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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
Community Colleges’ Most Challenging Task: Increase Completion Rates
With 13 million students served by more than 1,132 community colleges, community colleges across the nation are in the throes of a system-wide reinvention.
January 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Law Schools Evolve to Meet Social, Economic Changes
The Association of American Law Schools member schools are using innovative approaches to prepare students for the challenges and diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
January 2, 2014
Students
Former Emerging Scholars of the Year: Where are they now?
Brian Blake Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dean of the Graduate School University of Miami Class of 2007 Dr. Mitchell Chang Professor, Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California, Los Angeles Class of 2006 Dr. Sean Decatur President Kenyon College Class of 2007 Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Interim President Howard University Class of 2011 […]
January 2, 2014
Community Colleges
Diverse On The Go
Senior Staff Writer Jamal Watson will attend the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association today through Sunday at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. Jamal can be reached at jwatson1@diverseeducation.com
January 2, 2014
Community Colleges
Community College Grapples With Ways to Help Students Without Housing
According to FAFSA data, 58,000 applicants nationwide self-identified as homeless in the 2013-2014 academic year, up from 33,000 students in 2010-2011.
January 1, 2014
Community Colleges
GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt for New Exam
The General Educational Development (GED) test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.
January 1, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Ohio State to Invest $200M to Create Arts District
Ohio State University wants to invest as much as $200 million over the next decade to create an arts district with a goal of helping make Columbus a world-class arts destination.
December 30, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Arkansas State to Break Ground on Campus in Mexico
A Feb. 5 groundbreaking is scheduled for Arkansas State University’s new campus in Mexico, a $50 million undertaking that’s being funded with private money.
December 26, 2013
Students
Calif. Higher Ed Leader: Demand-Based Funding Best Serves Underrepresented Groups
California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Brice W. Harris says that the prospect of outcome-based funding poses the risk of forcing colleges to leave a whole generation of students behind.
December 24, 2013
Sports
Minn. College Offers Program on Analyzing Images from Drones
Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls is offering a one-year Imagery Analysis certificate and a two-year associate’s degree in Geospatial Intelligence Analysis.
December 24, 2013
Leadership & Policy
College President’s Primary Goal? Make a Difference
For those attracted to the work it’s a pretty unique job as college remains that one special place where dreams still matter.
December 24, 2013
HBCUs
Shuttered HBCU St. Paul’s College Names Stith President
Prior to closing, St. Paul’s had struggled to keep its accreditation due to financial issues and declining enrollment.
December 23, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Summoning a Little Sympathy for the Harvard Non-Bomber, Eldo Kim
It’s sad that the academic and financial pressure in college is such that a student is unable to tell the simple truth that he is unprepared to take an exam.
December 22, 2013
Students
Alabama State Trustees Choose Boyd as President
Gwendolyn Boyd went from a Montgomery housing project as a girl to a career with a leadership position at Johns Hopkins University.
December 22, 2013
Community Colleges
In case you missed it …
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Boulder’s Anti-Intellectual, Unfree Culture of Fear Minneapolis Community College Professor Denounced for Structural Racism Teachings Knight Commission Database Exposes Division I Athletic, Academic Spending Center for American Progress Urges ‘Game Changing’ Higher Education Reforms
December 19, 2013
African-American
HBCUs Still Waiting for Solution to Parent PLUS Loan Crisis
HBCUs still have no news from the Department of Education on whether the problems over the Parent PLUS Loan program will be resolved before the 2014 recruiting season.
December 19, 2013
Students
Report Presses UNC System for Greater Efficiency
North Carolina’s public university system should increase its focus on efficiency as students and taxpayers alike grapple with the rising cost of higher education, a report Wednesday to state legislators said.
December 18, 2013
Students
Diverse Conversations: Preparing Students for the Labor Force
William Peace University’s Dr. Lynn Owens explains how employers’ needs have changed and how educators can prepare graduates for today’s labor force.
December 15, 2013
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