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Students
Despite Sallie’s success story… – welfare recipient and Santa Clara University student Sallie Shows
Welfare Reform Expected to Restrict College Access
Faculty & Staff
California chancellor’s compensation squabble – City College of San Francisco Chancellor Del M. Anderson
When Del M. Anderson accepted the position as chancellor of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), she knew she wasn’t walking into the ideal situation. There had been relatively few applicants for the job, the pay was lower than she expected for such a large urban institution, and there was much work to be done in building community support.
Community Colleges
The educational horizon shifts south for U.S. border colleges
AUSTIN, Texas Inspired by – the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), community colleges throughout the Southwest are developing curricula catering to a growing number of students seeking careers linked to hemispheric trade.
Students
Student loan default rates fall dramatically – includes related article on default violations of schools
Washington The nation’s student loan default rate has reached its lowest level ever, according to the U.S. Education Department (ED), which nonetheless identified more than 300 colleges and universities that could lose their right to participate in student-aid programs because of excessive defaults.
HBCUs
Knoxville College loses accreditation; accrediting agency warns University of Florida – Knoxville College, Tennessee
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decided to remove Knoxville College from membership in December because the college had failed to comply with the association’s criteria related to adequate financial resources, administrative processes and financial aid, said James T. Rogers, executive director of the association.
Leadership & Policy
Hard-charging president of N.C.’s community college system resigns; Hackley calls it quits after two years doing ‘undoable’ job – Dr. Lloyd Hack
Hackley Calls It Quits after Two Years Doing `Undoable’ Job Charlotte, N.C. Soon after he became president of the North Carolina Community College System two years ago, Dr. Lloyd “Vic” Hackley began encountering friction.
HBCUs
Hazel O’Leary generated energy for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities
Despite the harsh Republican congressional attacks that marked a sometimes stormy tenure, departing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Hazel O’Leary will be remembered for her efforts to transform the agency.
HBCUs
The new crusaders: environmental education producing cadre of freedom fighters – from toxic waste
While studying chemistry at Xavier University in New Orleans, Robert Swayzer III excelled in the classroom during his freshman and sophomore years. Although the twenty-three-year-old Winnsboro, Louisiana, native decided against pursuing medical school early on in his college career, Swayzer’s performance as a chemistry major won him an environmental research scholarship as a junior through Xavier’s Center for Environmental Programs.
HBCUs
Xavier graduate may create new possibilities for HBCUs – Historically Black colleges and universities
Alexis M. Herman nominated by President Clinton to become the first African American (woman to head the Department of Labor, will be one of three Black members of Clinton’s second-term cabinet.
Latinx
HBCU leaders urge expansion of Title III and TRIO programs – Historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update
Expansion of Title III aid to minority institutions and TRIO programs for disadvantaged youth emerged as top priorities at a December 17 public hearing on Higher Education Act (MEA) reauthorization in Washington, D.C.
Leadership & Policy
Embracing a new vision in the information age
I am a trend-watcher. As CEO of a higher education institution, I must ensure that my college remains a viable, thriving force. Here are some trends that I have culled from recent reading:
Faculty & Staff
A thoroughly satisfying look at community colleges… – again
The American Community College by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, 1996 512 pages Hardback: $38.95
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