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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
California Budget Crisis Hits Colleges
California voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest effort to fix the state’s budget, a package of budget-balancing measures that he promised would provide a short-term patch for the current financial crisis and prevent further catastrophe in the future.
May 20, 2009
Community Colleges
College Students, Academic Advisers Increasingly Engaging in Recession-proof Career Planning
The recession has guided Americans’ decisions about travel, health care and even what brand of soda to purchase.
May 14, 2009
Community Colleges
THE TOP 100: ASSOCIATE RANKINGS
This year, Diverse has added a new addition to its annual Top 100 degree producers series — recognizing, with this edition, the institutions that award the most associate degrees to students of color.
May 13, 2009
HBCUs
HBCU Students Dressing for Success
Weary of seeing young men roll into class wearing do-rags, pajama bottoms or sagging pants, North Carolina Central University student body president Kent Williams Jr. resolved to address the issue on campus after seeing then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on MTV.
May 13, 2009
Students
The Community College Transfer Problem
Boosting student transfers from community colleges to four-year institutions is a matter of getting all the right policies and programs in place.
May 13, 2009
Latinx
Volunteer Service Capacity Bill May Benefit MSIs
The Kennedy Serve America Act would create a variety of programs, including an Education Corps to help low-income youth improve educational achievement.
May 13, 2009
HBCUs
Black Colleges Will Fight Cut to Federal Program
Leaders of historically Black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.
May 10, 2009
HBCUs
New Graduates Face Difficult Job Market
As they hit the job market in the midst of an economic recession, many minority students of the class of 2009 may find themselves at an even greater disadvantage if they have not developed the contacts needed to get them in the door for an interview.
May 10, 2009
Latinx
Minority-serving Institutions To Lose Funding Under Obama Budget
The Obama administration proposed its first full education budget Thursday, with funding for an array of new programs but a net decrease for minority-serving colleges and universities.
May 7, 2009
African-American
Voorhees College Names Romanian Student Valedictorian
Victorita Paun’s first name may mean “little victory,” but Saturday the Voorhees College co-ed will claim a big victory — being named the first non-Black valedictorian in the historically Black institution’s 112-year history.
May 7, 2009
Community Colleges
Best & Brightest: After a 13-year Absence From School, Academic Excellence and an Associate Degree
While explaining her future career plans, Audra Jeffers’ voice bubbles with excitement.
May 5, 2009
Community Colleges
First Black Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden Brings Community-conscious Approach to Job
When Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett becomes the first Black chancellor of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden — the southernmost of three regional campuses that make up The State University of New Jersey — he will preside over a campus that is steadily growing even as other institutions are experiencing a decline in enrollment.
May 4, 2009
Community Colleges
SREB Urges States to Improve Adolescent Literacy
With an emphasis on improving overall student achievement, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has urged states to develop adolescent literacy policies that place top priority on improving public middle and high school reading and writing performance.
May 3, 2009
Latinx
HSIs, HBCUs Seek Greater Visibility From White House
Advocates of minority-serving institutions seek changes while monitoring newappointments to senior U.S. Department of Education posts.
April 29, 2009
Community Colleges
Embracing the (Corporate) Work
Embedded in the mission of community colleges is the intent to provide career development, work force training and continuing education for the communities colleges serve.
April 29, 2009
HBCUs
Getting a Piece of the Stimulus
Economic stimulus package provides major funding opportunities for HBCUs and students
April 29, 2009
Leadership & Policy
UNCF Wrestles with New Economy, Old Issues
Despite the bleak economy, UNCF president has high hopes for HBCUs with the Obama administration.
April 29, 2009
HBCUs
Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act at Core of Supreme Court Case
Just months after the election of the nation’s first Black president, in which African-American voter registration and voter turnout was at its highest, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether states with a history of racial discrimination at the polls still need federal oversight.
April 28, 2009
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