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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Leadership & Policy
African American Higher Ed Goals Addressed in Johns Twitter Interview
David Johns, executive director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans, hosted a Twitter discussion Thursday afternoon about educational opportunities and success.
August 15, 2013
Community Colleges
NYC Analyzes 12 Teacher-Education Programs
The New York City Department of Education’s new process of grading the colleges and universities that train the largest share of its new teachers shows that all are producing high-quality candidates, a school official said.
August 14, 2013
Community Colleges
Massachusetts to Tie Community College Funding to Performance
Massachusetts has begun a community college funding effort that will tie a share of a school’s budget to boosting graduation rates.
August 13, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Jackson State Using $800K of Housing Fees to Rent Motel
Facing more demand than it has dormitory beds, Jackson State University will spend more than $800,000 to rent a motel to house students for the coming school year.
August 12, 2013
Disabilties
Md. College Settles Federal Suit Over Interpreter Request
The Community College of Baltimore County is settling a federal lawsuit brought by a hearing-impaired woman who accused the school of refusing an internship placement after she asked for an interpreter.
August 11, 2013
Faculty & Staff
New Look at Old Community Recasting History of Free Blacks in America
The Hill on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a historic community of free Blacks that predates Treme’, a neighborhood in New Orleans, which had been recognized as the oldest neighborhood of free Blacks.
August 7, 2013
Community Colleges
Chinese Researcher Sentenced in Research Drug Case
A Chinese researcher was sentenced Tuesday to time served plus two years of probation on charges stemming from the theft of a research drug from a Wisconsin medical school.
August 6, 2013
Community Colleges
Study: U.N. Should Be Accountable for Haiti Cholera
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti should be held accountable for introducing cholera into the Caribbean nation, a Yale University report said Tuesday.
August 6, 2013
Community Colleges
New Figures Suggest Community College Grad Rates Higher Than Thought
A report shows that, of the estimated one in four students who start at community colleges and then move on to four-year institutions, more than 60 percent ultimately graduate.
August 6, 2013
African-American
In Architecture, African-Americans Stuck on Ground Floor in Terms of Numbers
Fewer than 2 percent of the 105,000 licensed architects in the USA are African-American, according to the National Association of Minority Architects.
August 5, 2013
Students
Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program
Eastern Oregon University (EOU) seeks nominations, applications and expressions of interest for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
August 4, 2013
Sports
Hillsdale College President Refers to ‘Dark Ones’
The leader of a small Michigan college referred to the faces of minorities on his campus as “dark ones” during an appearance Wednesday before a legislative subcommittee in Lansing but later issued an apology.
August 1, 2013
Community Colleges
EDGE Program Helps Women Complete Graduate Math Programs
In 2010, although women represented about 52 percent of all Ph.D.s, they earned fewer than 30 percent of math and statistics Ph.D.s.
August 1, 2013
Leadership & Policy
University of Wisconsin President Stepping Down
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced his resignation on Tuesday, following a tumultuous six months that saw an angry backlash from the Republican-controlled Legislature over how the university was handling its money.
July 30, 2013
Students
San Jose State’s MOOC Missteps Easy to See
As most people in ed-tech circles have heard by now, a much-touted MOOC experiment has ended in embarrassment.
July 29, 2013
Students
Norfolk State Under Watch By Accrediting Agency
RICHMOND Va.—Norfolk State University’s accrediting agency plans to review the school to determine whether it should be sanctioned for accreditation-related issues. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges sent a letter to Norfolk State President Tony Atwater concerning the review last week. In the letter, the commission […]
July 25, 2013
Students
White House, Senate Agree to Cut Student Loan Rates
The latest compromise in the student loan debate will reduce rates on new subsidized loans to 3.86 percent, but critics say students may still pay higher rates in the future.
July 25, 2013
Community Colleges
Wayne State Breaks Ground on Advanced Tech Center
WARREN, Mich. — Wayne State University is breaking ground on a facility that expands its relationship with Macomb Community College. The Detroit-based university kicks off construction Wednesday of its Advanced Technology Education Center in Warren. The project involves renovating a former retail property across from the Macomb County college north of Detroit. Ahmad Ezzeddine is […]
July 24, 2013
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