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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
Grants & Gifts
The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK has received $9.6 MILLION from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to develop an honors program in legal studies to provide students from diverse backgrounds the training and education necessary for law school admission. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’s Teachers College has received a $500,000 grant from the Lumina […]
August 20, 2008
Leadership & Policy
College Presidents Seek Debate on Drinking Age
College presidents from about 100 of the nation’s best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
August 19, 2008
Students
Arizona Law Has Undocumented Immigrants Dropping Out of College
Changing laws have made life tougher for undocumented immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters.
August 17, 2008
Community Colleges
North Carolina Officials Struggle Over Educating Undocumented Immigrants
In a state where the commitment to higher education extends all the way back to the founding of the nation¡¯s first public university in 1789, North Carolina¡¯s community colleges just can¡¯t seem to get past the politics of illegal immigration.
August 14, 2008
Community Colleges
NC Board to Discuss Admitting Immigrants
North Carolina community college leaders who will be meeting later this week plan to discuss whether to admit undocumented immigrants to degree programs after federal officials told the college system it was up to the state, a newspaper reported on Aug. 11.
August 12, 2008
Community Colleges
Philadelphia Program Offers Free Tuition for Community College Students Near Degree Completion
In an effort to reduce the financial pressures on current and prospective students, the city of Philadelphia and its largest public postsecondary institution has launched a new program to aid students in completing their college degree.
August 12, 2008
HBCUs
Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled From Ship
Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.
August 11, 2008
Community Colleges
Gas prices rewriting schedules at 2-year colleges
Two-year colleges in South Carolina and around the nation are rewriting schedules so cash-strapped students can save on commuting costs.
August 10, 2008
HBCUs
Students Accused of Plagiarism Expelled from Ship
Two students accused of plagiarism and violating the University of Virginia’s honor code were expelled from a global studies program. They left their ship in Greece while their counterparts continued on the summer voyage.
August 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Study: Impending Community College Leadership Shortfall Could Be Avoided Through Diversity Efforts
A significant number of community college presidents will be retiring in coming years, creating a leadership void that could be filled through a concerted effort to groom more minorities and women, according to a new report.
August 7, 2008
Students
STAYING TRUE TO ITS MISSION
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 6, 2008
Students
New Survey Helps Community Colleges Focus Up Front
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement is deepening community colleges’ understanding of students’ earliest collegiate experiences.
August 6, 2008
Students
More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 6, 2008
Students
Tribal Colleges Stay True to Mission
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 5, 2008
Students
Perspectives: More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 4, 2008
Community Colleges
Jackson Community College Targets Town’s Black Male Residents
Just two months after holding its first African-American Male Summit, Jackson (Mich.) Community College (JCC) is taking steps to get Black male students involved in the Michigan town. The college is also quickly becoming the nucleus of community involvement for many African-American residents.
July 30, 2008
Students
Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks
Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.
July 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Phoenix Police: College Shooter Was Punched First
The most seriously wounded of three people shot in a community-college computer lab had punched the gunman in the face before he opened fire, police say.
July 30, 2008
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