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Section: Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Texas Campus Carry Law Gets Green Light
Texas campus carry law gets boost as the new year promises legal shootout over guns in colleges.
December 28, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
More Chinese Students Seeking U.S. Community College Degrees
by Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Wealthy Chinese undergraduates aren’t the only ones looking to get a college degree in the United States. So are a growing number of Chinese students from lower middle-class families who are enrolling in community colleges. The Los Angeles Times reports that while thousands of Chinese students from affluent families […]
December 28, 2015
African-American
Cedar Valley College Receives Grant to Boost Black Male STEM Careers
Cedar Valley College, one of seven institutions within the Dallas County Community College District, will receive a $2.4 million federal grant over the next five years from the Department of Education’s Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) program.
December 27, 2015
LGBTQ+
In Case You Missed It…
Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions Why Must International Students Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Higher Education? Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
December 24, 2015
Students
Tennessee State Grad Stays On to Promote ‘Brotherhood’
At 23 years old, Michael D. Johnson has already achieved more than some people twice his age. He’s a college graduate, social entrepreneur, federal government employee, mentor and role model.
December 23, 2015
Students
Indiana Lt. Gov. Eyeing Job Leading Ivy Tech CC System
INDIANAPOLIS ― Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has raised the possibility of an unusual split with his 2012 running mate, suggesting that Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann would be an “ideal” candidate to take over the embattled Ivy Tech Community College system. The proposal has raised eyebrows among Indiana political observers who question why someone would […]
December 23, 2015
Students
Concordia College Ending Football Program
SELMA, Ala. ― Another small college in Alabama is shutting down its football program. The Selma Times-Journal reports that board members at Concordia College announced their decision to end the sport on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says the price of travel, equipment and other expenses became too much of a financial stress on the small, historically […]
December 23, 2015
Community Colleges
Rutgers Offering Hand to N.J. Community College Grads
Rutgers joins a host of institutions and cities across the nation that are making college more affordable to qualified students in the surrounding area.
December 22, 2015
African-American
Elizabeth City State Chancellor Announces Resignation
After serving little more than a year on the job, Stacey Franklin Jones abruptly resigned effective December 31 as chancellor of beleaguered Elizabeth City State University.
December 22, 2015
HBCUs
Texas Attorney General: Banning Guns in College Dorms Violates New Law
AUSTIN, Texas ― The attorney general of Texas said late Monday that banning guns in college dorm rooms violates the state’s newly approved “campus carry” law, and also opined on setting limits for carrying weapons onto public school grounds and into multiuse government buildings. Republican Ken Paxton’s flurry of nonbinding opinions addressed many much-watched issues, […]
December 22, 2015
African-American
Diverse Conversations: 3 Reasons You Should Care About Hispanic-Serving Institutions
As HSIs grow in number, it’s important for all college educators to realize the effect these schools will have on everyone else and why we should embrace Hispanic-friendly college policies.
December 22, 2015
African-American
Omnibus Bill a Win for HBCUs, Minority Institutions
Among the appropriations listed in the mega-bill is a $22 million increase in Title III funding ― which is specifically designated for the strengthening of HBCUs from the Department of Education.
December 20, 2015
LGBTQ+
Dishonor Roll ― The Schools that Sought Exemptions To Legally Discriminate Against LGBT Students
The Human Rights Campaign, an activist group, urges the U.S. Department of Education to take action against schools that sought waiver.
December 20, 2015
African-American
Jackson State Raises Non-Black Enrollment, Gains Control of Endowment
JACKSON, Miss. ― Jackson State University will become the second of Mississippi’s three historically Black universities to gain control of an endowment set aside in a desegregation lawsuit. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce announced the transfer of $24.3 million at a meeting of the College Board last week. “We will transfer the money to them […]
December 20, 2015
HBCUs
Group Calls For Sensitivity Training at Missouri University
by Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. – The St. Louis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on the University of Missouri to implement sensitivity training after a Muslim student filed a lawsuit alleging that a biology professor directed a slew of sexually suggestive and religiously offensive remarks at her. Chapter Executive Director Faizan […]
December 17, 2015
Community Colleges
Rochester Community College President Resigns Under Fire
by Associated Press ROCHESTER, Minn. — The embattled president of Rochester Community and Technical College has resigned. Leslie R. McClellon issued a statement Thursday saying the current environment at the college is not healthy for students and it’s not good for the community. McClellon had been under fire from faculty, staff and students who had been […]
December 17, 2015
Students
National Debate Over Tuition-free Plan Continues
The national debate to make community colleges free continues as more states develop a tuition-free plan for students.
December 17, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Current HBCU Presidents Share Advice With Young Leaders
HBCU presidents give advice to the next generation of HBCU leaders and address “board dynamics.”
December 17, 2015
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