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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
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
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
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
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
Community Colleges
Florida Higher Ed System Confronting Multiple Challenges
Newly appointed Florida higher education leader tackles difficult tasks, including conversion of community colleges into four-year colleges and helping defuse governance crisis on public university tuition rates.
November 8, 2009
Students
Obama Community College Proposal May Not Be Enough
President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020.
November 1, 2009
African-American
Census: ‘Brain Gains’ for High-Tech Cities
Passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, college graduates are fueling population growth in urban, high-tech meccas, such as Charlotte, N.C. and Austin, Texas.
October 29, 2009
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE: Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge
Two-year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.
October 28, 2009
Students
Two-Year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge
Rising rate causing some community colleges to opt out of student loan system.
October 25, 2009
Community Colleges
College Tuition is Up Sharply Amid Recession
With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.
October 22, 2009
Community Colleges
Stalled Pursuit of Higher Learning
Undocumented students across the country have been hampered in their quests for higher learning by the dismal economy and restrictive state legislation targeted at immigrants.
October 15, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
From his small office near the Charles River, Dr. Fallou Ngom can envision the rewriting of much of African history, including the slave trade.
October 14, 2009
Community Colleges
DIVERSE BOOKSHELF : FALLING BEHIND
No sooner had the ink dried and the Sept. 9 news embargo on this book passed than it became one of the most widely reviewed and analyzed academic studies released in a long time.
October 14, 2009
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