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Knoxville College loses accreditation; accrediting agency warns University of Florida – Knoxville College, Tennessee

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decided to remove Knoxville College from membership in December because the college had failed to comply with the association’s criteria related to adequate financial resources, administrative processes and financial aid, said James T. Rogers, executive director of the association.

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hard-charging president of N.C.’s community college system resigns; Hackley calls it quits after two years doing ‘undoable’ job – Dr. Lloyd Hack

Hackley Calls It Quits after Two Years Doing `Undoable’ Job Charlotte, N.C. Soon after he became president of the North Carolina Community College System two years ago, Dr. Lloyd “Vic” Hackley began encountering friction.

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Embracing a new vision in the information age

I am a trend-watcher. As CEO of a higher education institution, I must ensure that my college remains a viable, thriving force. Here are some trends that I have culled from recent reading:

July 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

A thoroughly satisfying look at community colleges… – again

The American Community College by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco, 1996 512 pages Hardback: $38.95

July 4, 2007

Community Colleges

Report: Oklahoma making community college transfers easier

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma is making it easier for students to transfer from community colleges to universities, according to a report by the Southern Regional Education Board.

July 4, 2007

California proposes high school academic standards to combat higher education remediation

California’s higher education officials have teamed up with the public schools to create the state’s first proposal for academic standards for high school students.

July 4, 2007

Community Colleges

The key to welfare reform is postsecondary education – Speaking of Education – importance of welfare reform in education

In early December, my travels took me to Gateway Technical Community College in New Haven, Connecticut. I’d expected it to be a campus trip like any other campus trip, where a speaker comes in, hangs out a bit, gives a talk, entertains questions, packs up her glad rags and goes home. This doesn’t mean that the lecture circuit is rote.

July 4, 2007

State Postsecondary Education Research

Community Colleges

Kids in College curbs weight gain, improves learning

FLORENCE Ala. Physical education teachers like Missy Cupp have known for decades that summertime can have a negative impact on children.

July 3, 2007

Community Colleges

First woman picked as president of North Idaho College

COEUR D’ALENE Idaho The North Idaho College trustees have appointed Priscilla Bell, the interim leader on campus since February, to be the school’s next president.

July 3, 2007

Native Americans

University of Wisconsin woman’s disappearance remains a mystery

MADISON Wis. Was Kelly Nolan kidnapped? Is she lost, hurt, or worse? Or did she just walk away and not look back?

July 2, 2007

Community Colleges

Franklin Pierce College now a university

RINDGE N.H. Franklin Pierce College now is Franklin Pierce University

July 2, 2007

Community Colleges

Bishop State nursing director resigns

MOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College’s nursing director resigned days after a report by the state two-year college system cited problems in her department.

July 2, 2007

Community Colleges

College of Southern Nevada shortens name, shuffles administrators

LAS VEGAS The Community College of Southern Nevada has a shortened name, and several administrators are being promoted as the campus prepares for the departure of its president, Richard Carpenter.

July 1, 2007

Community Colleges

Massachusetts’ free tuition proposal has its drawbacks

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to make the state’s community colleges tuition free for high school graduates is unlikely to alleviate the financial burdens of many low-income students who must hold down full-time jobs and support a family while they go to school, educators say.

July 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director

CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.

June 30, 2007

Community Colleges

New Hampshire’s University System Joins 300 Colleges Nationwide in Fight Against Global Warming

DURHAM N.H. The schools of New Hampshire’s university system have joined nearly 300 other colleges and universities around the country to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

June 29, 2007

Community Colleges

Enrollment Hits All-Time High at South Dakota University Center

BROOKINGS S.D. An official of University Center, where public higher education classes are taught in Sioux Falls, says enrollment has hit all-time highs in many areas.

June 29, 2007

Community Colleges

Financial, Academic Woes Mount for Alabama Black College

MOBILE Ala. A report by the state two-year college system finds that Bishop State Community College is in “serious trouble” with financial and academic woes and a criminal probe of some former students and employees, Chancellor Bradley Byrne said.

June 27, 2007