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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee State University Faculty Leader Arrested
A vocal faculty member at Tennessee State University who has opposed university leadership was taken away from a meeting in handcuffs on Monday and removed as the chair of the faculty senate.
August 7, 2012
Community Colleges
Southern University System Finds Creative Way To Attract Students
As part of a new enrollment plan developed by the Southern University System, Southern University at Shreveport, La., a community college, will operate satellite locations on the Baton Rouge and New Orleans campuses.
August 5, 2012
Community Colleges
Colleges Freeze, Reduce Tuition as Public Balks at Further Price Hikes
After three decades of tuition hikes that have outpaced inflation and increases in family income, students, families, legislators and governing boards are demanding a halt.
August 2, 2012
Community Colleges
Study on College Placement Exams Energizes Debate about Their Effectiveness
The ongoing discussion about the effectiveness of college placement exams got a welcome boost this week with a new report that illuminates efforts to rethink how the tests should be used to determine if students need remedial education.
August 1, 2012
Community Colleges
Feds Outline Model to Simplify Financial Aid Award Letters
Colleges and universities are receiving a final version of the “financial aid shopping sheet” designed by the Obama administration to provide students with easy-to-understand information about their financial aid awards.
July 24, 2012
Community Colleges
Expert: Stratification Undermines American Higher Education’s Capacity for Enabling Social Mobility
Economist Anthony Carnevale told a group of college prep program administrators Monday that social stratification within the world of higher education threatens to undermine American Dream.
July 23, 2012
Community Colleges
Before U.S. House Subcommittee, Experts Urge College Degree Completion Time Reduction
States and institutions should adopt innovative practices that lessen the time to earn a degree and embrace financial practices tied to college completion, experts urged in U.S. House testimony on Wednesday.
July 18, 2012
Community Colleges
Education Secretary Touts Career and Tech Education Competitive Grant Program
An Obama administration proposal to award $1 billion in competitive grant funding to career and technical education is expected to help usher in a new era for how students are prepared for college and careers.
July 17, 2012
Community Colleges
Community College Leadership Program Opens a New Chapter
Former UT-Austin Community College Leadership Program director John E. Roueche voices concerns about the future of the leadership program he led for 42 years.
July 17, 2012
Community Colleges
Small Rise in College Completion for Young Adults
The percentage of young adults earning a college degree has increased slightly but still remains far below the level needed to reach the president’s goal of having the U.S. rank first worldwide in college graduates.
July 12, 2012
Community Colleges
Southern University Devises Strategy to Boost Enrollment
Southern University’s flagship school will vie for a portion of the Baton Rouge, La. community college market as part of a strategy to increase enrollment at the historically Black campus.
July 9, 2012
Community Colleges
Q&A with Jonathan Lightman: The Uncertain Future of California’s Community Colleges
The Hechinger Report spoke with Jonathan Lightman, executive director of the Faculty Association of California’s Community Colleges (FACCC) about what a tax initiative could mean for California higher education.
July 8, 2012
Community Colleges
FAMU Seeks New Marching Band Director
Florida A & M University, hoping to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the hazing death of a university band drum major, is advertising for a new band director who would have significantly less power than the last person to hold the post.
July 1, 2012
Community Colleges
Chattanooga State Offers New Honors College
Chattanooga State Community College plans to launch a pilot honors college that will allow some students the chance to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a private school.
June 17, 2012
Community Colleges
Dual Enrollment Programs Gaining Prominence as Means to Enhance College Prep Options
Dual enrollment represents an effective way to get more students to graduate from high school with two-year degrees, but too little research has been done to track the progress of program graduates who have gone on to four-year colleges, a leading researcher on dual enrollment programs said last week at an education forum in Washington, D.C.
June 10, 2012
Community Colleges
New Group Raising Community Colleges’ Profile
Community college leaders in Virginia and other states say their schools’ roles in giving students an affordable education and job training are undervalued, so they’re banding together to fight for federal policy changes.
June 6, 2012
Community Colleges
Report: Certification Opens Path to Gainful Employment, Middle Class Earnings
A new report on post-secondary credentials found that certificate-holders often earn more than those with associate’s degrees and sometimes more than those with bachelor’s degrees.
June 6, 2012
Community Colleges
Commentary: Student Success at the Community College Level
Many of us make it our professional mission to work in community colleges because we are true believers in the power these institutions have to transform the lives of our students, a Gaston (N.C.) College student and enrollment services specialist writes.
June 4, 2012
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