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Section: Institutions
MSIs
Dems Unveil Scaled-back SAFRA Provisions, Attach It to Health Care Reform Legislation
Within the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, the higher education provisions contain many elements of the $87 billion Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that cleared the House last year. The “new” SAFRA has less funding, as lawmakers reduced the scope of the bill to meet budget targets.
March 18, 2010
Students
Forum: Reformers Urged To Continue Advocacy for Student Aid Overhaul
National advocates for simplifying the federal student aid program urged colleagues gathered at a College Board policy forum Thursday in Washington to prepare for a long-term campaign for change.
March 18, 2010
African-American
Black College Leaders Briefed on Historic Health Care, Education Legislation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other congressional leaders addressed representatives from the nation’s Black colleges and universities just hours before Democratic leaders released a bill that combined highly sought education funding and student loan reform with historic legislation that aims to revamp U.S. health care.
March 18, 2010
African-American
The Black College and Globalization
America’s Black colleges want to internationalize their campuses and send their students abroad, but inadequate access to resources keeps many of these institutions restricted to U.S. shores, according to a 2005 study by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) organization. On Thursday, NAFEO sponsored an International Day during its annual national conference in Washington to match international organizations and their programs with Black colleges and universities.
March 18, 2010
Latinx
Opinion: The Proposed NSF Broadening Participation Budget—A Lingering Odor
In congressional testimony, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden Bement voiced support for the Obama administration’s 8-percent increase in the NSF FY 2011 budget to $7.42 billion. The words were earnest, but, for communities supported by the Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, the increase smells of a skunk.
March 17, 2010
Students
Community College Summit Centers on Student Aid
At their annual legislative summit last week, community college trustees and administrators from around the country attended briefings on Capitol Hill and met with members of Congress to lobby on behalf of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA).
March 15, 2010
Community Colleges
Indiana Community Colleges Grapple With Low Graduation Rates
Students in Indiana’s community colleges face significant hurdles in their quest for a diploma, and education leaders say the state needs to address those challenges to secure its economic future.
March 14, 2010
Community Colleges
Dire Financial Future Projected for U.S. Community Colleges
Hundreds of community college trustees and officials, meeting in Washington this week, are girding themselves for projected state funding shortfalls in 2012 when stimulus funds will dry up and recessionary budget gaps are expected to swell.
March 11, 2010
African-American
Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs
Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.
March 10, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Virginia HBCUs Struggle With Legal Opinion That Bars Protection for Gays
Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities are reeling after a controversial legal opinion by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that would invalidate any policy erected by public colleges that bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.
March 9, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Two-year College Officials Plan for Disasters
The Alabama Community College System held the Introduction to Vulnerability exercise last Wednesday to identify and plug holes in disaster plans for the schools and their communities. The longtime goal tragically was made timely after last month’s deadly shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
March 8, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Rowdy Students Block Campus Amid Funding Rally
Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.
March 4, 2010
Community Colleges
ETS Achievement Gap Symposium Focuses on Adult Learners
In an effort to build research and policy support for the adult post-secondary education sector, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) highlighted the critical role adult education plays in preparing the U.S. workforce in elevating overall education attainment levels of Americans.
March 3, 2010
Community Colleges
Locked Out of Higher Education
State budget cuts are crippling support for prison education programs throughout the U.S.
March 2, 2010
Disabilties
Road to the Battle
Despite financial difficulties, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band cranks it up as they prepare for their trip to the ultimate HBCU showcase, the Honda Battle of the Bands. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be the best musical ensemble in the country–heart, dedication, and lots of practice.
March 1, 2010
HBCUs
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
March 1, 2010
African-American
Obama Signs Black College Executive Order
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
February 28, 2010
Community Colleges
Debaters Find Common Ground on Need for College Accountability
Veteran higher education leaders, sparring over whether the U.S. workforce will need to increase its production of college graduates to remain a “world class” economic power, found common ground at a Washington higher education policy forum in urging that universities be held more accountable for providing a high-quality education that prepares students for the labor market.
February 28, 2010
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