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Section: Institutions
African-American
Community College News Now Aggregate List 1/29/201
Community College News Now Aggregate List 1/29/2014 State of the Union: Obama asks Congress to reverse economic inequality http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-state-of-the-union-obama-2014-20140128,0,2195484.story#ixzz2rntqPptb Low-key state of the union for education – Is the Pell shortfall back? – Connecticut backs off value-added teacher evals http://www.politico.com/morningeducation/0114/morningeducation12853.html How Cody Anderson went from a community college outfielder to one of the Indians’ top […]
January 31, 2014
HBCUs
Felicia McInnis Nave Defies Boundaries for Women in STEM
This 2014 Emerging Scholar is not only a chemical engineering professor and university administrator, but she is also a vocal supporter of women and African-Americans in STEM.
January 30, 2014
Leadership & Policy
UIC to Pursue Obama Library Alone
Despite Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s suggestion the city make a unified bid for President Barack Obama’s presidential library, the University of Illinois at Chicago says it will work on its own bid.
January 29, 2014
Community Colleges
Anna Dina Joaquin Utilizes Linguistic Skills to Help Others Succeed
There was no indication in Dr. Anna Dina Joaquin’s high school report card that she would one day become a university professor, but the Filipino American’s family’s strong immigrant values — hard work and education — along with encouragement from a key mentor, eventually propelled her to go from nearly the bottom of her […]
January 28, 2014
African-American
SiriusXM Radio Channel Broadcasts the HBCU Experience
Launched in November, the Howard University Radio Network manages the HBCU Channel on SiriusXM channel 142 to showcase the Black college experience.
January 28, 2014
Students
Feds Reviewing Pa. Student’s Bomb Arrest
The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Community Colleges
State AGs Investigating For-Profit Education Firms
Attorneys general for more than a dozen states have ordered several for-profit education companies to turn over information on the firms’ business practices.
January 27, 2014
Students
Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”
January 27, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Eduardo González Putting UMass Boston on Map With Grants and Success
This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar is exactly where he wanted to be, doing high-level research on theoretical math that has attracted the attention of his peers and federal grantmakers.
January 26, 2014
Community Colleges
Humanities Majors Don’t Fare as Badly as Portrayed, New Earnings Report Says
People who major in the humanities and social sciences don’t earn as much as their classmates in the physical and natural sciences, math or engineering, but the gap is not as wide as has been portrayed.
January 26, 2014
Students
U. of Michigan Students Seeking Diversity to Meet With School Officials
University of Michigan students seeking to promote racial diversity at the school are expected to meet with university officials today.
January 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Protesting Utah Student Pays Tuition in $1 Bills
A University of Utah student says he paid his tuition bill with 2,000 one-dollar bills as a silent protest against the rising cost of college.
January 23, 2014
Students
Mississippi 2-Year Colleges Plan to Rework Remedial Courses
A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly.
January 22, 2014
Latinx
Genao Now More Than Willing to Lead the Way
This Diverse 2014 Emerging Scholar’s upbringing in a lower-income Latino community inspires her to be part of a conversation about education and diversity.
January 22, 2014
Students
Cheating Uncovered at Kapiolani Community College
Students in radiologic technology program took advantage of email message that included a photo of the multiple-choice test and answers.
January 21, 2014
Students
Kentucky State Drops Students Over Accounts
Roughly 200 students at Kentucky State University were cutting class this last week, but not getting in trouble for it.
January 19, 2014
African-American
Diverse Conversations: Learning to Lead
When a faculty member is promoted to an administrative position, it can be quite a challenge to master the art of leading.
January 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources
In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady leadership acutely impacts historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With the recent departure of Alcorn State University’s former president, M. Christopher Brown, another HBCU has seen a change in leadership. Unfortunately, some of these […]
January 19, 2014
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