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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
HBCUs
Diversity Efforts in the Works
First, I want to introduce a new section called “What Works!” in which we feature successful efforts on the part of colleges and universities to tackle anything from diversity recruitment to fund raising. The first column debuts on pg. 12. We invite all of our readers to submit a brief synopsis via e-mail outlining the […]
October 16, 2007
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Students
New FAMU President James H. Ammons Keeps Focus on Black Males
Jubilation spread across Florida A&M University when officials announced that Dr. James H. Ammons would return to lead his alma mater’s turnaround effort.
October 16, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Community College Aims to be First to Sponsor Presidential Debate
Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., may be the first community college to ever sponsor a presidential debate. In partnership with the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission of Portland, Ore., Clark aims to convince the Commission on Presidential Debates to select the Oregon Convention Center to host the candidates.
October 16, 2007
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Latinx
High-tech Help on the Way
Both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.
October 16, 2007
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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 16, 2007
Students
Study: Companies Don’t Spend Enough Time Recruiting at HBCUs
The strategies Fortune 400 companies and government agencies use when looking to recruit new employees from historically Black colleges and universities differ from those they use for predominantly White institutions.
October 15, 2007
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Students
Best & Brightest: An Immigrant’s Story From a Community College to Cornell
It was a bit unsettling, all the moving around Julio Torres did as a child, from the Dominican Republic, to Puerto Rico, to live with a grandmother; to the United States, to live with an aunt.
October 15, 2007
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Community Colleges
Job Training Programs Bring Together Mississippi, Alabama Community Colleges
MERIDIAN, Miss. Job training is coming to the Internet in East Mississippi and West Alabama.
October 15, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Report: IRS Notified Oral Roberts University of Problems with Political Programs
TULSA Okla. Oral Roberts University officials received notification from the Internal Revenue Service last year of deficiencies in the way the nonprofit school had handled political programs, a spokesman has confirmed.
October 15, 2007
HBCUs
South Carolina HBCU Raises Salaries for Some Professors
COLUMBIA, S.C. Benedict College trustees have approved a small pay increase for some professors, but salaries remain lower than they were before the school cut pay across the board two years ago during a financial crisis.
October 14, 2007
HBCUs
President of Murray State College Killed in Accident
ARPELAR, Okla. Services are pending for the president of Murray State College, who died when his vehicle collided with another vehicle, authorities said.
October 14, 2007
HBCUs
Michigan State’s Ivy-covered Halls to Extend to Dubai University
EAST LANSING Mich. The next time Michigan State University expands its operations, it will be going a bit farther afield than Grand Rapids.
October 14, 2007
Students
Baby Boomlet Continues to Boost Enrollment at Washington State Universities
SEATTLE Baby boomers continue to send record numbers of their children to Washington’s public four-year universities, where enrollment is up on most campuses again this year.
October 14, 2007
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Community Colleges
Extra Security at Mesa Community College After Phone Threat
PHOENIX Extra security was in place Saturday at Mesa Community College after school officials received a telephone threat from a man claiming he planned to shoot people on campus.
October 14, 2007
Latinx
Improving Outcomes of Latino Students Focus of Forum
Latino college students who have the support of their families, start college planning by the eighth grade, take three or more years of mathematics, and start at a four-year institution are more likely to finish college, according to a new report that suggests these attributes form a strategy for closing the college-completion gap between Latino and Whites.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College
LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College
LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.
October 10, 2007
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