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Community Colleges
Community Colleges Are Portals to New Career Paths
In today’s ever-changing business climate, college-educated professionals are increasingly transitioning to new careers with community college degrees and certificates.
November 12, 2007
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HBCUs
$150,000 Bronze Statue Donated to College
ALVA, Okla. For almost a century, the image of the determined cowboy atop a bucking bronco has been the mascot for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
November 11, 2007
Students
Engaging Community College Students
As soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.
November 11, 2007
Students
Engaging Community College Students
As soon as they walk through the door, new community college students should see an advisor who will help chart the path students need to follow to achieve their educational goals, but that’s only happening for half of the students, say researchers from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which is releasing a new report today that provides a blueprint for community college student success.
November 11, 2007
Sports
Just the Stats: A Closer Look Into College Basketball
Basketball athletes at Division I universities are bringing in the ‘game,’ but are they making the ‘grade?’ Here, Diverse presents basketball student-athlete graduation rates for NCAA Division I schools and historically Black colleges and universities.
November 11, 2007
Sports
Louisville Sues Duke, Claiming Breach of Football Contract
LOUISVILLE Ky. The University of Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Duke University claiming breach of contract after the Blue Devils opted out of the final three games of a four-game football series.
November 8, 2007
HBCUs
University of Wisconsin, State Found in Violation of Clean Air Act
MADISON Wis. A 53-year-old coal power plant on the University of Wisconsin campus has been in violation of the federal Clean Air Act for five years, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
November 7, 2007
Sports
Montana Tribal College Dreams Big, Celebrates 30th Anniversary
PABLO Mont. If she wanted to, Lois Slater wouldn’t have to go any farther than a mirror to find a compelling story about how educational opportunities can turn a life around.
November 7, 2007
HBCUs
University of South Carolina Holds Memorial for Victims of Beach House Fire
COLUMBIA S.C. Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday at the University of South Carolina to remember seven college students who were killed last month when a beach house caught fire while they celebrated the end of the season’s warm weather.
November 7, 2007
Community Colleges
Dual Enrollment Boosts Academic Performance, CCRC Report Finds
Does taking college courses while in high school actually boost grades? A new Community College Research Center report sheds some light on the subject, finding that dual-enrolled students are more likely to go to college and perform at a higher level compared to their non dual-enrolled counterparts.
November 7, 2007
Community Colleges
Voters Approve $15.5 Million For Maine Community Colleges
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine voters wound up a low-key, off-year election by easily approving a conservation borrowing package as two other bonds addressing economic development and educational facilities drew the backing of slim majorities.
November 7, 2007
Community Colleges
Montana Community College Enrollment Up, Bucking Overall Higher Ed Trend
HELENA, Mont. — The number of students attending state colleges dropped a little this year — a trend expected to continue over the next decade.
November 7, 2007
Native Americans
Spokane Tribal College Opens Second Campus
Spokane Tribal College, an institution that specializes in providing a culturally appropriate higher education for Native American students in eastern Washington state, has expanded its facilities to accommodate a larger population of American Indians living in Spokane, Wash.
November 7, 2007
HBCUs
UC Discussing Fine in Security Breach Case
LOS ALAMOS N.M. The University of California is protesting a $3 million fine over a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in which classified documents were found in a drug raid at a trailer.
November 6, 2007
Community Colleges
Number of Students Drops at State Colleges
HELENA, Mont. The number of students attending state colleges dropped a little this year a trend expected to continue over the next decade.
November 5, 2007
Students
Arizona State University to Break Ground on Honors College
PHOENIX Arizona State University is one of the nation’s biggest. Now, school officials want to show it can be among the best.
November 5, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Survey Offers a Snapshot of Hovering College Parents
College administrators grumble about the rise of “helicopter parents,” moms and dads who keep hovering over the lives of their children even after they leave for college. But helicopter parents aren’t just hovering. They’re swooping down in attack mode.
November 4, 2007
Students
Arizona State U to Break Ground on Honors College
PHOENIX Arizona State University is one of the nation’s biggest. Now, school officials want to show it can be among the best.
November 4, 2007
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