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Community Colleges
Ohio Governor Unveils Dual Enrollment Initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday proposed a $1.7 billion economic stimulus package to revitalize the economy in the midst of a national slump. He also proposed a plan in his second State of the State speech that would allow eligible high school seniors to spend their last year in high school taking classes on an Ohio public college campus for free.
Students
Study: Public HBCUs Are Not Funded Equitably Compared to Traditionally White Institutions
Public historically Black institutions are usually on the losing end when government dollars and permission to create graduate programs are being handed down, according to the new study, “Contemporary HBCUs: Considering Institutional Capacity and State Priorities.”
Latinx
President’s Budget ‘Shortchanges’ MSIs
Minority-serving colleges and universities would lose some of last year’s hard-fought funding gains under President Bush’s proposed education budget plan for next year.
Asian American Pacific Islander
Couple Gives $1M to UCLA to Boost Chinese-U.S. Relations
LOS ANGELES Two Bel-Air residents said they will donate $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to set up the nation’s first endowed academic chair on U.S.-China relations and Chinese American studies. Walter and Shirley Wang, who own a plastic piping firm, said Friday they want to promote understanding of China in the […]
HBCUs
HBCU Bands Battle It Out
Here are highlights from the Honda Battle of the Bands, held last week in Atlanta. Music from North Carolina Central University’s marching band, Sound Machine, directed by Jorim E. Reid, is featured in the slide show.
Leadership & Policy
Duplicate Degrees at Black, White Colleges Sparks Debate Again
ANNAPOLIS Md. A measure to allow Morgan State University to take the Maryland Higher Education Commission to court in a dispute over a duplicative MBA program is stirring debate again, a year after it caused contention in the General Assembly. Opponents say the bill would enable entities in state higher education to sue each other, […]
Community Colleges
Study: Community Colleges Need To Graduate More Students
As elite universities debate Congress over how much of their multi-billion-dollar endowments to spend, a new report argues that higher education’s heavy-lifters, community colleges, need both more money and better results.
Community Colleges
Alabama Community College Former Chancellor’s Plea Turns Focus on State School Board
MONTGOMERY, Ala.  As revelations unfolded in the long-running federal investigation into the two-year college system, the state school board appeared to be well removed from what turned out to be a multimillion-dollar bribery case. But now some members of the board that voted to remove former two-year Chancellor Roy Johnson from his post amid corruption […]
Leadership & Policy
Perspectives: AME-affiliated Colleges Need To Band Together in Cluster Endowment Trusts
It has been said that financially struggling AME-affiliated colleges should be allowed to die, leaving the strong to survive. An institutional development officer says small, religious-based colleges can all survive if they tackle fundraising as a coalition.
Leadership & Policy
Bishop State Community College Among Three HBCUs Placed On Accreditation Probation
The nation’s second-largest historically Black university received a laundry list of issues it needs to address in the next year to regain full accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials said at its annual meeting in New Orleans last month.
Community Colleges
Delta Community College’s Push For New Campus Clears Major Hurdle in La.
BATON ROUGE, La.— Despite concerns about the financing arrangement, a state money panel — backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration — agreed Tuesday to the $45 million construction of a new community college campus in Monroe.
Community Colleges
Democratic Lawmakers Break With Iowa Governor Over Community College Funding
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democrats are breaking with Governor Culver over funding for community colleges.
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