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Obama’s Higher Education Agenda May Lead to Expanded Federal Role
Scholars, academic administrators and higher education policy officials have interpreted the administration’s pronouncements and initiatives as markers of a significant shift in federal higher education policy.
December 20, 2009
President Barack Obama at Macomb Community College
African-American
Dispelling HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community
Claudia Pryor’s documentary explores the attitudes and awareness among Black youth in Pittsburgh about HIV/AIDS that will be the basis of a new curricula to dispel the myths surrounding Blacks with the disease
December 13, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Protesters Damage Calif. University Leader’s Home
Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.
December 13, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Students Sue Ohio College That Lost Accreditation
Nursing students say their reputations have been damaged and their degrees tainted by an Ohio community college that lost accreditation for its nursing program.
December 10, 2009
Students
NEW STATE OF LEADERSHIP:MINORITIES BREAK COLOR BARRIERS IN TOP ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AT PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONS.
Pennsylvania, the state with the sixth-largest population in the country with more than 12 million people, reportedly has more than 450 public and private colleges, universities and career and technical training schools.
December 9, 2009
Leadership & Policy
KEYSTONE STATE OF CONFUSION
Students and parents may require a road map to navigate Pennsylvania’s diverse and often complex higher education landscape.
December 9, 2009
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE: FARRAH NOT RESTING ON GEAR UP
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 9, 2009
Faculty & Staff
SPECTRUM: GROWING BY LEAPS WITHOUT BOUNDS
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is familiar to millions of viewers on the popular PBS “History Detectives” program, a television series in its eighth season devoted to “exploring the complexities of historical mysteries.
December 9, 2009
Community Colleges
California Higher Ed Chiefs Urge Renewed Investment
The heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system urged state legislators to boost investment in California higher education.
December 7, 2009
Charles Reed
Students
Fattah Not Resting on GEAR UP’s Laurels
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 3, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement
U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.
December 1, 2009
U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter
Community Colleges
For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid
An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.
November 29, 2009
HBCUs
ACCELERATING AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Martha Kanter, the U. S. Education under secretary, is driving the administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.
November 25, 2009
Community Colleges
AU Professor’s Cross-country Study Reveals American Hospitality Toward Muslims
American University professor Ahmed Akbar traveled the country to gauge Americans’ attitudes toward Muslims after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. The results are documented in a film, “Journey into America.”
November 19, 2009
Professor Ahmed Akbar
Students
Study Identifies Factors Behind Successful Community College Transfers
Researchers focused on six Texas community colleges with large proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students explain in newly released report why higher-than-predicted transfer rates were accomplished.
November 18, 2009
Dr. Chandra Taylor Smith
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Targeted by Goldman Sachs Small Business Initiative
Initiative by Goldman Sachs investment banking firm will funnel $200 million to higher education institutions, including community colleges, to assist small business owners with education and technical assistance.
November 18, 2009
Students
Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students
Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.
November 15, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LEGENDS OF THE ACADEMY
For this special edition on ‘Higher Education Careers,’ Diverse caught up with some legends whose careers have made an indelible impact on the academy. We found that even in retirement, or semi-retirement, these pioneers n
November 11, 2009
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