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Leadership & Policy
5 Finalists for Luna Community College President
LAS VEGAS N.M. A search committee has recommended five candidates for consideration as the next president of Luna Community College.
October 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Sculptor Rebuilds Ga. University’s $1M Sculpture of Earth Following Collapse
KENNESAW Ga. It took Finnish-born sculptor Eino roughly four months to rebuild the world.
October 23, 2007
Community Colleges
State Leaders Agree to Community College Funding
AUSTIN Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 23, 2007
Community Colleges
State Leaders Agree to Community College Funding
AUSTIN Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 23, 2007
HBCUs
Leonard Haynes Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has named Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, replacing Charles M. Greene, who abruptly resigned earlier this month.
October 22, 2007
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Community Colleges
College Tuition Up Again This Year, While Student Borrowing Rises to Keep Up
Average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose 6.6 percent this year, again outstripping increases in financial aid and pushing students into more borrowing. Community colleges once again did the best job keeping the lid on prices.
October 21, 2007
Students
New Leader Gives Troubled Paul Quinn College a Makeover
DALLAS At beleaguered Paul Quinn College, the self-proclaimed oldest historically black school in Texas, Michael Sorrell should be the most unpopular man on campus.
October 21, 2007
Community Colleges
Lawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year Colleges
OKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.
October 21, 2007
Community Colleges
Lawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year Colleges
OKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.
October 21, 2007
Community Colleges
Professional Appointments
Dr. Wilson G. Bradshaw has been appointed president of Florida Gulf Coast University. Previously, Bradshaw served as president of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., where he was also a professor of psychology and a member of the graduate faculty. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate from […]
October 21, 2007
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Community Colleges
Class in a “Classless” Society
Authors explore the role of social strata in our classrooms and communities.
October 21, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Bill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s Powers
CHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.
October 21, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Bill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s Powers
CHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.
October 21, 2007
Community Colleges
Study: Dual Enrollment Programs May Increase Access and Success for Low-Income Students
Dual enrollment programs that permit high school students to enroll in college courses for college credit may increase postsecondary access and success for minorities, males and low-income students, according to a recent report by Community College Research Center.
October 20, 2007
Sports
Just the Stats: HBCU Football Student-Athlete Graduation Rates
Diverse continues its analysis of student-athlete graduation rates, this time focusing on Division I and II football programs at historically Black colleges and universities.
October 17, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Lakin Institute Grooming Next Generation of Black Community College Presidents
Dozens of aspiring minority two-year college presidents are attending the Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership this week, gaining tools to succeed at the CEO level.
October 17, 2007
Community Colleges
Indian Longhouse Opens at Community College in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES, Wash. About 500 people were on hand for the opening of the Peninsula College longhouse at the community college in Port Angeles.
October 17, 2007
Community Colleges
Middlesex Community College Dean Elected To Congress
LOWELL, Mass. The widow of 1992 presidential candidate Paul Tsongas defeated the brother of an American Airlines pilot slain in the Sept. 11 terror attacks Tuesday in the special election to replace Democrat Martin Meehan in the U.S. House.
October 17, 2007
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