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Latinx
Wal-Mart Foundation Gives Over $4 Million to Institute for Higher Education Policy
The Wal-Mart Foundation has announced a $4.2 million grant to support programs to increase first-generation student success at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities.
October 14, 2008
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Students
Texas Border Schools Lead Nation in Hispanic Degree Achievement
Texas institutions of higher education along the border boast record numbers of Hispanic student enrollment and degree completion likely because their use of certain practices to narrow enrollment and graduation gaps between Hispanics and other students, according to a new report released today.
October 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Economic Downturn Blamed for Students Delaying College
The economic crisis is changing the plans of many prospective college students who are now delaying plans for higher education or setting their sights on less prestigious colleges, according to a new study released Monday of over 2,500 high school students nationwide.
October 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Mich. Colleges Beef Up Training for ‘Green’ Jobs
Brandon Knight entered the alternative energy engineering program at Lansing Community College in 2006 with an eye toward owning a business dedicated to developing solar panels, wind turbines and perhaps even other energy sources that people haven’t heard of yet.
October 7, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Tribal College Presidents Will Reflect on Century
Four speakers will address the “Tribal College Presidents’ Perspectives on the Last 100 Years” at the 20th Annual “Consider the Century” conference on Friday, Oct. 10, the South Dakota State University announced.
October 6, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Zooming in on the Tar Heel State
In previous editions, we examined the state of higher education in Georgia, then New York, California, Texas and Illinois.
October 1, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
New Report: Black Colleges Crucial in Grooming New Scientists, Engineers
Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in producing future scientists and engineers, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation.
October 1, 2008
HBCUs
Congressional Coalition Forms To Give HBCUs New Voice
Seeking to capitalize on recent successes such as the renewal of the Higher Education Act, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently unveiled a detailed new legislative agenda along with plans to raise awareness of historically Black colleges in Congress.
October 1, 2008
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Faculty & Staff
Meeting New Challenges
While leaders at North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities express optimism over the potential they envision for their individual campuses, they are mindful of the challenges they face.
October 1, 2008
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HBCUs
‘An Engine of Diversity’
North Carolina’s Research Triangle area is providing research and career opportunities for the region as well as creating a diverse work force.
October 1, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
LEARNING WHILE UNDOCUMENTED
North Carolina community college students are caught in the cross hairs of illegal immigration opponents.
October 1, 2008
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African-American
Native Roots and a Multicultural Future
Established as a school for American Indians, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke has become the most diverse institution among master’s-granting universities in the state.
October 1, 2008
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Community Colleges
Republican Education Plan Focuses on Rising College Costs
Sen. John McCain and party officials call for more transparency and restraint in college spending.
September 30, 2008
Sports
S.C. State and Clemson U. Play Historic Football Game
When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard in Death Valley read Clemson 54, South Carolina State 0, but on this Saturday in late September, there was more than a football game being played.
September 29, 2008
HBCUs
Perspectives: Race Not Far From the Surface as Obama Articulates a Message of Transformation.
The recent victory by Barack Obama in the Democratic primary and securing the nomination of his party was supposedly a signal to that party and the nation as a whole that race was a less significant factor in America. That assessment may be premature.
September 29, 2008
Native Americans
17 Tribal Colleges Win Grants
Seventeen tribal colleges have been awarded $4 million through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Tribal College Grant program to buy equipment, build or renovate classrooms, make repairs and finance improvements.
September 29, 2008
Community Colleges
Alabama Board Bars Undocumented Students from Community Colleges
The state board of education passed a new policy denying undocumented students admission to Alabama’s two-year colleges on Thursday, despite one board member’s calls to delay it for more discussion and four of the nine members being absent.
September 28, 2008
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HBCUs
NCCU Degrees Granted Through Ga. Megachurch Deemed Valid
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) has confirmed the validity of 25 North Carolina Central University degrees awarded to students who completed their academic coursework at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia.
September 23, 2008
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