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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
Community Colleges in Wash., Calif. Win Top Prize
Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize on Tuesday for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.
March 19, 2013
Students
Admiral: Navy Wants to Keep Tuition Assistance
The chief of naval personnel sought to reassure sailors on Tuesday that the Navy wants to keep the service’s tuition assistance program intact, despite intense budget pressures that have forced other military branches to suspend theirs.
March 19, 2013
Students
Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack
A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.
March 19, 2013
HBCUs
Some Universities Filling Void Created by Military Tuition Assistance Cuts
Webster University is one of at least a handful of universities that have stepped up to offer enlisted members all of some of the tuition assistance they lost as a result of cuts to the Department of Defense.
March 19, 2013
Students
Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm
ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]
March 19, 2013
Students
Will New Report Move Colleges Toward a Color-Blind Sense of Diversity?
Anti-affirmative action advocates (from both the left and right), have long said it was really all about class — not race — in the quest for equal opportunity in student admission.
March 18, 2013
Students
Tug of War Over Guns On Campus Intensifying
As lawmakers in nine states debate whether to permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on college campuses, administrators at two of the nation’s largest institutions oppose the legislation.
March 18, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Labor Union Asks Wis. College To Stop Training
A labor union has accused Caterpillar Inc. of training nonunion workers as replacements in case next month’s labor negotiations stall.
March 14, 2013
HBCUs
Oberlin: FBI To Investigate Bias Incidents
Oberlin College says the FBI has agreed to investigate possible bias incidents at the historically liberal college.
March 10, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Bill Offered to Create Higher Ed Inspector
Republican state lawmakers are proposing legislation to create an inspector who would examine operations within Tennessee’s higher education systems.
March 6, 2013
African-American
Report: Poor College Prospects Predicted for Black Youth in LA County
In new study, the Education Trust–West organization paints a dismal picture of college readiness and college completion prospects for Black students in Los Angeles County.
March 6, 2013
Community Colleges
Campus Gun Ban Advances in Colorado Senate
DENVER — Colleges in Colorado would lose their unusual status of allowing concealed weapons under a bill that cleared a Colorado Senate committee Monday after hours of emotional testimony.
March 5, 2013
Faculty & Staff
2013 Franklin Award Recipients Recall His Legacy
Dr. John T. Casteen III, Dr. Mary Hatwood Futrell and Dr. William Julius Wilson shared the spotlight as winners of the 2013 Dr. John Hope Franklin Awards on Monday night.
March 5, 2013
Community Colleges
Oberlin College Cancels Classes After Racial Incidents
A northeast Ohio college says it canceled classes after a report that a person wearing a hooded robe resembling Ku Klux Klan gear was seen near an African heritage building.
March 5, 2013
Sports
Kentucky Inaugurates ‘Transfer Madness’ to Reach Students for Four-Year Colleges
Kentucky will offer community and technical college students the opportunity to participate in ‘Transfer Madness’ — a statewide online college transfer fair on Wednesday.
March 5, 2013
African-American
Purdue University Freezes Tuition for 2 Years
Purdue University is freezing its tuition costs for the next two years in response to the nation’s lingering weak economy.
March 3, 2013
MSIs
Michigan Lawmaker Proposes In-State Tuition for Veterans
Active duty military personnel and veterans would pay in-state tuition in Michigan under measures introduced by one Democratic lawmaker.
March 3, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Anti-Affirmative Action Bill Fails This Session
The sponsor of a proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee said fellow Republicans who contributed to the failure of his bill on Wednesday could face repercussions in next year’s election.
February 28, 2013
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