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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Massachusettsâ free tuition proposal has its drawbacks
BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrickâs proposal to make the stateâs community colleges tuition free for high school graduates is unlikely to alleviate the financial burdens of many low-income students who must hold down full-time jobs and support a family while they go to school, educators say.
July 1, 2007
African-American
Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.
July 1, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professorâthe highest position that a faculty member can have at the nationâs oldest Catholic university.
July 1, 2007
Students
âFederalizing Accreditationâ
Standards may include student outcomes, but should the government or accrediting agencies implement the change?
June 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Florida A&Mâs new president, James Ammons, Will Try to Save Schoolâs Reputation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ten years ago, Florida A&M University was on top of the academic world, celebrated as one of Americaâs top universities after being chosen college of the year by Time magazine and the Princeton Review.
June 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director
CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State Universityâs Carlsbad campus.
June 30, 2007
Community Colleges
New Hampshireâs University System Joins 300 Colleges Nationwide in Fight Against Global Warming
DURHAM N.H. The schools of New Hampshireâs 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 âserious troubleâ 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
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 Alabamaâs 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 âAshes to Gloryâ have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film âWe Are Marshallâ stole their ideas and research.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Wyoming Community Colleges Should Work More Closely With State On Workforce Training
CASPER Wyo. Wyomingâs community colleges should work more closely with the stateâs Department of Workforce Services to address the stateâs 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
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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