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Grants & Awards

Columbia Gorge Community College (Ore.) has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for health care worker training. The grant will help train some 200 health-care workers over the next two years including registered nurses, certified nursing aids and emergency medical technicians.The Colorado State University System has been awarded $250,000 from […]

Community Colleges

Technology: Riding the Waves of Change

Technology: Riding the Waves of ChangeBy Ronald Roach Twenty years of information technology (IT) innovation have transformed American higher education. From the introduction of personal computers to the spread of the Internet and e-mail, information technology innovation has altered the communications, administrative, research and teaching landscapes of colleges and universities. Its reach has permeated throughout […]

On The Right Path

On The Right PathOver the past 20 years, colleges and universities continue to experience an increase in the number of American Indian/Alaska Native students receiving degreesAccounting for only 1 percent of the total U.S. population, American Indians have a 60 percent to 70 percent high school dropout rate, the highest among all minority groups. At […]

Not Your Father’s Community College

Not Your Father’s Community CollegeNew programs, increased visibility boost two-year institutions’ appealBy Lydia LumPublic perception of community colleges has improved so much in the past two decades that they are no longer regarded as higher education’s last resort. Many two-year schools have increased the number and visibility of honors programs. They have signed deals with […]

The Community College Baccalaureate

Leadership & Policy

Doing More With Less

Doing More With LessDespite having fewer resources, HBCUs have outpaced majority institutions in producing Black professionals, but experts say strong leadership will be the key to their long-term survivalBy B. Denise HawkinsSince their founding in segregation, the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities have been studies in resourcefulness, contrasts, resoluteness, possibilities and miracles. But have […]

‘Change Takes Time’

‘Change Takes Time’While the names have changed — and some of the laws — many age-old debates in higher education have remained the same over the past 20 yearsBy Charles DervaricsIn the 1980s, a Republican president led a defense build-up in response to foreign crises, and his education secretary chided the establishment on school reform. […]

Riding the Crest of a Wave

Riding the Crest of a WaveOne of Black Issues’ first writers reflects on the growth of a well-timed publicationBy Eileen M. O’BrienIt’s always fun to ride the crest of a wave. As one of the first writers at Black Issues In Higher Education, I quickly realized the publication had impeccable timing, covering diversity and minority-serving […]

Leadership & Policy

Long Overdue

Long Overdue20th Anniversary Edition“After researching, analyzing and listening to the ‘pros’ from all sectors of higher education, it became obvious that this publication was long overdue,” wrote Frank L. Matthews and William E. Cox in their “Publisher’s Viewpoint” in March 1984. Black Issues In Higher Education was “this” publication. The magazine, which started out as […]

Black College Alumni Gifts on the Rise

Black College Alumni Gifts on the RiseATLANTAAlumni giving to historically Black colleges and universities is growing, thanks in part to the Kresge Foundation through its HBCU Initiative, which works with HBCUs to strengthen their fund raising and institutional advancement. While many media reports have questioned the strength of HBCU alumni giving, the Kresge HBCU Initiative […]

Brown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals Disparity

Brown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals DisparityURBANA CHAMPAIGN, Ill. As part of a yearlong celebration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of Brown v. Board of Education, the graphic design program in the department of art and design sponsored “The Chance Project,” a national poster design contest. Using […]

The Top 100:Interpreting the Data

The Top 100:Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownThe current year, 2004, marks a monumental year in higher education for students of color. This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, which declared racial segregation in public education settings unconstitutional. Despite the gains […]

Community Colleges

Too Fast, Too Furious?

Too Fast, Too Furious?As community colleges grow in enrollment and appeal, some question their ability to serve disadvantaged studentsBy Lydia LumThe growing number of high-achieving students choosing to attend community colleges has fueled this debate: Are two-year schools shortchanging educationally and financially disadvantaged students in the process? Answers aren’t easy, and of course, they vary […]

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