbles with excitement.

Community Colleges

First Black Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Brings Community-conscious Approach to Job

When Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett becomes the first Black chancellor of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden — the southernmost of three regional campuses that make up The State University of New Jersey — he will preside over a campus that is steadily growing even as other institutions are experiencing a decline in enrollment.

Community Colleges

SREB Urges States to Improve Adolescent Literacy

With an emphasis on improving overall student achievement, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has urged states to develop adolescent literacy policies that place top priority on improving public middle and high school reading and writing performance.

HSIs, HBCUs Seek Greater Visibility From White House

Advocates of minority-serving institutions seek changes while monitoring newappointments to senior U.S. Department of Education posts.

State Postsecondary Education Research

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