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Section: Institutions
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
Students
Miss. Gulf College Leader Expects Growth Over Next 10 Years
Mary Graham, who became the 12th president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on July 1, said she hopes the college’s enrollment grows by 35 percent to 45 percent in the next 10 years.
July 18, 2011
African-American
University of Oregon Program Puts Teens on Course
Sunday marked the first day of 2011’s Oregon Young Scholars Program, a weeklong residential program for “historically underrepresented” high-school-age students from a targeted group of schools in the Portland and Eugene areas.
July 18, 2011
Community Colleges
Two Years After Obama’s College Graduation Initiative, Major Obstacles Remain
Only one in five of those who enroll in community colleges—and, in some states, barely one in 10—graduates in three years, while only about half of students who go to universities get their bachelor’s degrees within six.
July 13, 2011
HBCUs
Aspiring Business Students with International Immersion Experience in High Demand
Large U.S. companies, such as General Electric Co., Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Wal-Mart, are all hiring for jobs abroad as markets such as Asia continue to grow briskly.
July 12, 2011
Community Colleges
Louisiana Regents Expands Online Services for Adult Learners, Community College Students
Louisiana is expanding its efforts to ease the process for adults to return to college and for community college students to seamlessly transfer to universities.
July 11, 2011
Community Colleges
The Middle College School Comes to Maryland
The Academy of Health Sciences — located on the campus of Prince George’s Community College — is part of a network of schools established under the auspices of the Middle College National Consortium and is the first such academy to be established in Maryland.
July 11, 2011
Sports
California Firm Ordered To Pay Damages over HBCU Football Broadcasting Contract Dispute
A sports broadcast promotion company and its owner must pay HBCU Pro Football about $3.5 million for intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract, a federal judge in Baltimore has ruled.
July 6, 2011
Community Colleges
Crossing the Border for College
Seeking higher education in the U.S., young Mexican students manage to escape the warfare of Mexico.
July 6, 2011
Leadership & Policy
California College Students Brace for State Budget Cuts
California college students are bracing for higher tuition bills and fewer courses and campus services under a new state budget that once again slashes spending on higher education.
July 5, 2011
Students
Journeys in America
With the summer travel season in full swing, it seems appropriate to highlight our selections that celebrate the beauty, variety and complexity of America and that explore the unique history of our land. Whether you plan to take a journey or just read about someone’s else’s, take some time to consider some enticing titles from our inventory for pleasure reading or for use in courses.
July 4, 2011
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