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College Access Bill Gets Thumbs Down From Lobbyists

Would the College Access and Opportunity Act actually increase college access and opportunity? Story:

September 7, 2005

Setting The Record Straight

Dr. Jon Quistgaard is unhappy with the way the national media has portrayed the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota Story:

August 24, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Stepping Forward

As Butler University President Bobby Fong was reviewing applications a few years ago for a national fellows program that grooms future leaders of higher education Story:

August 24, 2005

Florida Newspaper Launches Weekly Aimed at Black Community

The Gainesville Sun announced it is launching a weekly newspaper aimed at this college town’s east side and its predominantly Black population. Story:

August 21, 2005

University of Missouri Researcher: Breast Cancer Messages Need to Be Targeted Toward African-American Women

African-American women are more likely than Caucasian women to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages of the disease and are more likely to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. Story:

August 8, 2005

African-American

18 More Graves Found on U.Va.’s Expansion Site

Archaeologists exploring a site at the University of Virginia have found 18 more grave shafts that could be part of a community burial ground for free Black people Story:

August 7, 2005

Community Colleges

University of California, California State Reach

Schools under the California State University umbrella would be able to grant their first independent doctorate degrees Story:

July 27, 2005

Chicanos With Doctorates Attend Community Colleges

Nearly one-fourth of Chicanos with doctorates first attend a community college Story:

July 27, 2005

Community Colleges

Workforce Investment Act Boards Displeased

Most local workforce boards are complaining that they can’t judge how well training providers are doing Story:

July 27, 2005

Community Colleges

University of California, California State Reach

Schools under the California State University umbrella would be able to grant their first independent doctorate degrees under an agreement with the University of California. Story:

July 27, 2005

Chicanos With Doctorates Attend Community Colleges

Nearly one-fourth of Chicanos with doctorates first attend a community college, more than two times the overall rate for all doctorates Story:

July 27, 2005

Community Colleges

Workforce Investment Act Boards Displeased

Most local workforce boards are complaining that they can’t judge how well training providers are doing Story:

July 27, 2005

Community Colleges

Colleges Have Mixed Reactions to Workforce Reforms

Would pending legislation make Workforce Investment Act programs a bigger boon for community colleges? Story:

April 6, 2005

Community Colleges

Budget Cuts Leave U.S. Out of Global Progress

Budget Cuts Leave U.S. Out of Global ProgressBy Karen JenkinsThe United Nations launched its “Decade of Education for Sustainable Development” in January. The purpose of the “Decade” is to promote viable and just societies for all people. All over the world, educational institutions are being encouraged to move beyond teaching about the environment and implement […]

March 23, 2005

Community Colleges

Edward Waters College Loses Accreditation Appeal, Files Lawsuit

Edward Waters College Loses Accreditation Appeal, Files LawsuitJACKSONVILLE, Fla.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has turned down an appeal by Edward Waters College over the loss of its accreditation in a plagiarism scandal and the school has sued seeking an injunction to block the action.The Jacksonville college lost its accreditation in December, two months […]

March 23, 2005

Black Male Achievement And the Community College

Black Male Achievement And the Community CollegeBy Dr. Edward C. Bush and Dr. Lawson Bush The two-year college often represents Black men’s first experience with postsecondary education, and for many, their last opportunity for obtaining a degree beyond a high-school diploma. Yet a review of student performance data provided by the California chancellor’s office for […]

February 23, 2005

Community Colleges

National Endowment for the Humanities Funds American History Workshops for Community College Faculty

National Endowment for the Humanities Funds American History Workshops for Community College FacultyWASHINGTONThe National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced the creation of five “Landmarks of American History” community college faculty workshops to be held this summer at historic and cultural sites across the United States. This program of residence-based, weeklong workshops will bring […]

February 23, 2005

Community Colleges

The Promise of a Better Tomorrow

The Promise of a Better TomorrowDue to lack of funding, the percentage of inmates participating in education programs is declining, while the prison population continues to surgeBy Garry BoulardBLYTHE, Calif.Stretching across 1,700 acres in the middle of the desert near the California-Nevada border, the Ironwood State Prison may seem like a forbidding place, but for […]

February 23, 2005