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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges

Grants & Awards

The Community College of Baltimore County is one of five institutions that will share a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a Regional Center of Excellence in Biomanufacturing. The grant, which runs for four years, enables CCBC and its partner institutions — New Hampshire Technical and Community College, Finger Lakes Community […]

October 5, 2005

Community Colleges

Roman Catholic College Adds Minor in Jewish Studies

Boston College, a Roman Catholic school with about 1 percent of its student body Jewish, has launched a program this year that will allow students to minor in Jewish studies…

September 25, 2005

Leadership & Policy

American College of Building Arts Opens in South Carolina

Last month, the American College of Building Arts opened in Charleston, S.C.

September 21, 2005

Community Colleges

Technology Tour Coming To Campuses

College students will have a chance to try out the latest consumer electronics products and

September 21, 2005

Community Colleges

Undocumented Immigrants and College

For undocumented immigrants, the road to college can have even more potholes than for the average Hispanic student

September 21, 2005

Community Colleges

The Clock is Ticking

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, and the recent influx of Hispanics has turned

September 21, 2005

Community Colleges

Damages to Mississippi Colleges Estimated at $673 Million

Hurricane Katrina will cost Mississippi’s community colleges and universities close to $700 million, the state College Board said.

September 15, 2005

From the Inner City to the Elite

When Maribel Perez arrived at the tree-laden campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in June

September 7, 2005

Dissecting Diversity PART II

Scholars weigh in on group identity, the Black/Brown Alliance and the future of historically Black colleges

September 7, 2005

College Access Bill Gets Thumbs Down From Lobbyists

Would the College Access and Opportunity Act actually increase college access and opportunity? Story:

September 7, 2005

Setting The Record Straight

Dr. Jon Quistgaard is unhappy with the way the national media has portrayed the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota Story:

August 24, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Stepping Forward

As Butler University President Bobby Fong was reviewing applications a few years ago for a national fellows program that grooms future leaders of higher education Story:

August 24, 2005

Florida Newspaper Launches Weekly Aimed at Black Community

The Gainesville Sun announced it is launching a weekly newspaper aimed at this college town’s east side and its predominantly Black population. Story:

August 21, 2005

University of Missouri Researcher: Breast Cancer Messages Need to Be Targeted Toward African-American Women

African-American women are more likely than Caucasian women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of the disease and are more likely to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. Story:

August 8, 2005

African-American

18 More Graves Found on U.Va.’s Expansion Site

Archaeologists exploring a site at the University of Virginia have found 18 more grave shafts that could be part of a community burial ground for free Black people Story:

August 7, 2005

Community Colleges

University of California, California State Reach

Schools under the California State University umbrella would be able to grant their first independent doctorate degrees Story:

July 27, 2005

Chicanos With Doctorates Attend Community Colleges

Nearly one-fourth of Chicanos with doctorates first attend a community college Story:

July 27, 2005

Community Colleges

Workforce Investment Act Boards Displeased

Most local workforce boards are complaining that they can’t judge how well training providers are doing Story:

July 27, 2005