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Community Colleges

Inaugural Leadership Conference Empowers Minority Male Students

Santa Monica College recently hosted an inaugural Men of Color Leadership Conference under the theme “Agents of Change” to holistically support all minority male students enrolled in the California Community College system. Workshops throughout the conference Friday focused on the men’s academic and post-grad success. There were sessions on leadership development, managing relationships and access […]

St. Lawrence University Alumni and Faculty ask Officials to Rescind Collins’ Honorary Degree

As a result of Sen. Susan Collins R-Maine voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the beginning of October, faculty and alumni from her alma mater are requesting St. Lawrence University rescind her honorary degree from the institution. Over 1,800 alumni and faculty members have sent letters to university officials asking for her […]

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Community Colleges

Community College of Philadelphia and Rutgers-Camden Partner on Dual Admission

The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and Rutgers University-Camden will partner for a cross-state, dual-admission agreement that will allow the community college’s students to earn their bachelor’s degree. CCP students who complete their associate’s degree and meet transfer requirements can transition to Rutgers-Camden starting in their junior year, according to WHYY. Although CCP has previously […]

Coalition Urges Loan Debt Cancellation for Former Corinthian Students

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts, Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey, the Debt Collective organization and others on Monday joined the Project on Predatory Student Lending to launch a public awareness campaign urging eligible students of former Corinthian Colleges to apply to have the Department of Education cancel their […]

Knoxville College Takes First Steps to Restore the Campus

Knoxville College, the historically Black college in Tennessee, announced last week that it has plans to apply for grants under the U.S. Department of Interior to restore and preserve buildings on campus. Any awarded grants would help restore the 143-year-old college’s historic buildings and expand their listings on the National Register of Historic Places, according […]

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Community Colleges

Brookdale Community College at Risk of Losing Accreditation

Brookdale Community College has until March 1 to show the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that it has “internal controls and processes to ensure ongoing consistent ethical behavior” and uses “assessment results for the improvement of educational effectiveness” or the college will lose its accreditation, according to the Asbury Park Press. The college received […]

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Elects New President

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. has elected Danielle Brown as its 26th national president, according to a press release issued by the organization. As a child, she Brown was a member of Jack and Jill. As a mother, Brown joined the organization’s Alexandria Mount Vernon chapter in Virginia in 1998 and later moved to the Loudoun […]

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Analysis: ACICS-Accredited College Students Have Negative Outcomes

Students who attend schools approved by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) are twice as likely as their counterparts at other schools to end up with unmanageable debt, according to a Veterans Education Success analysis released Friday. About 70 percent will work jobs that pay no more than those worked by high […]

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Native Americans

Dartmouth Removes Murals Considered Racist, Sexist

Murals at Dartmouth College that negatively depict Native Americans will be removed from the school and placed in storage at the nearby Hood Museum, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. The Hovey Murals are four painted scenes from the 1930’s depicting the college’s founding. They include scenes now considered racist and sexist. According to reports, the murals show undressed […]

New Dean of Simmons University Gwen Ifill College Stirs Controversy

The recent appointment of Dr. Brian Norman, a White man, as the dean of the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and the Humanities at Simmons University has created mixed opinions about whether he is the right person for the position. Ifill, a 1977 graduate of Simmons, was an African-American journalist and host of the […]

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Recruitment & Retention

IBHE Fall 2018 Enrollment Data Shows Small Decrease

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) recently released its fall 2018 enrollment data at Illinois public universities, stating that the total enrollment is just one percent less than last fall’s numbers. “Such a small decrease indicates that the worst of the enrollment decline may be over,” said Dr. Al Bowman, IBHE’s executive director. “Our […]

UHD Receives Nearly $3M for Transfer Student Success

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) recently received a $2.748 million Title V grant to support its “Accelerated Transfer Program,” which will provide transfer students with enhanced advising, coaching and clear pathways to complete their bachelor’s degrees. The grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program will also support UHD’s Accelerated Transfer […]

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