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While Smaller Colleges Weather Recession, Private HBCUs Face Unique Challenges

Small- and middle-sized independent colleges have fared the economic recession well during the past six months, but historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in that category face special problems, according to Dr. Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges.

Recruitment & Retention

Paul Quinn College’s Accreditation Appeal Denied

Paul Quinn College lost an appeal of a decision that stripped the state’s oldest historically Black college of its accreditation, officials said Monday.

Native Sons

Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times

As more people head back to school in these recessionary times, many community colleges across the United States are struggling to handle the influx of new students.

Faculty & Staff

“Green” For All

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson works to ensure minorities are not left out of the burgeoning ‘green’ economy.

Faculty & Staff

The Overqualified Professor

Community and junior colleges are seeing a substantial increase in the number of job seekers, particularly Ph.D.s, who in other years might have opted for higher-profile opportunities.

REPORT: COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES COULD DRAMATICALLY DECLINE

LANSDOWNE, VA. College graduation rates will decline precipitously nationally in the coming years if nothing is done to improve the completion rates of Black and Hispanic students, who represent the fastest growing student populations in colleges and universities.

Decision To Strip Paul Quinn’s Accreditation Called A “Death Sentence”

The president of Paul Quinn College said Friday he would appeal the loss of the historically Black college’s accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: African-American Ph.D.s: Good Enough for America’s Educational Institutions?

For several years after receiving our doctorates, we struggled to find full-time work as tenure-track professors. Despite having more qualifications than many of the fresh Ph.D.s who were getting interviews and job offers, we were relegated to adjunct faculty positions that offered none of the benefits of tenure-track jobs.

Faculty & Staff

Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion

Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.

Minority-serving Institutions Called To Serve as Leaders in Student Retention

The Lumina Foundation for Education is requesting proposals for its Minority-Serving Institutions–Models of Success grant program.

Taking Online Education to a New Level

Tiffin University is pioneering the way with a new online 20-month degree program that guarantees students admission to a four-year institution.

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