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Leadership & Policy

ACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency Ranks

An uneasy environment exists today for presidents of public HBCUs, leading to a revolving door of higher education executives.

February 7, 2008

Community Colleges

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Here’s a look at how some colleges and universities around the country are celebrating Black History Month.

February 6, 2008

The Need to Equip, Prepare Community College Faculty Has Never Been Greater

Welcome to the NISOD column.

February 6, 2008

Perspectives: Need to Equip, Prepare Community College Faculty Has Never Been Greater

Welcome to the NISOD column. In our partnership with Diverse, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), a consortium of more than 700 community colleges and universities worldwide, is pleased to write a monthly column focused on community college issues. NISOD is the service vehicle and outreach arm of the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of Texas at Austin.

February 5, 2008

Community Colleges

Ballot Proposal To Boost California Community College Funding Defeated

BERKELEY, Calif.—Voters rejected a plan to secure more state dollars for California’s community colleges, but supporters say the campaign succeeded at drawing attention to the funding woes of the massive system.

February 5, 2008

Community Colleges

Ohio Governor Unveils Dual Enrollment Initiative

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday proposed a $1.7 billion economic stimulus package to revitalize the economy in the midst of a national slump. He also proposed a plan in his second State of the State speech that would allow eligible high school seniors to spend their last year in high school taking classes on an Ohio public college campus for free.

February 5, 2008

Community Colleges

Study: Community Colleges Need To Graduate More Students

As elite universities debate Congress over how much of their multi-billion-dollar endowments to spend, a new report argues that higher education’s heavy-lifters, community colleges, need both more money and better results.

January 30, 2008

Community Colleges

Alabama Community College Former Chancellor’s Plea Turns Focus on State School Board

MONTGOMERY, Ala. As revelations unfolded in the long-running federal investigation into the two-year college system, the state school board appeared to be well removed from what turned out to be a multimillion-dollar bribery case. But now some members of the board that voted to remove former two-year Chancellor Roy Johnson from his post amid corruption […]

January 27, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Bishop State Community College Among Three HBCUs Placed On Accreditation Probation

The nation’s second-largest historically Black university received a laundry list of issues it needs to address in the next year to regain full accreditation, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials said at its annual meeting in New Orleans last month.

January 24, 2008

Community Colleges

Delta Community College’s Push For New Campus Clears Major Hurdle in La.

BATON ROUGE, La.— Despite concerns about the financing arrangement, a state money panel — backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration — agreed Tuesday to the $45 million construction of a new community college campus in Monroe.

January 24, 2008

Community Colleges

Democratic Lawmakers Break With Iowa Governor Over Community College Funding

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democrats are breaking with Governor Culver over funding for community colleges.

January 24, 2008

Community Colleges

Chat Transcripts: International Talks – Community Colleges and Global Recruiting

Read transcripts of the Diverse web chat event on community colleges and global recruiting. Chat was held on Tuesday, January 22nd.

January 21, 2008

GOP Bill Would Deny Undocumented Students Admission To S.C. Public Colleges

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — House Republican leaders unveiled an immigration reform plan Monday that would bill the federal government for the cost of detaining illegal immigrants and prevent illegals from attending any public college.

January 17, 2008

Community Colleges

Iowa Governor’s Budget Short-Changes Community Colleges, GOP Lawmakers Say

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican lawmakers complained Wednesday that Gov. Chet Culver’s proposed budget doesn’t provide enough funding for the state’s community colleges.

January 17, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Support For Undocumented Student Aid Costs California Community Colleges Board President Her Seat

This week in the majority-Democrat California State Senate, GOP senators succeeded in blocking the confirmation of Community Colleges Board of Governors President Katherine Albiani. The Senate voted along party lines to reject Albiani, the third of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appointees to the board voted down in the past year by united GOP opposition to the board’s decision to back the Dream Act, which would grant financial aid to undocumented students.

January 17, 2008

Hispanic Women Pursue Higher Education Despite the Odds, Says Study

Researchers studying “Why Hispanic Undergraduate Women Persist in Higher Education” in spite of intense cultural pressure have concluded that their major reason for going to school was to create a better life for themselves and their families.

January 16, 2008

Community Colleges

Undocumented Arizona Community College Students Snared By New Tuition Law

Nearly 4,000 Arizona college students, nearly half of them community college students, have been unable to prove legal residency status and are being charged out-of-state rates as a result of a voter-approved referendum that prevents undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid, according to The Arizona Republic.

January 9, 2008

MetLife Community College Excellence Award Finalists Revealed

The MetLife Foundation has launched its Community College Excellence Award program to recognize two-year colleges that have demonstrated the biggest commitment to serving underprivileged students, and six colleges have been selected as finalists.

January 9, 2008