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Section: Institutions
Students
Community College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay Engaged
Unemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.
July 23, 2008
Students
Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 23, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Leaders of New Idaho Community College Propose Scaled-back Budget
Administrators for Idaho’s newest college, scheduled to open in January, have proposed cutting a quarter of the school’s budget to avoid breaking a promise to voters to keep property taxes down.
July 23, 2008
HBCUs
A Continuing Trend
Many of the issues that we covered in last year’s journalism edition leading up to the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention — the frenzy over the need for journalists to have multimedia skills, the steps media companies were taking to remain profitable and competitive, and whether newsrooms’ commitment to diversity would be abandoned in the process — have intensified one year later.
July 23, 2008
MSIs
Meet the Bloggers
In Diverse’s new blog, The Academy Speaks, academicians sound off on issues in the academy and issues affecting people of color in general. Excerpts from the blog: “I was shocked to see the headline ‘White Valedictorian Makes Morehouse History’ on the front page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. I have to admit that my initial […]
July 23, 2008
Students
Capturing a Different Picture
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps to train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals.
July 23, 2008
Students
Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education for Residents
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 21, 2008
Students
Education Department Launches Effort to Simplify Student Aid Formula
Under Secretary of Education Sara Martinez Tucker calls for revamping federal aid formula at national summit.
July 17, 2008
Community Colleges
Best & Brightest: From Homelessness to Sharing the Stage With President Bush
Two years ago, Edith Espinoza would have never imagined that she would one day share the stage with the president of the United States or be the sole provider of her family.
July 16, 2008
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges-Grants — North Dakota Tribal Colleges Getting Grants
Three tribal colleges in North Dakota are getting federal grants totaling nearly $6 million to improve academic quality, the state’s congressional delegation says.
July 16, 2008
Community Colleges
Community College, Fired Professor Reach Settlement
Southwestern Community College has reached a financial settlement with a professor who was fired after telling students the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be taken literally.
July 16, 2008
Students
Report: College Students Graduating With Less Credit Card Debt
College students who graduate owing thousands on their credit cards are becoming a thing of the past, according to a new report by Student Monitor, and members of the banking community are looking to cash in on this increasingly debt-less demographic.
July 16, 2008
Students
Awards and Scholarships for Latinos
Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.
July 15, 2008
Community Colleges
To Off-set Students’ Gas Price Woes, Community Colleges Change Class Schedules
As gas prices continue to rise, community colleges are modifying class schedules and boosting online course offerings to accommodate students who must commute to campus.
July 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Delta College’s Accreditation Threatened
The president of San Joaquin Delta College says his school is in danger of losing its accreditation with a nonprofit that evaluates community colleges if officials fail to develop a new code of ethics.
July 14, 2008
Community Colleges
Virginia Community Colleges Get $1.9 Million Grant
The Virginia Community College System is receiving a $1.9 million grant to help workers who have lost their jobs start their own businesses.
July 14, 2008
HBCUs
Perspectives: No Threat of Changing Enrollments at HBCUs
HBCUs are responsible for more than a fifth of current bachelor’s degrees granted to Blacks. With such documented successes these schools are in no danger of ceasing to exist. However, the newest concern is that increases in White enrollments will cause HBCUs to lose their “cultural identity,” and their historical significance to the Black community.
July 9, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A New Generation of College Leadership
This summer, Diverse reporters will crisscross the nation to chat with a dynamic group of college presidents.
July 9, 2008
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