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Community Colleges
Tenn. Bill Seeks to Reduce Costs of College Textbooks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A bill moving through the Legislature would require the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents to develop policies for minimizing the costs of textbooks for students.
May 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Meeting Labor Demands by Improving Education Access For Home-grown Talent
Although California’s modern economy has relied heavily on highly skilled out-of-state U.S.-born and immigrant talent, a newly released study by the Public Policy Institute of California says that meeting state work force needs over the next two decades will require sharp increases in the production of college-educated native Californians.
May 28, 2007
HBCUs
Post Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans HBCUs Invest in Better Communication Systems, Training
Nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters demolished much of New Orleans, officials at the city’s hard hit historically Black universities are busy updating their disaster plans in the face of another hurricane season.
May 23, 2007
Native Americans
Bringing the Global Market to Native Lands
At the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, a group of college entrepreneurs are preparing to enter the global market by launching an American Indian news service — and without ever having to step foot off the reservation.
May 23, 2007
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Community Colleges
Southwest Idaho Voters to Decide Proposed Community College
BOISE, Idaho Voters in Idaho’s two most populated counties will decide Tuesday whether to build a new community college in the Treasure Valley.
May 22, 2007
Sports
Prosecutors File No Charges in Case of Calif. College Alleged Gang Rape
SAN JOSE, Calif. Santa Clara County prosecutors announced Monday they have declined to file charges in the case of the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by De Anza College baseball players at a party in March.
May 22, 2007
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Students
Maine Students, Lawmakers Plead for More Community College Funding
AUGUSTA, Maine With a balanced state budget still beyond lawmakers’ grasp, a community college student, an administrator, a business leader and legislators pleaded last week for more funding for the seven-campus system, saying the state is failing to address surging demand by prospective students.
May 20, 2007
Students
In Fairness
Tribal college leaders criticize proposal to fund nontribal institutions with 10 percent American Indian student enrollment.
May 16, 2007
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HBCUs
A Prescription For Success
The Medical University of South Carolina says mentoring program is key to retaining minority medical students.
May 16, 2007
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HBCUs
Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates Of Traditionally White Institutions
A study by two economists gives more reasons for Blacks to attend traditionally White institutions over historically Black colleges and universities, further fueling the debate about the relevancy of the HBCUs.
May 16, 2007
Community Colleges
Replicating Success
Recent college grads help low-income students navigate the path to college through innovative program.
May 16, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead
Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation.
May 16, 2007
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Students
Grants & Gifts
Ball State University (Ind.) has received $200,000 from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation to create the Telecommunications Merit Endowment Scholarship. The scholarship aims to benefit incoming freshmen and transfer students who are looking to major in telecommunications. Cheyney University (Pa.) has received a $350,000 donation from Ephren W. Taylor II, the youngest Black […]
May 16, 2007
Community Colleges
Professional Appoinments
Daniel O. Bernstein has been named president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council. He has spent the past 10 years as president of Portland State University. Bernstein holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, a law degree from Northwestern University and a graduate law degree from the University of Wisconsin.   Niurka […]
May 16, 2007
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Students
HBCUs Have A Responsibility To LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Students
Campus silence is read as lack of support.
May 16, 2007
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Community Colleges
Voters Approve Sales Tax to Fund Courses at Arkansas College
ASHDOWN, Ark. Students can look forward to getting a start on a civil engineering degree at the Ashdown campus of Cossatot Community College now that Little River County voters have approved a sales tax to finance the program.
May 14, 2007
Community Colleges
N.C. Community Colleges Becoming More Popular as Starting Point
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Community colleges are increasingly becoming a popular and cheaper alternative to spending all four years at a senior university.
May 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead
Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation. But there are many other issues of concern as well, such as keeping up with technology and recruiting and retaining diverse faculty.
May 14, 2007
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