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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Faculty & Staff
Tennessee College Enrollment Up, State Wants Higher Graduation Rates
While enrollment is up almost 5 percent at Tennessee colleges and universities, the state Board of Regents wants higher graduation rates to go with the increased number of students.
September 7, 2010
Latinx
Charter Schools Touted as Effective College Prep Option for Latinos and English Language Learners
When it comes to preparing Latino students and English Language Learners for college, look for America’s burgeoning charter school movement to try to play a critical role in the coming years.
September 1, 2010
African-American
Poll: Expectations of Sending Children to College Growing Among U.S. Parents
With increasing numbers of parents expecting their children to go to college, K-12 educators must devote greater effort into putting effective teachers in classrooms who can help turn higher education dreams into reality, experts said Wednesday at a Gallup poll education forum.
August 25, 2010
Community Colleges
Missouri College Challenge: Lose Weight, Collect $1M
An anonymous donor has promised to give $1 million to a Missouri women’s college if school employees collectively shed at least 250 pounds by the end of the year.
August 23, 2010
Students
State Initiative To Expand College Adviser Reach Into Texas High Schools
Texas high school students needing help in learning the ropes to reach college can get higher-education advice as part of a nationwide public service project.
August 19, 2010
Students
Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation
The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.
August 17, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Accelerated Community College Program Puts Achievement in Reach for Disadvantaged Students
Ivy Tech Community College’s one-year associate degree program places low-income and first-generation college students on a faster route to higher education attainment.
August 12, 2010
African-American
Obama Urges College Completion Agenda As Economic Imperative
Avoiding pronouncements on affirmative action and immigration reform, President Barack Obama touts college completion agenda during visit to the University of Texas at Austin on Monday.
August 9, 2010
Community Colleges
Report: Adult Learning Programs Needed in U.S. South as Bridge to Post-K-12 Education
The Southern Region Educational Board is urging that Southern states strengthen their adult learning programs to help boost the educational opportunities for the working adult population.
August 5, 2010
Students
Proposed Rules Aimed at For-profit Colleges Explored During Policy Discussion
The for-profit college sector was portrayed as both villain and victim Friday at a Washington policy institute panel discussion on the proposed rules that seek to make the sector more accountable.
August 1, 2010
Latinx
Poll: Despite Low Degree Attainment, Latinos Value Higher Education
Despite strong belief in the value of a college diploma, Hispanics more often than not fall short of that goal.
July 29, 2010
Students
Proposed Federal Rules Target For-profit Colleges
The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations this past Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don’t earn enough after graduation to repay them.
July 26, 2010
African-American
William and Mary Professor Thinks He Found Oldest Black School
A College of William and Mary professor thinks he may have found the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for African-American children.
July 25, 2010
Students
Hometown Hero Clyburn Brings Federal Spending to South Carolina
U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn brings federal financial support to better Morris College and its surrounding communities in his native Sumter, S.C. This is the second of two features DiverseEducation.com has published this week on Clyburn.
July 22, 2010
Students
Advocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profits
For-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.
July 20, 2010
Faculty & Staff
New Louisiana Community College Campus May Prove Too Small
With President Barack Obama setting a goal of producing 5 million more community college graduates in the next decade, it seems community colleges are finally having their moment.
July 19, 2010
African-American
Maryland HBCU Developing Solar Energy Project
There’s no question that higher education institutions during this recession have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce their operating expenses. Among those schools have been institutions, such as Coppin State University, that are seeking innovative green technologies to save on energy costs.
July 14, 2010
Community Colleges
Report: States Can Improve College Readiness
States can improve college degree attainment by utilizing college readiness standards that link high school curricula to postsecondary education, according to a new report released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Southern Regional Education Board.
July 8, 2010
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