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$60 Million Grant Expected to Boost Bard College’s Civic Engagement Efforts

Bard College’s commitment to civic engagement received a huge boost with the announcement of a $60 million challenge grant from George Soros, chairman of the Open Society Foundation.

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Perspective: Community Colleges Should Be at the Front Line of Economic Recovery

The focus of community colleges has shifted over the past decade to include not only the education of young adults leaving high school, but also adults who are already in the workforce, a community college president writes.

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Tornado No Match for New Shaw University President

It’s been an unusual spring for Shaw University and new president Irma McClaurin as efforts have gotten underway to get the campus repaired from tornado damage.

Dr. Irma McClaurin was named president of Shaw University on Thursday.

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Perspective: Increase Diversity Among Division I College Football Coaches

Bringing the Rooney Rule to the collegiate level would help increase diversity among head football coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners.

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James Llorens Named New Chancellor at Southern University at Baton Rouge

The Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors has chosen James L. Llorens as the next chancellor of its Baton Rouge Campus.

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Morris Brown, Feds Prepping Debt Deal

Morris Brown College is expected to settle nearly $10 million in debt for pennies on the dollar in an agreement pending with the U.S. Education Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

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High Point University Giving Has Aim To Build Elite School

The recent announcement of $40 million in gifts to High Point University feeds into the school’s 10-year plan to raise and spend $2.1 billion and to define itself as an up-and-coming Southeastern private university.

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Aspen Institute Launches Community College Competition

Top Obama Administration officials joined philanthropic leaders to announce a $1 million prize for community colleges that do an outstanding job of moving students from campus to careers.

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State Rep. Hank Huckaby Named Finalist for Ga. Universities Post

By state law, the board must wait 14 days after naming finalists to officially vote on an appointment. Board of Regents Chairman Willis Potts said Huckaby is the right man for the moment.

Protesters at the Louisiana state Capitol directed much of their anger at Governor Bobby Jindal (pictured) over higher education budget cuts.

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Tornado-damaged Shaw University Closes Doors for the School Year

Officials at Shaw University decided to end the semester early after a storm damaged buildings and displaced students.

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University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition

More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.

Arkansas Near Bottom in U.S. College Degrees Earned

A report by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education indicates fewer than 38 percent of those who entered the state’s public universities in 2004 had earned a degree within six years.

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