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Black, Brown and College Bound

Annual conference focuses on boosting minority male higher ed attainment.

Growth in Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise to More MSIs

More minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.

Georgia HBCU Researches How to Tenderize Goat Meat

Changing “chewy” texture of the meat could position it as the nation’s next health fad, researchers say.

Community Colleges

Missouri Community Colleges Coping With Remedial ‘Epidemic’

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Higher education leaders in southwest Missouri say freshmen in the region are increasingly unprepared to pass basic college-level courses.

Community Colleges

Driver For Former Ala. Two-Year College System Chancellor Pleads Guilty To Obstruction

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The driver for former two-year college system Chancellor Roy Johnson pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstructing a federal investigation by lying about corrupt financial deals.

Community Colleges

Proposed New York Higher Ed Reforms Said to Benefit Minorities

The New York State Commission on Higher Education recommended to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer this week a series of reforms and a compact to ensure that the state’s public higher education institutions are properly funded. These recommendations and the compact could significantly improve the education of students of color in New York, educators say.

In Brief: An Academic Scandal Snags Florida State

Also, a Princeton University student who argued that his conservative views were not accepted on the campus confessed to fabricating an assault and southwest Missouri freshmen said to be increasingly unprepared to pass basic college-level courses.

Community Colleges

Amid Uproar Over Undocumented Students, Ralls Named N.C. Community College System President

RALEIGH, N.C. — The next president of North Carolina’s community college system said Thursday he will continue to focus energies on helping train the state’s work force to compete in a high-tech economy.

Just the Stats: CRM Tools Help Boost Minority-Serving Institutions’ Enrollment

When institutions with deep pockets shift their marketing strategies to attract students by purchasing Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) tools, minority-serving institutions and community colleges with less resources have a hard time competing.

Faculty & Staff

Southern State Community College Faculty Moves Towards Strike

HILLSBORO, Ohio — Faculty members at Southern State Community College have taken the first step toward a possible strike.

Just the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part II

Last week, Diverse provided the results of a survey we conducted earlier this year on the compensation and salary packages of head coaches football at public historically Black colleges and universities.

Fisk Receives $3M in Grants; $1M Up Front

NASHVILLE Tenn. Financially-strapped Fisk University took a big step in its fundraising efforts with the announcement that it will receive grants totaling $3 million. The school announced Wednesday that the funds will come from the New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which awards grants to historically Black colleges and universities, among several other endeavors. Fisk […]

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