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Community Colleges
Paul Quinn College sues to regain accreditation
Paul Quinn College, the oldest historically black college in Texas, has taken its fight for accreditation to federal court.  According to the Dallas Morning News, the college filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Atlanta to restore its accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The commission voted in June […]
August 25, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Community College Launches Seven Campus Locations
The College of Western Idaho, the state’s newest community college, has launched seven campus locations.  Bert Glandon, president of the college, said each of the southwestern Idaho locations will offer something different, allowing students to study subjects ranging from horticulture to truck driving.  According to KPAX.com, school officials expect student enrollment for next spring semester […]
August 25, 2009
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Community Colleges
As More Students Head to College, Schools Get Competitive
Enrollment is up at many colleges and universities around the country this academic school year.  According to WTHR.com, many college experts cite the recession as a reason saying students realize that a college degree is an important way to get ahead when less jobs are available.  Although the state increased financial aid by 5 percent, […]
August 25, 2009
Community Colleges
North Carolina Police kill College Student From Houston
Houston native Courtland Benjamin Smith, a junior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was shot and killed by police in Archdale, N.C., on Sunday. Authorities suspect the killing may have been a suicidal incident.  According to the Houston Chronicle, police in Archdale received a 911 call at about 4:54 a.m. from a motorist […]
August 24, 2009
A Day in the Life of a College Student Leader
Community Colleges
Students Up, Despite Cuts
Although budget cuts might mean fewer classes, one college’s enrollment has increased. According to The Signal, the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., started classes Monday and college officials expect up to 25,000 students to  this semester attend – a 16 percent increase compared with last fall. The community college slashed 12 percent […]
August 24, 2009
Community Colleges
Veterans Concerned Colleges Not Granting Credit for Military Experience and Education
Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis.
August 24, 2009
Community Colleges
Three colleges to offer combined curricula
Three colleges with different missions will offer combined curricula this fall.  The collaborative effort will allow students from each of the three schools a more diverse educational experience.  According to the Boston.com, Wellesley College, an elite liberal arts school for women, has found common ground with Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a tiny, 7-year-old […]
August 23, 2009
Community Colleges
Paying for College Becoming More Challenging
While paying for college is becoming a challenge for students and parents, there are options when it comes to paying tuition. According to KARE 11, many states’ budget struggles have resulted in cuts to state-based award programs that many students were counting on. One option for students is consider a local institution instead of a […]
August 23, 2009
HBCUs
LASTWORD: Strange Bedfellows and HBCUs – The Politics behind the Black College Act
An insider captures the behind-the-scenes events that led up to the passing of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Act.
August 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
CHANGING COURSE
The University of the District of Columbia’s problems are so deep and longstanding that some people thought it would take a rocket scientist to figure them out.
August 19, 2009
Leadership & Policy
ASSIGNMENTS GETTING TOUGHER FOR TRUSTEES
When Miami Attorney Larry R. Handfield joined the board of trustees of Bethune-Cookman University, the oversight drill for the trustees of the small, historically Black liberal arts institution in Florida was routine as it was for most schools around the country: ensure the president was not running amok with the schools money or mission, help put out occasional “fires,” and secure or deliver a favor to and from the school on occasion.
August 19, 2009
Students
THINKING OUTSIDE THE FUNDRAISING BOX
After Dr. Larry Earvin became Huston-Tillotson University president, he crafted an annual black-tie gala to raise scholarship funds.
August 19, 2009
Latinx
PRIDE AND PERIL
Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,
August 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Building the Bridge to Obama
White House Initiative leader Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. seeks to forge relationships between HBCUs and the Obama administration.
August 19, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM : GETTING TO KNOW LISA MENZIES
No one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the significance of the nation’s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students.
August 19, 2009
HBCUs
Strange Bedfellows and HBCUs: The Politics behind the Black College Act
An insider captures the behind-the-scene events that led up to the passing of the Historically Black College and University Act.
August 19, 2009
Latinx
New Web Site Evaluates Colleges and Universities on Core Requirements
When it comes to college, paying a lot doesn’t necessarily mean getting a lot, a new Web site reports. WhatWillTheyLearn.com, launched by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), evaluates colleges and universities on their general education curricula and many of the most expensive schools received poor marks for requiring little study in core subjects.
August 19, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Getting to Know Lisa Menzies
No one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the signifi cance of the nation’s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students in the nation. As a former HBCU student, she already knows. That is why six years ago […]
August 19, 2009
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