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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
More recent editorials from Alabama newspapers
Two-year college system Chancellor Bradley Byrne recognizes a financial sinkhole when he sees one. He recently ordered the permanent closing of Bishop State Community Collegeâs Best Grill, a âculinary laboratoryâ that cooked up an astonishing $1.7 million in losses in a few years.
August 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Fletcher appoints string of college board members across Kentucky
FRANKFORT Ky. Gov. Ernie Fletcher appointed a number of political donors to various university boards throughout the state Wednesday, including the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.
August 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Michigan governor kicks off new worker training program
LANSING Mich. Laid-off Michigan workers may be able to get up to two free years of community college or technical school tuition to learn a new trade under a program rolled out Wednesday.
August 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Governor announces new plan for Ohioâs public universities
COLUMBUS Ohio Ohioâs public universities and community colleges will be united under one banner to focus on their common goals, while maintaining their own identities, Gov. Ted Strickland and his higher education chief said Wednesday.
August 6, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Interim Bishop State President Seeks 13 Firings, More to Come
MOBILE Ala. Interim Bishop State Community College President James Lowe has sent letters informing 13 employees of the schoolâs intent to fire them and two-year system Chancellor Bradley Byrne says more terminations are on the way.
August 5, 2007
Community Colleges
Indiana University police academy certifies students as officers
BLOOMINGTON Ind. About 30 cadets will become part-time police officers for Indiana University next month after completing training that certifies IU students as law enforcement officers as they earn their college degrees.
July 27, 2007
Latinx
NW Ark. college offers program for Spanish-speaking students
BENTONVILLE Ark. Making the jump from high school to college can be difficult enough, let alone taking classes in a language other than your native tongue.
July 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Bredesen frustrated by Board of Regents pace on âWal-Mart 101â
NASHVILLE Tenn. Itâs been nearly a year since Gov. Phil Bredesen announced a proposal to create a community college curriculum designed to prepare students to become managers at big-box retailers like Wal-Mart.
July 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Interim chancellor named at LSU-Alexandria
BATON ROUGE La. Dr. H. Rouse Caffey, chancellor emeritus of the Louisiana State University AgCenter, has been appointed interim chancellor of LSU at Alexandria, officials said Thursday.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
Budget director named interim president of higher ed council
LEBANON Ky. The state Council on Postsecondary Education hired state Budget Director Brad Cowgill as interim council president on Thursday.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
Iowa community college students opt for out-of-state schools
AMES Iowa Many Iowa community college graduates are opting to transfer out of the state to complete four-year degrees, according to an Iowa State University study.
July 26, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Two North Alabama community colleges battle for robotics center
DECATUR Ala. Two north Alabama community colleges are jockeying for a robotics center that is being touted as a national center for robotics research, education, and training.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
Suspect in cash-for-grades scheme held on $250K bail
MARTINEZ Calif. A 25-year-old man about to graduate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo pleaded not guilty to charges he reaped thousands of dollars helping fellow students at a Northern California community college get their grades changed on transcripts.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
Dewhurst makes plea for community colleges solution
AUSTIN Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made a public plea Wednesday for state leaders to find a way to reallocate $154 million in vetoed funds for community college health insurance.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
High schoool educators get look at Alabama HBCUâs auto institute
MONTGOMERY Ala. Trenholm State Technical College wants high school educators to know that the path to a career doesnât always go through a four-year college.
July 26, 2007
Community Colleges
The Changing Face of Journalism
The business climate affecting journalism has radically changed over the years. Mergers between entertainment companies and news organizations have contributed to what many journalists see as an erosion of seriousness in the news media.
July 25, 2007
Community Colleges
Pittsburgh college offers classes to potential casino workers
PITTSBURGH Pittsburghâs planned casino has yet to get its license, but the Community College of Allegheny County is already offering courses to those who would want to work in the gambling hall.
July 17, 2007
HBCUs
The Shape Of 1998
âYouâve got to know the shape of the river perfectly. It is all there is left to steer by on a very dark night.â So begins Derek Bok and Dr. William Bowenâs new book, The Shape of the River, one of the first books to demonstrate the power of race-sensitive admissions practices. The former presidents of Harvard and Princeton universities evoke the image of Mississippi riverboat pilots winding through fogs, slow eddies, and hidden bluffs.
July 15, 2007
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