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Community Colleges
Paul Quinn College sues to regain accreditation
Paul Quinn College, the oldest historically black college in Texas, has taken its fight for accreditation to federal court.  According to the Dallas Morning News, the college filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Atlanta to restore its accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The commission voted in June […]
August 25, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Community College Launches Seven Campus Locations
The College of Western Idaho, the state’s newest community college, has launched seven campus locations.  Bert Glandon, president of the college, said each of the southwestern Idaho locations will offer something different, allowing students to study subjects ranging from horticulture to truck driving.  According to KPAX.com, school officials expect student enrollment for next spring semester […]
August 25, 2009
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Community Colleges
As More Students Head to College, Schools Get Competitive
Enrollment is up at many colleges and universities around the country this academic school year.  According to WTHR.com, many college experts cite the recession as a reason saying students realize that a college degree is an important way to get ahead when less jobs are available.  Although the state increased financial aid by 5 percent, […]
August 25, 2009
Community Colleges
North Carolina Police kill College Student From Houston
Houston native Courtland Benjamin Smith, a junior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was shot and killed by police in Archdale, N.C., on Sunday. Authorities suspect the killing may have been a suicidal incident.  According to the Houston Chronicle, police in Archdale received a 911 call at about 4:54 a.m. from a motorist […]
August 24, 2009
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Community Colleges
Students Up, Despite Cuts
Although budget cuts might mean fewer classes, one college’s enrollment has increased. According to The Signal, the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., started classes Monday and college officials expect up to 25,000 students to  this semester attend – a 16 percent increase compared with last fall. The community college slashed 12 percent […]
August 24, 2009
Community Colleges
Veterans Concerned Colleges Not Granting Credit for Military Experience and Education
Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis.
August 24, 2009
Community Colleges
Three colleges to offer combined curricula
Three colleges with different missions will offer combined curricula this fall.  The collaborative effort will allow students from each of the three schools a more diverse educational experience.  According to the Boston.com, Wellesley College, an elite liberal arts school for women, has found common ground with Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a tiny, 7-year-old […]
August 23, 2009
Community Colleges
Paying for College Becoming More Challenging
While paying for college is becoming a challenge for students and parents, there are options when it comes to paying tuition. According to KARE 11, many states’ budget struggles have resulted in cuts to state-based award programs that many students were counting on. One option for students is consider a local institution instead of a […]
August 23, 2009
Faculty & Staff
CHANGING COURSE
The University of the District of Columbia’s problems are so deep and longstanding that some people thought it would take a rocket scientist to figure them out.
August 19, 2009
Latinx
PRIDE AND PERIL
Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,
August 19, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Changing Course
University of the District of Columbia’s president has proposed some radical changes that some worry will send UDC in the wrong direction.
August 19, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
Pride and Peril: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Diverse identifies five threats facing HBCUs and five opportunities that could define their futures.
August 19, 2009
Community Colleges
Number of UNC administrators increases
The number of administrators at the University of North Carolina system schools has grown 28 percent in the past five years a newspaper analysis reported.  The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Monday that the rate is faster than the growth of teaching positions or student enrollment.  According to The Charlotte Observer, the analysis shows […]
August 16, 2009
Community Colleges
Md. Community colleges riding new wave in higher education
Many students in the state of Maryland are deciding to head to community colleges this fall.  Community colleges are seen as an option for education and an avenue for jobs.  According to the Baltimore Sun, at the Community College of Baltimore County, fall enrollment is expected to be 20 percent higher than last year. At […]
August 16, 2009
African-American
Black Male Enrollment at Mississippi Institutions Lags
A task force commissioned by the Mississippi College Board to recommend ways to improve Black male college enrollment has not made much progress despite having more than a year on the job.
August 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Many Dallas-Fort Worth graduates struggle in college
They passed their TAKS exit exams and collected their high school diplomas – yet a troubling number of Texas students struggle their first year in college. According to the Dallas Morning News, at some North Texas high schools, half or more of graduates who go to college earn less than a C average their first […]
August 9, 2009
Community Colleges
Undocumented Immigrants Spend Millions Extra on Tuition
More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away.
August 9, 2009
HBCUs
Community colleges play critical role in American Graduation Initiative
Higher education, particularly community colleges, has a significant role to play in helping the Obama administration achieve its goal of creating a more educated work force to boost the struggling U.S. economy, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday.
August 9, 2009
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