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Students
Bridging the Gap From GED to Community College Student
Community colleges must develop comprehensive transition programs to give GED students a chance to succeed in higher education.
March 4, 2009
Faculty & Staff
Professional Appointments
DR. MARK BREITENBERG is provost of the California College of the Arts. He previously served as dean of Humanities and Design Sciences at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Breitenberg holds a bachelor’s from the College of William & Mary and a master’s and doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. WANDY […]
March 4, 2009
Latinx
What Will It Take To Increase Hispanics in STEM? Money, of Course
The National Science Foundation came to Hispanic-serving institutions for advice Sunday on the best way to tackle the dearth of Latinos in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
March 1, 2009
Students
Obama’s Call of College for All; Could It Be Done?
In his address to a joint session of Congress last Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for every American to pursue some form of education beyond high school. It’s an ambitious goal – some might say impossible.
March 1, 2009
Students
Community Colleges May Soon Start Turning Students Away
Nicole Rodriguez has been waiting a year to get into Pima Community College’s nursing program. But she’s running out of patience.
February 18, 2009
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Community Colleges
Boston Public High School Graduates Struggle To Finish College
Report prompts concerns about whether Boston public high school graduates are college-ready and if colleges are doing enough to help students graduate.
February 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Roxbury Community College Experiencing Renaissance
RCC has transformed itself from scandal-plagued to a college of choice.
February 18, 2009
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Community Colleges
It’s a Woman’s World (at least at these colleges)
The six women’s colleges in Massachusetts continue to innovate academically and financially to appeal to college-bound women.
February 18, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
The Presidential Search ‘Plateau’
Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.
February 18, 2009
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Asian American Pacific Islander
Diverse Calendar
March 5-7AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4th Annual National Conference “Achieving Hispanic Success” Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 THE NATIONAL BLACK GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 21st Annual Conference “Engaged. Empowered. Expect It.” Doubletree Downtown Houston Contact: Dorothy E. Hines E-mail: vpconference@nbgsa.org Web: www.nbgsa.org March 12-14 TWELFTH ANNUAL REGIONAL HBCU SUMMIT […]
February 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
UDC launches community college, first in D.C. since 1977
Two-year school should not be run by UDC, some say.
February 16, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
Minorities in Massachusetts find path to university presidential ranks difficult to tread
Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.
February 16, 2009
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Students
Man sues LA college over anti-gay-marriage speech
A community college student has filed a lawsuit claiming a public speaking professor berated him and refused to let him finish a speech opposing same-sex marriage.
February 16, 2009
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Community Colleges
Recession: Some Community Colleges Offer Free Tuition to Unemployed
But there’s not enough money to go around
February 12, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
Higher Ed Leaders Debate Best Path to College Presidency
Should young and minority faculty take nontraditional route to leadership positions?
February 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Recession Sending More Students to Community Colleges
College freshman Elizabeth Hebert’s choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive.
February 9, 2009
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Juggle Record Enrollments, Budget Cuts
Sociology professor Lorraine Cohen worries more and more students will get shut out of New York City’s LaGuardia Community College if the governor’s proposed budget cut of 10 percent goes through.
February 5, 2009
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Community Colleges
Plan to help more students transfer to UC, CSU
Leaders of California’s three higher-education systems are launching an initiative to increase the number of community college students transferring to the state’s four-year universities.
February 5, 2009
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