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Section: Institutions
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs
With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.
August 29, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency
Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.
August 25, 2011
Community Colleges
Morris Brown College Pays Off Debt to U.S. Government
Morris Brown College has settled a nearly $10 million debt for pennies on the dollar with the U.S. Education Department.
August 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Aims to Strengthen STEM Programs Through Teaching, Research
When Dr. Ivory Nelson became president of Lincoln University in 1999, the  trained chemist declared that he would make scientific research and education one of his greatest priorities.
August 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Report: Lack of College Completion Could Cost States Billions
A report released today from the American Institutes for Research suggests that students who do not complete college may cost states billions in lost revenue.
August 21, 2011
Community Colleges
For-profit College Targets Attorney General Conway in Election
Leaders at Sullivan University, which has its main campus in Louisville, asked employees during an Aug. 3 training session to contribute $25 each to attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool, according to The Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader.
August 11, 2011
Community Colleges
Mississippi Community College Degree Program Allows Academic Credit Earned from Military Training, Experience
A Mississippi community college is offering a new associate degree program that it says will enable veteran and active-duty members of the armed services to combine their military training with academic credits.
August 10, 2011
Community Colleges
U.S. Justice Dept. Accuses For-profit College of Breaking Law
The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private, for-profit college of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students in an $11 billion fraud, the latest action in a long-running examination of the industry’s recruitment techniques.
August 9, 2011
Students
For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny
Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.
August 8, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Sticker Shock
State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”
August 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education
Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.
August 3, 2011
Latinx
A Leader Among Leaders
Miami Dade President Eduardo PadrĂłn heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.
August 2, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Course Correction at FAMU
Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.
August 1, 2011
Community Colleges
Interview: Researcher Davis Jenkins Discusses the Challenge of Improving U.S. Community College Graduation Rates
The Hechinger Report recently spoke with Davis Jenkins, a senior researcher at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, in recognition of the second anniversary of President Obama’s American Graduation Initiative.
July 31, 2011
Students
HBCUs Rally to Help State University of Haiti Recover From Earthquake
A dozen historically Black colleges and universities have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.
July 31, 2011
HBCUs
Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Competition Seeks Diversity
Launched in 2003, Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition boasts a strong international presence, with students from more than 70 countries competing this past year.
July 25, 2011
African-American
Models of Success at Minority-serving Institutions
University of Wisconsin and University of Pennsylvania are identifying best practices for retention at nine minority-serving institutions.
July 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Feds’ For-Profit Rule Gets Mixed Feedback
After a year of spirited debate on accountability of for-profit colleges, new federal regulations designed to curb abuses in the sector are getting a lukewarm response from many educators.
July 21, 2011
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