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Maine Students, Lawmakers Plead for More Community College Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine With a balanced state budget still beyond lawmakers’ grasp, a community college student, an administrator, a business leader and legislators pleaded last week for more funding for the seven-campus system, saying the state is failing to address surging demand by prospective students.

May 20, 2007

Community Colleges

Replicating Success

Recent college grads help low-income students navigate the path to college through innovative program.

May 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead

Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation.

May 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Professional Appoinments

Daniel O. Bernstein has been named president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council. He has spent the past 10 years as president of Portland State University. Bernstein holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, a law degree from Northwestern University and a graduate law degree from the University of Wisconsin. Niurka […]

May 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Voters Approve Sales Tax to Fund Courses at Arkansas College

ASHDOWN, Ark. Students can look forward to getting a start on a civil engineering degree at the Ashdown campus of Cossatot Community College now that Little River County voters have approved a sales tax to finance the program.

May 14, 2007

Community Colleges

N.C. Community Colleges Becoming More Popular as Starting Point

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Community colleges are increasingly becoming a popular and cheaper alternative to spending all four years at a senior university.

May 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead

Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation. But there are many other issues of concern as well, such as keeping up with technology and recruiting and retaining diverse faculty.

May 14, 2007

New Prince George’s Community College President Formally Introduced

Largo, Md. Incoming Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Charlene M. Dukes was formally introduced to the public yesterday at a community forum, though she is no stranger to the college.

May 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Going Green Equals Good Business

College presidents making eco-friendly changes on campus say it’s not only the right thing to do, but also the most financially savvy.

May 2, 2007

Community Colleges

Wisconsin Gives 8th-Graders Path to Higher Ed

MADISON Wis. Wisconsin is rolling out the nation’s most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising college aspirations and improving preparedness.

April 30, 2007

Tackling The Problem of Foster Children Missing Out On College

A Michigan task force, charged with recommending ways to help teenagers who age out of the foster care system, is focusing on higher education. One proposal would waive tuition for former foster children enrolled in Michigan’s public universities and community colleges.

April 23, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Community College Presidents And Congressional Black Caucus Join Forces To Reverse Decline In Black Male Enrollment

Alarmed by the declining number of Black males seeking higher education, the Presidents’ Round Table, a group of Black community college presidents, has mobilized to tackle that crisis.

April 15, 2007

Hinojosa Keeping the Focus on Access

New chair of House higher education subcommittee says the business community needs to partner with colleges.

April 4, 2007

Community Colleges

Professional Appointments

Anita Gliniecki has been named president of Housatonic Community College (Conn.). She had been serving in an interim role. Gliniecki earned a bachelor’s from Wayne State University and a master’s from the University of Michigan. Dr. Vivian Barnette has been named director of counseling services at North Carolina A&T State University. She holds a bachelor’s […]

April 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Closed For Business

While Community College of Philadelphia administrators and faculty engage in negotiating gamesmanship in week two of a faculty strike, CCP’s 37,000 students — most of whom are Black — continue to be denied access to the only community college serving the city of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County.

March 21, 2007

Native Americans

Recognizing Tribally Centered Cultures

Morehouse is expanding its admissions process to include interviews of all serious candidates. The school says it won’t make a decision on anyone until the prospective student has had a conversation — either in person or over the phone — with a school official or an alumnus who has been through recruitment training.

March 21, 2007

The ‘Whipping Boys’ of California Higher Education, CSU Faculty Say Strike Vote is About Getting Respect For Their Work, Protecting Students

As they enter the final day of voting to authorize a work stoppage, California State University faculty say they’re tired of being “devalued,” and they demand competitive salaries, improved student services and better leadership of the nation’s largest university system.

March 14, 2007

African-American

‘Call Me MISTER’ Program Expands To 11th College

The College of Charleston will soon become the 11th college in South Carolina to embark on a program that for seven years has been increasing the horrid numbers of Black male elementary teachers in the South Carolina state system.

March 11, 2007