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Leadership & Policy

Hard-charging president of N.C.’s community college system resigns; Hackley calls it quits after two years doing ‘undoable’ job – Dr. Lloyd Hack

Hackley Calls It Quits after Two Years Doing `Undoable’ Job Charlotte, N.C. Soon after he became president of the North Carolina Community College System two years ago, Dr. Lloyd “Vic” Hackley began encountering friction.

July 4, 2007

Hazel O’Leary generated energy for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities

Despite the harsh Republican congressional attacks that marked a sometimes stormy tenure, departing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Hazel O’Leary will be remembered for her efforts to transform the agency.

July 4, 2007

The new crusaders: environmental education producing cadre of freedom fighters – from toxic waste

While studying chemistry at Xavier University in New Orleans, Robert Swayzer III excelled in the classroom during his freshman and sophomore years. Although the twenty-three-year-old Winnsboro, Louisiana, native decided against pursuing medical school early on in his college career, Swayzer’s performance as a chemistry major won him an environmental research scholarship as a junior through Xavier’s Center for Environmental Programs.

July 4, 2007

Xavier graduate may create new possibilities for HBCUs – Historically Black colleges and universities

Alexis M. Herman nominated by President Clinton to become the first African American (woman to head the Department of Labor, will be one of three Black members of Clinton’s second-term cabinet.

July 4, 2007

HBCU leaders urge expansion of Title III and TRIO programs – Historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update

Expansion of Title III aid to minority institutions and TRIO programs for disadvantaged youth emerged as top priorities at a December 17 public hearing on Higher Education Act (MEA) reauthorization in Washington, D.C.

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Embracing a new vision in the information age

I am a trend-watcher. As CEO of a higher education institution, I must ensure that my college remains a viable, thriving force. Here are some trends that I have culled from recent reading:

July 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A thoroughly satisfying look at community colleges… – again

The American Community College by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, 1996 512 pages Hardback: $38.95

July 4, 2007

Community Colleges

Report: Oklahoma making community college transfers easier

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma is making it easier for students to transfer from community colleges to universities, according to a report by the Southern Regional Education Board.

July 4, 2007

California proposes high school academic standards to combat higher education remediation

California’s higher education officials have teamed up with the public schools to create the state’s first proposal for academic standards for high school students.

July 4, 2007

Community Colleges

The key to welfare reform is postsecondary education – Speaking of Education – importance of welfare reform in education

In early December, my travels took me to Gateway Technical Community College in New Haven, Connecticut. I’d expected it to be a campus trip like any other campus trip, where a speaker comes in, hangs out a bit, gives a talk, entertains questions, packs up her glad rags and goes home. This doesn’t mean that the lecture circuit is rote.

July 4, 2007

State Postsecondary Education Research

Community Colleges

Kids in College curbs weight gain, improves learning

FLORENCE Ala. Physical education teachers like Missy Cupp have known for decades that summertime can have a negative impact on children.

July 3, 2007

Community Colleges

First woman picked as president of North Idaho College

COEUR D’ALENE Idaho The North Idaho College trustees have appointed Priscilla Bell, the interim leader on campus since February, to be the school’s next president.

July 3, 2007

Native Americans

University of Wisconsin woman’s disappearance remains a mystery

MADISON Wis. Was Kelly Nolan kidnapped? Is she lost, hurt, or worse? Or did she just walk away and not look back?

July 2, 2007

Community Colleges

Franklin Pierce College now a university

RINDGE N.H. Franklin Pierce College now is Franklin Pierce University

July 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Former state Indian Affairs official named to UND search panel

BISMARCK N.D. A tribal college president and former director of North Dakota’s Indian Affairs Commission has been appointed to the committee that will recruit the University of North Dakota’s new president.

July 2, 2007

The Search Committee Handbook

Community Colleges

Bishop State nursing director resigns

MOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College’s nursing director resigned days after a report by the state two-year college system cited problems in her department.

July 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College President-Elect Starts At A Different Institution

This week, Dr. Earl Yarbrough Sr. is finally occupying the seat he’s sought most of his professional life — the one belonging to a historically Black university president.

July 2, 2007

Community Colleges

College of Southern Nevada shortens name, shuffles administrators

LAS VEGAS The Community College of Southern Nevada has a shortened name, and several administrators are being promoted as the campus prepares for the departure of its president, Richard Carpenter.

July 1, 2007