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Community Colleges
New Hampshire’s University System Joins 300 Colleges Nationwide in Fight Against Global Warming
DURHAM N.H. The schools of New Hampshire’s university system have joined nearly 300 other colleges and universities around the country to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
June 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Enrollment Hits All-Time High at South Dakota University Center
BROOKINGS S.D. An official of University Center, where public higher education classes are taught in Sioux Falls, says enrollment has hit all-time highs in many areas.
June 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Financial, Academic Woes Mount for Alabama Black College
MOBILE Ala. A report by the state two-year college system finds that Bishop State Community College is in “serious trouble” with financial and academic woes and a criminal probe of some former students and employees, Chancellor Bradley Byrne said.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Luna Community College names interim president
LAS VEGAS N.M. A former Northern New Mexico Community College president is now interim president of Luna Community College.
June 27, 2007
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Community Colleges
Judge concerned about plea deal in Alabama junior college probe
BIRMINGHAM Ala. A federal judge refused to accept a plea agreement with an Auburn businessman who has become a major witness in the criminal investigation of Alabama’s two-year college system.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Documentary creators sue filmmakers over Marshall University movie
HUNTINGTON W.Va. The creators of the award-winning documentary “Ashes to Glory” have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film “We Are Marshall” stole their ideas and research.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Wyoming Community Colleges Should Work More Closely With State On Workforce Training
CASPER Wyo. Wyoming’s community colleges should work more closely with the state’s Department of Workforce Services to address the state’s shortage of trained workers, a state official says.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Alabama School Board Votes to Accept Retirement of Kennedy and Rogers
MONTGOMERY Ala. The state school board voted Thursday to accept the retirement of Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy and Shelton State President Rick Rogers, despite calls for their firing over financial scandals on their campuses.
June 27, 2007
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Students
Brother of Oklahoma University student who blew himself up guilty of threatening agent
DENVER The brother of a University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up on campus was convicted Wednesday of threatening an FBI agent.
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
University of Louisiana team retires Cajunbot; robotics challenge now city, not desert
DATELINE: LAFAYETTE La. A six-wheeled robot that twice made the finals in a hot national competition was officially retired, then cannibalized for parts
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
Bowling Green U. says professor lost drive with student info
BOWLING GREEN Ohio About 1,800 current and former Bowling Green State University students are being notified about the loss of a computer flash drive containing their personal information, the university has announced.
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
Appreciation: Dr. Elias Blake, 1929-2007
Leonard Haynes reflects on the contributions of Dr. Elias Blake Jr., the former Clark College president who advocated tirelessly for Blacks in higher education. Blake died last week at the age of 77.
June 27, 2007
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HBCUs
History Matters
History Matters Dr. James Minor puts forth a flawed premise about the value of historically Black colleges and universities in the April 5 “Last Word” (see “Success of HBCUs Means Looking Forward, Not Backwards”). He seems to question the rationale of having higher education institutions focus on a specific segment of our society. Absent from […]
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
Fund-raising Support for Black Colleges
Fund-raising Support for Black Colleges It is indeed difficult to raise funds at historically Black colleges and universities (see “Bettering the Black College Paradigm,” May 3). It is difficult because of the lack of unrestricted funds to support fund-raising efforts. I surmise that that was one of the driving forces behind creating the UNCF’s Institute […]
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
More Compelling Explanations for HBCU-TWI Salary Disparities
More Compelling Explanations for HBCU-TWI Salary Disparities According to the article, “Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates of Traditionally White Institutions” (see Diverse, May 17), the economic gains of Blacks who attended historically Black institutions as opposed to Blacks who attended traditionally White institutions declined dramatically from the 1970s to the 1990s, according […]
June 27, 2007
Students
Getting to Know:Yolanda Cash Jackson
Lobbyist for Florida’s HBCUs Works the Capitol on Behalf of Minority Students
June 27, 2007
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Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 27, 2007
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HBCUs
Are U.S. News’ Rankings Inherently Biased Against Black Colleges?
The U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings have long had their share of critics, and Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of historically Black Philander Smith College, is trying to enlist his HBCU counterparts in boycotting the rankings.
June 27, 2007
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