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Community Colleges

Community College, Fired Professor Reach Settlement

Southwestern Community College has reached a financial settlement with a professor who was fired after telling students the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be taken literally.

July 16, 2008

Report: College Students Graduating With Less Credit Card Debt

College students who graduate owing thousands on their credit cards are becoming a thing of the past, according to a new report by Student Monitor, and members of the banking community are looking to cash in on this increasingly debt-less demographic.

July 16, 2008

Awards and Scholarships for Latinos

Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.

July 15, 2008

Community Colleges

To Off-set Students’ Gas Price Woes, Community Colleges Change Class Schedules

As gas prices continue to rise, community colleges are modifying class schedules and boosting online course offerings to accommodate students who must commute to campus.

July 14, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Delta College’s Accreditation Threatened

The president of San Joaquin Delta College says his school is in danger of losing its accreditation with a nonprofit that evaluates community colleges if officials fail to develop a new code of ethics.

July 14, 2008

Community Colleges

Virginia Community Colleges Get $1.9 Million Grant

The Virginia Community College System is receiving a $1.9 million grant to help workers who have lost their jobs start their own businesses.

July 14, 2008

Perspectives: No Threat of Changing Enrollments at HBCUs

HBCUs are responsible for more than a fifth of current bachelor’s degrees granted to Blacks. With such documented successes these schools are in no danger of ceasing to exist. However, the newest concern is that increases in White enrollments will cause HBCUs to lose their “cultural identity,” and their historical significance to the Black community.

July 9, 2008

Leadership & Policy

A New Generation of College Leadership

This summer, Diverse reporters will crisscross the nation to chat with a dynamic group of college presidents.

July 9, 2008

Proposal Seeks to Improve America’s Image Abroad

Legislation would lessen financial barriers that prevent low-income, minority students from participating in foreign exchange programs.

July 9, 2008

Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands

Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 8, 2008

Congressional Proposal Seeks to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Legislation would lessen financial barriers that prevent low-income, minority students from participating in foreign exchange programs.

July 6, 2008

Community Colleges

Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands

Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 6, 2008

Community College Pilot Programs Administer Immediate Aid to Students With Financial Emergencies

For many community college students living on tight budgets, an increase in rent, car repair expenses, unanticipated textbook costs and even running out of bus fare to get to school can derail their college education.

July 2, 2008

Commuter Colleges Go Residential, Gain Enrollment

The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.

July 2, 2008

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: Student Turned Legal Guardian Overcomes Obstacles

Rowana Johnson was just beginning to come into her own at San Diego State University when tragedy struck and the then-19-year-old began raising her younger siblings.

June 30, 2008

Community Colleges

North Carolina Says Early College High School Initiative Has Curbed Dropout Rates

College education for some students in North Carolina begins in high school.

June 29, 2008

Community Colleges

North Carolina Says Early College High School Initiative Has Curbed Dropout Rates

College education for some students in North Carolina begins in high school.

June 25, 2008

Community Colleges

Community Colleges See Niche in Wind Tech Training Programs

With wind turbine towers popping up on the U.S. landscape at a rate of almost 10 per day, the need for people to maintain and repair them is reaching the critical point.

June 25, 2008