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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
African-American
2015 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
The Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges national study was first commissioned by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2014. The national survey is administered by the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University, which is directed by professor […]
May 18, 2015
Community Colleges
SC Faces Shortfall of Workers With at Least a 2-year Degree
Lawmakers should look at higher education as an investment, rather than a cost, since South Carolina’s future depends on a more educated workforce, a former Democratic governor and Republican state treasurer told senators last week.
May 17, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Southern University System Names Presidential Contenders
Southern University’s presidential search committee announced Friday that the pool of candidates for the job of system president and chancellor of the system’s Baton Rouge campus is down to six.
May 17, 2015
Students
College Fairs Aim to Boost College Success Among AAPIs
Journey to Success, a series of daylong college fairs across California, aims to improve rates of college enrollment, retention and graduation among underserved and educationally disadvantaged AAPIs.
May 17, 2015
Students
Consumer Agency Opens Review of Student Loan Services
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans “stressful or harmful.”
May 14, 2015
Students
Study: Community College Remediation Commonplace in Oregon
Nearly 65 percent of students enrolling in a community college within six years of graduation from high school in Oregon will take at least one non-credit, developmental education class.
May 11, 2015
Students
Program Seeks to Get High-risk Students Access to College
An Ohio college will try to make it easier for low-income and first-generation students to attend college through a new initiative.
May 10, 2015
Sports
U. of Northern Colorado Reinstates Mexican American Studies Major
University of Northern Colorado officials have decided to reinstate the Mexican American studies major following more than a month of protests related to the university’s March 25 decision to suspend the major.
May 10, 2015
African-American
Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims
President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.
May 10, 2015
Latinx
Padrón’s Career Built on Making American Dream Accessible
Miami Dade College has prospered under Eduardo Padrón’s leadership as president over the last 20 years. The higher education icon is the 2015 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.
May 7, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Protesters Take on Racial Profiling at Providence College
More than 100 Providence College students, supporters and faculty and staff members rallied against racial profiling they say is widespread among security guards at the private Catholic school.
May 5, 2015
Community Colleges
Accelerated Learning Program Pushes the Envelope
The Community College of Baltimore’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) has quickened the path towards credit-bearing courses for students in developmental writing classes and inspired other colleges to adopt a similar program.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
JOSE SARTARELLI
JOSE SARTARELLI has been named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He is chief global officer and dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. He will take office in July. Sartarelli earned a bachelor’s from the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. He earned an MBA and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
May 5, 2015
Leadership & Policy
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE has been named president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, effective July 1. She last served as interim president at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. Pierce Burnett earned a bachelor’s from The Ohio State University and a master’s from Georgia College in Milledgeville.
May 5, 2015
Students
College President Upsets Faculty by Opposing Gay Marriage
Some professors say they are upset to learn that Utah Valley University President Matthew Holland signed his name to an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing gay marriage.
May 4, 2015
Community Colleges
Study Fills Void on Wage Data for Community College Grads
Many career technical education programs show “substantial, positive earnings effects,” but a more granular look at the programs — and the characteristics and motives of students who enroll in them — is needed in order to determine which programs yield the best results.
May 4, 2015
Community Colleges
Smith College Votes to Accept Transgender Applicants
Smith College is changing its policy to accept self-identified transgender women.
May 3, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Social Justice and HBCUs: The Fight for Equality in Baltimore
The recent events in Baltimore highlight the economic, political and social disparities that continue to persist in communities throughout the United States.
May 3, 2015
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