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Community Colleges
High schoool educators get look at Alabama HBCU’s auto institute
MONTGOMERY Ala. Trenholm State Technical College wants high school educators to know that the path to a career doesn’t always go through a four-year college.
Community Colleges
The Changing Face of Journalism
The business climate affecting journalism has radically changed over the years. Mergers between entertainment companies and news organizations have contributed to what many journalists see as an erosion of seriousness in the news media.
HBCUs
Letters
Competition Drives Rankings race Among CollegesDr. [Walter] Kimbrough certainly has legitimate grounds for complaint, and he is not alone (see “Are U.S. News’ Rankings Inherently Biased Against Black Colleges?” June 28). What I would hope, however, is that the institutions that refuse to participate in the U.S. News rankings would extend beyond HBCUs to include […]
Students
Grants & Gifts
California State University-Northridge has received a $2 million contribution from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to support the university’s Performing Arts Center. The 1,700-seat center is expected to begin construction this year and should be completed by 2009. Chestnut Hill College (Pa.) has received a four-year, $799,600 grant from the U.S. Department of […]
Students
Making the Transition From the Private Sector to Higher Education
When I moved into the higher education arena earlier this year, my family was ecstatic to see that my new position had been mentioned in Jet magazine. My mother thought I’d have three months off a year to play since I was “teaching.”
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Latinx
Closing the Digital Divide at Minority-serving Institutions
The U.S. Senate has approved a new $250 million federal program to address the digital divide at historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving universities, as part of a far-reaching higher education reform bill that also simplifies the federal financial aid application.
HBCUs
Over Time, HBCU Male Graduates’ Earnings Outpace Black Male Graduates of Other Schools
Black men who earn degrees from historically Black colleges and universities have higher lifetime earnings than those attending other four-year institutions, according to a new study by researchers from Virginia Tech.
Sports
FAMU QB Love suspended for 3 games
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida A&M football coach Rubin Carter has suspended redshirt freshman quarterback Robert Love for the first three games of the season for violation of team standards.
Latinx
House Approves Major Funding Increase For HBCUs
Citing the need for a dramatic funding increase, the House of Representatives has approved a plan to raise Black college funding by $125 million next year – 40 percent more than the current budget.
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Latinx
Just the Stats: How to Increase Minority Presence in STEM Fields at Your Institution
A few weeks ago, I started to look at the programs that work to boost minority participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, specifically Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is another successful program that focuses on helping STEM students by providing long-term institutional funding to Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and tribal colleges and universities. The National Science Foundation provides funding for both programs.
Community Colleges
Pittsburgh college offers classes to potential casino workers
PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh’s planned casino has yet to get its license, but the Community College of Allegheny County is already offering courses to those who would want to work in the gambling hall.
HBCUs
North Carolina HBCUs to Weather More Changes
RALEIGH, N.C. Despite an influx of money and students, North Carolina’s historically black public universities still face weak graduation rates and several financial problems.
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