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Presidential transitions – the appointment of the president of Smith College
Higher education rode a roller coaster in 1995, a year of actions that provoked rage and hope, sorrow and joy.
June 15, 2007
Latinx
Efforts Underway To Thwart Controversial Upward Bound Changes
Tucked into a U.S. House of Representatives higher education bill this week is a plan to scuttle a controversial evaluation of the Upward Bound program that would require grantees to enroll twice as many students as necessary and then provide no services to some of the youth as part of a research experiment.
June 14, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Laying Out a Blueprint for Diversity
Community colleges at forefront of efforts to bridge yawning architecture diversity gap.
June 13, 2007
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Community Colleges
Conference: Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement Gap
Minority, low-income students continue to be left behind academically.
June 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Laying Out a Blueprint for Diversity
Community colleges at forefront of efforts to bridge yawning architecture diversity gap.
June 13, 2007
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Latinx
House Committee Approves Increase in Pell Grant, New Funding For Black Colleges
The House education committee on Wednesday approved a higher education bill that would increase Pell Grants, cut lender subsidies and make wide-ranging changes to help low-income students and minority-serving colleges.
June 13, 2007
Latinx
MSIs, College Access Programs Gain in House Bill
Advocates for low-income students are hailing a new U.S. House of Representatives agreement that would increase funding for college access programs and minority-serving institutions in 2008.
June 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Community College Backers Criticize University of Montana Plan for Higher Ed Center
MILES CITY, Mont. University of Montana President George Dennison has outlined a preliminary plan to create a higher education center in Hamilton, drawing fire from backers of a proposed community college in the same area.
June 6, 2007
Community Colleges
Mass. Governor Promises Free Tuition for Community College Students
BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick called for an eight-year overhaul of public education last week, seeking to transform pre-kindergarten through university learning with a proposal that also would make the state’s two-year community colleges free for all high-school graduates.
June 6, 2007
Community Colleges
Former Pima Community College Student Educates Immigrants
TUCSON, Ariz. Ruth Tapia is giving back to her community an act that fulfills her need to help others. The native of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, remembers a time when people extended a hand to help her through Pima Community College Adult Education’s family literacy program.
June 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Bishop State President on Hot Seat For Financial Aid Problems
For months, Dr. Yvonne Kennedy has sat on the searing presidential seat of Bishop Community College, the Mobile, Ala.-based historically Black institution that has been riddled with numerous scandals over the past four years.
June 5, 2007
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HBCUs
TMCF Report Shows Increase In Black Male Enrollment
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s latest annual demographics report shows that more and more Black men are hitting the books and attending its member public historically Black colleges and universities.
June 5, 2007
Latinx
Low Percentage of Latino Students Transfer From Community Colleges to Four-Year Universities, UCLA Study Shows
LOS ANGELES Although a majority of Latino students in California are enrolled in the community-college system, only a handful transfer to a four-year university, according to a new report by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
May 31, 2007
Community Colleges
Community Colleges May Be Best Hope to Close Achievement Gap, Says ETS
PRINCETON, N.J. Community colleges are the “last, best hope” for closing the achievement gap for racially, ethnically and economically disadvantaged students, said the president of the Educational Testing Service during a two-day conference in Princeton, N.J. But community colleges will need help to meet the challenge.
May 31, 2007
Community Colleges
NISOD Conference Attracts Record Number of Attendees
AUSTIN, Texas A record 2,300 attendees from community colleges across the nation descended on Austin, Texas, last week for the 29th annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, held May 20-23. Hosted by the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas-Austin through its National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD) outreach arm, the conference touched on a broad range of issues relating to enriching and enhancing two-year college leadership and faculty instruction.
May 31, 2007
HBCUs
Congress Extends Tuition Assistance Program for D.C. Students
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to extend for five years a program that helps District of Columbia high school graduates better afford the cost of attending public universities and historically Black colleges.
May 31, 2007
HBCUs
Minorities Continue Growth in Degree Attainment But Attend TWIs for Advanced Degrees, Says Report
Minority students accounted for half of the growth in bachelor degree attainment over the last 20 years, and minorities with advanced degrees are more likely to have attended traditionally White institutions, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
May 31, 2007
Latinx
Minority-Serving Institutions Scrambling For Quick Funds
HSIs look for increased federal funding through NSF and farm bills.
May 30, 2007
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