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Community Colleges

Number of Students Drops at State Colleges

HELENA, Mont. The number of students attending state colleges dropped a little this year a trend expected to continue over the next decade.

November 5, 2007

Arizona State University to Break Ground on Honors College

PHOENIX Arizona State University is one of the nation’s biggest. Now, school officials want to show it can be among the best.

November 5, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Survey Offers a Snapshot of Hovering College Parents

College administrators grumble about the rise of “helicopter parents,” moms and dads who keep hovering over the lives of their children even after they leave for college. But helicopter parents aren’t just hovering. They’re swooping down in attack mode.

November 4, 2007

Arizona State U to Break Ground on Honors College

PHOENIX Arizona State University is one of the nation’s biggest. Now, school officials want to show it can be among the best.

November 4, 2007

UND Nickname Lawsuit Fund Exhausted

GRAND FORKS N.D. A fund set up to pay legal bills in the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname lawsuit against the NCAA has been exhausted.

November 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Survey Offers a Snapshot of Hovering College Parents

College administrators grumble about the rise of “helicopter parents,” moms and dads who keep hovering over the lives of their children even after they leave for college.

November 4, 2007

African-American

Addressing Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Among HBCU Students

In the wake the massacre at Virginia Tech and the recent shooting at Delaware State University, student mental health is becoming increasingly important to colleges and universities nationwide.

November 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Luna Community College to Pay Legal Bills of Former President

LAS VEGAS, N.M. Luna Community College has agreed to pay the legal bills of its former interim president, who in return will drop any possible claims he may have against the college, said its current interim president, Dr. Sigfredo Maestas.

November 1, 2007

Community Colleges

College Students Will Be Pranksters

Whether to relieve a little stress or to get the best of a classmate or anyone with decisionmaking power, college students never to seem to run out of practical jokes. Here are a few our readers sent to us.

October 31, 2007

Community Colleges

Colleges Courses: From Muppets to e-Bay

Perhaps one of the greatest things about going to college is the self-exploration that students experience. Students can break free from just taking required courses and take anything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll to studio art. But what you’ll see listed below —some past, some present —are not your “father’s courses.”

October 31, 2007

Does Business Have a Place In Study Abroad?

The subpoenas issued this summer to five private organizations that offer study abroad programs were surprising.

October 31, 2007

Community Colleges

Florida Governor Signs Off On Tuition Hikes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has finalized $1.1 billion in state budget cuts — but he did so grudgingly and without fanfare.

October 31, 2007

Community Colleges

Florida Governor Signs Off On Tuition Hikes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has finalized $1.1 billion in state budget cuts — but he did so grudgingly and without fanfare. Crist on Friday signed the budget-revision bills sent to him two weeks ago by the Legislature. They enact tuition increases at public universities and colleges and a new technology fee at universities. […]

October 31, 2007

Community Colleges

Central Virginia Community College Closes After MRSA Scare

LYNCHBURG, Va. Central Virginia Community College officials said the school’s main campus was closed Tuesday for cleaning after a staff member was diagnosed with MRS.

October 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields. The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department […]

October 31, 2007

Stepping Up To Study Abroad

In response to the growing need for professionals with a global perspective, many universities are challenged to beef up study abroad programs.

October 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Ethnic Fraud?

For American Indian scholars, securing a job in higher education can sometimes be as simple as checking a box.

October 31, 2007

Native Americans

Northwest Indian College’s Distance Learning Center Gives American Indians a Close-to-home Opportunity for Higher Education

The distance learning center for Northwest Indian College doesn’t boast a prominent sign. It sits amongst modular buildings that house the tribe’s Head Start center, where a much younger student population goes to class each day.

October 31, 2007