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Community Colleges
Benedict College building evacuated; 5 sent to hospitals
COLUMBIA S.C. Emergency officials in Columbia say a classroom building at Benedict College has been evacuated after five people complained of breathing problems and were sent area hospitals.
September 24, 2007
Asian American Pacific Islander
Best & Brightest: Community College Grad Competes with the Best
In an auditorium brimming with a sea of the country’s brightest young scholars attending prestigious universities like Georgetown and the University of California, Berkeley, Tiffany Dang recalls looking around, and asking herself, “What am I doing here? Am I really at their level?”
September 23, 2007
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Community Colleges
College town party paper isn’t for everyone
COLUMBIA Mo. Ah, college life. All-night study sessions in the library. Professors challenging the conventional wisdom. Snowball battles on the quad.
September 23, 2007
Students
HCCC passes enrollment milestone
Hudson County Community College broke the 7,000 student barrier this September, creeping past this historic milestone by 19 students, officials announced this week.
September 23, 2007
Community Colleges
Community college system growth celebrated
SOUTH PORTLAND Maine Just weeks in advance of a statewide bond issue vote that would benefit Maine’s community colleges, state officials Monday trumpeted a 57 percent growth in enrollment to 11,801 degree-seeking students over the last five years.
September 23, 2007
HBCUs
K-12 Improvement Center of UNCF Summit
While a college education is vital to achieve great lengths in the workplace and in life, the quality of time spent in the classroom years before determines whether a person will excel in higher education.
September 23, 2007
HBCUs
N.C. Central, A&T players involved in post-game fight
GREENSBORO N.C. Moments after North Carolina Central claimed victory over rival North Carolina A&T, the Eagle players decided on a celebration that would lead to a bench-clearing, helmet-swinging brawl.
September 22, 2007
Community Colleges
Smokey Robinson honored by United Negro College fund for contribution to education
LOS ANGELES Legendary Motown singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson is being honored for his contributions to the miracle of education.
September 22, 2007
Students
Missouri State University objects to restrictions on Ashcroft speech
SPRINGFIELD Mo. The only authorized taped copy of a speech given by former Attorney General John Ashcroft has been returned after Missouri State University officials objected to restrictions placed on who could listen to it.
September 22, 2007
Students
Marshall University cracks down on illegal downloads
CHARLESTON W.Va. Illegal music downloading will no longer be tolerated at Marshall University after the recording industry sued two students.
September 22, 2007
Community Colleges
Community college instructor says he was fired for comments about Adam and Eve
DES MOINES Iowa A college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve is a fairy tale and should not be interpreted literally.
September 22, 2007
Students
For HBCU Students, Jena Is The Civil Rights Movement of Their Generation
JENA, La. North Carolina Central University law student Quinn Byars had heard all the talk about being part of history for making the trek to Jena, La., with thousands of other protestors Thursday. But college students like Byars believe they’ve made a much bigger statement to the world.
September 20, 2007
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Community Colleges
Perspectives: Birmingham News editorial on Alabama’s two-year college system
The discovery of a little-known foundation for Alabama’s two-year college system is further proof these kinds of private entities need more regulation.
September 19, 2007
HBCUs
Mississippi HBCUs have spent a third of $503M in Miss. college desegregation funds
OXFORD Miss. Mississippi’s three historically black universities have spent about $145 million of money allocated from settlement of a college desegregation case.
September 19, 2007
Students
University of Kansas investigating unauthorized mailing of records
TOPEKA Kan. Records discarded at the University of Kansas were mailed anonymously to three newspapers, prompting a campus investigation Wednesday. It was the second report in two months of such a breach of students’ privacy.
September 19, 2007
Community Colleges
Promoting La Cultura Hispana
ASU’s Hispanic Research Center advances the arts and works to produce homegrown talent in the STEM fields.
September 19, 2007
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Community Colleges
Grants and Gifts
Baltimore County Community College received a $25,000 grant from Civic Ventures, with support from the MetLife Foundation, to develop its “Prime 50+ Transition Program.” The program, an executive outplacement model, is designed to help African-American women over the age of 50 develop individual plans to transition into encore careers in public school education, health care […]
September 19, 2007
Students
Are Historically Black Colleges Worth It?
Some scholars suggest that the “unique educational services” once provided by HBCUs to Black students have now disappeared.
September 19, 2007
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