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Section: Institutions

Leadership & Policy

Maryland HBCUs Catching Up But Still Struggling

After Years of Neglect, Maryland HBCUs Get Money But Need More.

January 28, 2009

Community Colleges

Community Colleges Juggle Record Enrollments, Budget Cuts

Sociology professor Lorraine Cohen worries more and more students will get shut out of New York City’s LaGuardia Community College if the governor’s proposed budget cut of 10 percent goes through.

January 22, 2009

Much Work To Be Done

As the country this month celebrates the commencement of the Obama era and annual observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday and legacy, many events conspire to remind us much remains to be done. Nowhere are such reminders more pressing and consequential than in the higher education community.

January 21, 2009

Community Colleges

Job Training Issues To Get Greater Visibility

Community colleges seek funding and policy changes to job training law to better meet evolving needs of the American work force.

January 21, 2009

BATTLE OF THE WILLS

In Georgia, the budget crunch has prompted one state senator to propose closing some public colleges, but not the ones you think.

January 21, 2009

Leadership & Policy

The New Era of Diversity

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.

January 21, 2009

Diverse Calendar

March 2-6 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education 20th International Conference Embassy Suites Hotel Airport & Convention Center Charleston, S.C. Web: site.aace.org March 5-7 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education 4th Annual National Conference “Achieving Hispanic Success” Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 The National Black Graduate Student Association 21st […]

January 21, 2009

With Nation’s New President, Promise and ‘No Excuses’ for Black Students

Less than 15 minutes into his presidency, President Barack Obama uttered the words “we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.”

January 20, 2009

Democrats Propose Billions in New Education Spending

House Democratic leaders on Thursday unveiled an $825 billion economic stimulus package with massive new education spending that goes far beyond a widely expected increase in federal Pell Grants.

January 15, 2009

African-American

Battle of Wills, Part 2

Seth Harp found an unlikely ally in his quest to close two Georgia colleges, but he still faces an uphill fight.

January 15, 2009

University System of Georgia Chancellor: Merging Campuses Won’t Solve Budget

Merging historically Black colleges with Georgia’s traditionally White campuses might save money, but it would be detrimental to students, University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. told the Board of Regents on Tuesday.

January 14, 2009

Community Colleges

Rouse Expected to Sail Through Confirmation Hearing for Council of Economic Advisers

Dr. Cecilia Elena Rouse, a Princeton University economist, will bring expertise in labor as it relates specifically to education issues when she joins President-elect Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers.

January 14, 2009

Tom Joyner to help Va Union raise money

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia Union University is getting some help raising money from radio personality Tom Joyner. The nationally syndicated “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” will feature the university throughout January. The goal is to raise $200,000. Joyner’s foundation has pledged to match $5,000 from each of five alumni chapters. School officials say that […]

January 13, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Battle of Wills, Part I

Seth Harp is a Southern Republican who wants to close down two Georgia schools; but not ones you might think

January 13, 2009

Tribal Colleges’ Top Priority for Obama: ‘Full and Forward Funding’

As enrollment at tribal colleges spikes, American Indians are hoping the Obama administration will make good on campaign promises to increase funding.

January 11, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Ascending the Hierarchy of Success

Whether you’re an emerging scholar or experienced administrator, it’s never too early to start preparing to ascend to a college presidency.

January 8, 2009

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $200,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to develop an arts program that would bring K-12 students from the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus. The Department of Journalism at COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO has received a $10,000 grant from the Tribune Foundation to support the school’s Minority Journalism […]

January 7, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Perspectives: Former Morris Brown Provost Sets Record Straight on School’s Problems

As former Provost of Morris Brown College (1999 to 2002) I am compelled to reply to The Chronicle of Higher Education article (Dec 22, 2008) on the tragic story of Morris Brown College.

January 5, 2009