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Report Dubs ’90s ‘Decade of the Community College’
Report Dubs ’90s ‘Decade of the Community College’By Kathleen Kennedy ManzoDubbing the 1990s the “Decade of the Community College,” a new report from the American Council on Education (ACE) says public two-year colleges saw a bigger enrollment boom during that decade than other higher education institutions did.Enrollment at public two-year colleges jumped 14 percent between […]
July 14, 2004
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JULYJuly 21-25National Urban League2004 Annual ConferenceDetroitE-mail: urbanleagueconference@nul.orgJuly 25-27Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)Educational Facilities Leadership Forum 2004Marriott Wardman ParkWashington, D.C.Web: www.appa.orgJuly 29-Aug. 1NCEA 2004 National Conference“‘With All Deliberate Speed’ — Social Justice and the Future of Public Education”University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaWeb: www.nceaonline.orgAUGUSTAug. 1-6National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)Academic Advising Summer InstituteHyatt RegencyMilwaukeeWeb: www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/index.htmAug. 4-62004 Merlot International […]
June 30, 2004
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California Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian Students
California Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian StudentsMORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, Banning, Calif.Creating a new program designed to provide financial support for California American Indian students statewide, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians launched a scholarship program unique to the state. Three American Indian students were the first recipients of this innovative effort when […]
June 30, 2004
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Selected Community Colleges to Participate in Initiative To Increase Student Success
Selected Community Colleges to Participate in Initiative To Increase Student SuccessINDIANAPOLIS  Twenty-seven community colleges in five states will participate in “Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count,” a new initiative designed to enhance the academic success of low-income and minority students. Each college will receive a $50,000 investment grant to develop plans for addressing this challenge […]
June 30, 2004
Demonstrating Student Success
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Nation’s Capital Sees Huge Demand for School Vouchers
Nation’s Capital Sees Huge Demand for School VouchersDemand for access to the nation’s first federally funded school voucher program has proved overwhelming in the nation’s capital, due in large part to parental frustration with its troubled public education system. The Washington Scholarship Fund said early last month it had 2,650 applications from District of Columbia […]
June 30, 2004
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JULYJuly 6-10National Association of Black Accountants2004 Annual ConferenceOrlando, Fla. Tel: (301) 474-NABA Web: www.nabainc.orgJuly 14-17National Conference on Student Retention18th Annual ConferenceHyatt RegencyNew Orleans Web: www.noellevitz.comJuly 21-25National Urban League2004 Annual ConferenceDetroitE-mail: urbanleagueconference@nul.orgJuly 25-27Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers(APPA)Educational Facilities Leadership Forum 2004Marriott Wardman ParkWashington, D.C.Web: www.appa.orgJuly 29-August 1NCEA 2004 National Conference“‘With All Deliberate Speed’ — Social […]
June 16, 2004
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Ball State Launches Journalism Web Site
Ball State Launches Journalism Web SiteMUNCIE, Ind.Ball State University has created a Web portal to assist high-school journalism students and educators, providing information on standards, diversity, integrity and knowledge of First Amendment issues. The portal was developed by Ball State’s Journalism Institute for Digital Education, Activities and Scholarship (J-Ideas) and may be found online at […]
June 16, 2004
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‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’
‘Educate, Don’t Segregate’Twenty legal and legislative milestones in higher educationThis timeline reflects some of the most significant legal and legislative milestones that have influenced higher education almost as long as Black Issues In Higher Education has been in print. The ongoing legal battles have primarily involved the further desegregation of schools and the use of […]
June 16, 2004
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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 […]
June 16, 2004
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The State of Latino Education: A War Against Ignorance
The State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe population of Latinos in the United States has skyrocketed to approximately 40 million, and they’ve begun to move into virtually every state in the union, particularly into the Midwest, Northwest and Southeast. Yet, with the exception of many schools in the Southwest, many schools from K-12 […]
June 16, 2004
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Looking Toward The Future
Looking Toward The Future New research helps Black sororities and fraternities consider new governing structures for the next 100 years By Paul RuffinsAmerica’s Black college-based fraternity and sorority movement is rapidly approaching two historic milestones. Next year will mark the 75th anniversary of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc. (NPHC), and 2006 marks a full century since […]
June 16, 2004
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Where the Boys Aren’t
Where the Boys Aren’t The decline of Black males in colleges and universities has sociologists and educators concerned about the future of the African American communityBy David HefnerWhen sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois wrote these words more than 100 years ago, life in America was infinitely different for Blacks. For all its evils, segregation offered the […]
June 16, 2004
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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 […]
June 16, 2004
The Community College Baccalaureate
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NEA Study Finds Stagnant Resources Jeopardize Public Schools
NEA Study Finds Stagnant Resources Jeopardize Public SchoolsInvestments in public schools are not keeping pace with the needs of our children, according to an education funding report released last month by the National Education Association (NEA).Last fall, nearly 400,000 additional children entered the nation’s classrooms, representing the 19th consecutive rise in school enrollment. Yet, annual […]
June 16, 2004
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Congress’ Debate Deepens Over Republican College Access Bill
Congress’ Debate Deepens Over Republican College Access BillBy Patricia Troumpoucis The debate over the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is deepening between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives as they focus on student aid — specifically student loans and Pell Grants. Democrats say the changes Republicans recently proposed in a new […]
June 16, 2004
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Shut Out Of the System
Shut Out Of the System As competition increases for slots at UC-Berkeley, admission offers to minority students continue to declineBy Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.As University of California officials announced admissions results for the fall, it appeared that increasing competition for seats at the university, rising tuition costs, and continued controversy over the role of race in […]
June 2, 2004
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New Study Calls for Boosting Need-Based Aid
New Study Calls for Boosting Need-Based AidWASHINGTONA new study is lauding the positive impact that a college education can have on what it calls “our shared economic, social and cultural well-being as a nation,” and calls for increased funding for Pell Grants.“While policy-makers and education leaders cite the fact that a bachelor’s degree has become […]
June 2, 2004
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Leaving No Child Behind In Science Education
Leaving No Child Behind  In Science EducationWith the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 several changes have been implemented that require states, colleges of education, school districts and others to rethink ways to improve teacher certification. One aspect of this legislation is that each public school must have a “highly qualified” […]
June 2, 2004
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