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Leadership & Policy
Texas colleges’ math-science push falling short, board says
Texas colleges and universities aren’t coming close to meeting goals to increase graduates from math and science programs and enroll more Hispanic students, according to a report released Thursday.  That comes from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s annual “Closing the Gaps by 2015” report presented in Austin, The Dallas Morning News reported.  © Copyright […]
July 30, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Furloughs loom as CSU works on budget cuts
After absorbing state funding cuts of more than 12 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, Columbus State University President Tim Mescon and his management team spent the weekend looking for ways to get more out of a nearly $80 million annual budget. According to The Ledger-Enquirer.com, Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered all state […]
July 27, 2009
Leadership & Policy
ORU Wants to Increase Hispanic Enrollment
Oral Roberts University and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference have signed an agreement that could make ORU the school of choice for many Hispanic Christians.
July 27, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Indiana University Expects Smaller Freshman Class
Indiana University officials are expecting several hundred fewer freshmen to show up next month at the Bloomington campus than last year’s record-largest freshman class. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, officials expect about 7,100 freshmen when the fall semester starts in late August. IU vice provost Roger Thompson said that would be a good enrollment […]
July 26, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
New HBCU Initiative Leader Seeks to Forge Relationships Between HBCUs and Obama Administration
Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. looks back at his days as a Morehouse College student as a time when faculty, staff and administrators formed a campus community that was nurturing and family-oriented – a distinguishing characteristic of many of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
July 26, 2009
Leadership & Policy
REINVENTING ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS
To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.
July 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Reinventing Alumni Associations
To remain relevant, alumni associations must do more than plan class reunions and promote their schools, experts say.
July 22, 2009
Leadership & Policy
‘Visible’ Diversity and the University
Insistence on the symbolism of ‘visible’ diversity in a diversity officer hinders real advancement.
July 22, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
In Brief: Economy and Academe
Survey Says More Students Headed to Private Colleges Despite Economy Despite the tough economic recession, private universities and colleges across the nation are seeing an incresae in enrollment for the upcoming school year.  According to the Daily Texan online, responses from 284 private institutions throughout the nation projected a rise in average enrollment by 0.2 […]
July 21, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Report Shows Similar Educational Success by Federal Grant Recipients and Non-Recipients
Pell Grant recipients experience patterns of educational success similar to non-beneficiaries of the federal government’s grant aid program, according to a study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday.
July 21, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: Thanks for Asking
We applaud White House and Education Department officials for visiting Hispanic-majority communities to better ascertain the challenges and key issues for Latino/a students. If the goodwill created by this initiative is matched by decisive action, the current administration can achieve educational improvements for Hispanic Americans.
July 21, 2009
Students
California Budget Crisis Threatens To Derail Students’ Dreams
San Jose State University senior Daniel Ruelas has been looking for a job since May 2009 without luck.
July 20, 2009
Leadership & Policy
While Aid Helps, Some Struggle With Private School Tuition
The nation’s economic recession is beginning to take a toll on some students at private colleges and universities, a new survey says.
July 19, 2009
Students
Some Undergrads Shave a Year Off College to Save
While educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their coursework in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition.
July 14, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room
Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, the first Hispanic University of Texas System chancellor tackles financial problems and challenges to the state’s Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.
July 13, 2009
Students
In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy
UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.
July 12, 2009
Leadership & Policy
In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy
UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.
July 12, 2009
Leadership & Policy
California College Officials Charged With Misuse of Funds
The former chancellor at the City College of San Francisco has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and steering public funds to a secret account used in part to buy liquor and pay parking tickets, prosecutors said Wednesday.
July 9, 2009
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