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Section: Institutions
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
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
Community Colleges
Massachusetts’ free tuition proposal has its drawbacks
BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to make the state’s community colleges tuition free for high school graduates is unlikely to alleviate the financial burdens of many low-income students who must hold down full-time jobs and support a family while they go to school, educators say.
July 1, 2007
African-American
Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.
July 1, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.
July 1, 2007
Students
‘Federalizing Accreditation’
Standards may include student outcomes, but should the government or accrediting agencies implement the change?
June 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Florida A&M’s new president, James Ammons, Will Try to Save School’s Reputation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ten years ago, Florida A&M University was on top of the academic world, celebrated as one of America’s top universities after being chosen college of the year by Time magazine and the Princeton Review.
June 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director
CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.
June 30, 2007
Community Colleges
New Hampshire’s University System Joins 300 Colleges Nationwide in Fight Against Global Warming
DURHAM N.H. The schools of New Hampshire’s university system have joined nearly 300 other colleges and universities around the country to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
June 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Enrollment Hits All-Time High at South Dakota University Center
BROOKINGS S.D. An official of University Center, where public higher education classes are taught in Sioux Falls, says enrollment has hit all-time highs in many areas.
June 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Financial, Academic Woes Mount for Alabama Black College
MOBILE Ala. A report by the state two-year college system finds that Bishop State Community College is in “serious trouble” with financial and academic woes and a criminal probe of some former students and employees, Chancellor Bradley Byrne said.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Luna Community College names interim president
LAS VEGAS N.M. A former Northern New Mexico Community College president is now interim president of Luna Community College.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Judge concerned about plea deal in Alabama junior college probe
BIRMINGHAM Ala. A federal judge refused to accept a plea agreement with an Auburn businessman who has become a major witness in the criminal investigation of Alabama’s two-year college system.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Documentary creators sue filmmakers over Marshall University movie
HUNTINGTON W.Va. The creators of the award-winning documentary “Ashes to Glory” have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film “We Are Marshall” stole their ideas and research.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Wyoming Community Colleges Should Work More Closely With State On Workforce Training
CASPER Wyo. Wyoming’s community colleges should work more closely with the state’s Department of Workforce Services to address the state’s shortage of trained workers, a state official says.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Alabama School Board Votes to Accept Retirement of Kennedy and Rogers
MONTGOMERY Ala. The state school board voted Thursday to accept the retirement of Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy and Shelton State President Rick Rogers, despite calls for their firing over financial scandals on their campuses.
June 27, 2007
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