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Community Colleges
Alabama State Senator Indicted in Federal Two-year College Probe
State Sen. E.B. McClain was indicted Thursday on bribery, conspiracy and other federal charges accusing him of pocketing more than $300,000 in government money routed through a nonprofit organization.
June 4, 2008
Sports
Sexton Named ASWA Junior College Athlete of the Year
Jennifer Sexton never thought of herself as a dominant pitcher while in high school.
June 4, 2008
Students
Diversity Themes Feature Prominently at 30th Annual NISOD Conference
“We’re an open-door institution, but not enough African-American men are finding that door,” said Dr. Stephanie Bulger, explaining to NISOD Conference attendees about an ambitious plan the Wayne County Community College District has launched to enroll 1,000 Black men within the next five years.
May 29, 2008
Community Colleges
N.C. Bill Aims To Keep Undocumented Students Enrolled in Two-Year Colleges
Several House members want to keep undocumented immigrants in North Carolina’s community colleges and public universities by barring officials from asking potential students about their immigration status.
May 28, 2008
Community Colleges
Citing High Energy Costs, Community College Cuts Back to 4-Day Week
With student commuters feeling the pinch of gasoline prices approaching $4 per gallon, a community college in southeast Missouri is cutting back to a four-day school week.
May 28, 2008
Community Colleges
Ala. Supreme Court Upholds Stay on Community College Double-dipping Ban
The Alabama Supreme Court is upholding a judge’s decision to temporarily block the implementation of the two-year college system’s double-dipping ban.
May 28, 2008
Community Colleges
Highest Level of Accounting Graduates in More Than 30 Years
Over 64,000 students graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s in accounting in the 2006-07 academic year, adding up to the largest number of graduates in this discipline since the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) started tracking the data 36 years ago. Female graduates slightly outpaced male graduates in accounting at 52 percent to […]
May 28, 2008
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Students
Understanding the “Bling-bling Generation”
Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don’t seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal. Sheltered, indulged, protected. These describe most millennials, but for students of color “these factors have been at best […]
May 28, 2008
HBCUs
Charting a New Course
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore becomes the first HBCU to receive a PGA Professional Golf Management Program.
May 28, 2008
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HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, has received $1 MILLION from the CSU system, which received funds from the Bernard Osher Foundation to be distributed. The monies will go to support a scholarship endowment fund at CSU Bakersfield. Twelve faculty members at OHIO UNIVERSITY have been awarded a $124,000 grant by the Ohio University Research Committee and […]
May 28, 2008
Students
Community College Financial Aid Lacking for N.C. Students, Report Finds
A report released today criticizes the grant and financial aid programs that serve the state’s 58 community colleges, saying the aid programs fall short of the financial support a typical community college student needs.
May 21, 2008
Community Colleges
Citing Rising Gas Prices, Ala. Two-Year College Chief Forgoes Tuition Hike
Alabama’s two-year colleges will not raise tuition for the fourth consecutive year, Postsecondary Chancellor Bradley Byrne announced Wednesday.
May 21, 2008
Community Colleges
Report Calls for Revamping Career and Technical Education To Boost Engagement
Earlier this week, the Southern Regional Education Board unveiled a report calling for revamping career and technical education and integrating it into college-prep high school curricula with a goal of keeping students engaged and focused and better prepared for college and the work force.
May 14, 2008
Community Colleges
Louisiana Two-Year College System Offering Job Retraining Guarantee
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System will offer graduates for more than 100 training programs a guarantee sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal: If you can’t find a job in your training area, you’ll be retrained for free.
May 14, 2008
Community Colleges
N.C. Community College System Halts Undocumented Student Admissions
North Carolina’s community college system reversed itself Tuesday and said it will no longer admit undocumented immigrants until federal officials formally weigh in on whether it is legal.
May 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Making the Leap
Sitting through a session at the annual American Council on Education meeting in February on “Advancing Diversity in the College Presidency,” the presenters discussed recent findings from the ACE study “The American College President.”
May 14, 2008
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HBCUs
Letters
Highlighting a Major Milestone  Diverse, thank you so much for highlighting this major historic milestone in African literature (see “Revisiting a Classic,” April 17). There is no more important literary figure alive today than Achebe. Thanks again. — Dr. Pamela D. Reed Taking Race Matters Seriously I applaud those institutions taking this subject seriously (see […]
May 14, 2008
Students
Policymakers Seek to Ensure No Disruptions In Student Loan Availability
Congressional leaders are considering a variety of bills to impede a late summer student loan crisis.
May 14, 2008
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