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Community Colleges

Lawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year Colleges

OKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.

October 21, 2007

Community Colleges

Lawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year Colleges

OKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.

October 21, 2007

Community Colleges

Professional Appointments

Dr. Wilson G. Bradshaw has been appointed president of Florida Gulf Coast University. Previously, Bradshaw served as president of Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., where he was also a professor of psychology and a member of the graduate faculty. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate from […]

October 21, 2007

Community Colleges

Class in a “Classless” Society

Authors explore the role of social strata in our classrooms and communities.

October 21, 2007

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Leadership & Policy

Bill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s Powers

CHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.

October 21, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Bill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s Powers

CHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.

October 21, 2007

Community Colleges

Study: Dual Enrollment Programs May Increase Access and Success for Low-Income Students

Dual enrollment programs that permit high school students to enroll in college courses for college credit may increase postsecondary access and success for minorities, males and low-income students, according to a recent report by Community College Research Center.

October 20, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Lakin Institute Grooming Next Generation of Black Community College Presidents

Dozens of aspiring minority two-year college presidents are attending the Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership this week, gaining tools to succeed at the CEO level.

October 17, 2007

Community Colleges

Indian Longhouse Opens at Community College in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES, Wash. About 500 people were on hand for the opening of the Peninsula College longhouse at the community college in Port Angeles.

October 17, 2007

Community Colleges

Middlesex Community College Dean Elected To Congress

LOWELL, Mass. The widow of 1992 presidential candidate Paul Tsongas defeated the brother of an American Airlines pilot slain in the Sept. 11 terror attacks Tuesday in the special election to replace Democrat Martin Meehan in the U.S. House.

October 17, 2007

Community Colleges

Middlesex Community College Dean Elected To Congress

LOWELL, Mass. The widow of 1992 presidential candidate Paul Tsongas defeated the brother of an American Airlines pilot slain in the Sept. 11 terror attacks Tuesday in the special election to replace Democrat Martin Meehan in the U.S. House.

October 17, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Community College Aims to be First to Sponsor Presidential Debate

Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., may be the first community college to ever sponsor a presidential debate. In partnership with the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission of Portland, Ore., Clark aims to convince the Commission on Presidential Debates to select the Oregon Convention Center to host the candidates.

October 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Indian Longhouse Opens at Community College in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES, Wash. About 500 people were on hand for the opening of the Peninsula College longhouse at the community college in Port Angeles.

October 16, 2007

Best & Brightest: An Immigrant’s Story From a Community College to Cornell

It was a bit unsettling, all the moving around Julio Torres did as a child, from the Dominican Republic, to Puerto Rico, to live with a grandmother; to the United States, to live with an aunt.

October 15, 2007

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Community Colleges

Job Training Programs Bring Together Mississippi, Alabama Community Colleges

MERIDIAN, Miss. Job training is coming to the Internet in East Mississippi and West Alabama.

October 15, 2007

President of Murray State College Killed in Accident

ARPELAR, Okla. Services are pending for the president of Murray State College, who died when his vehicle collided with another vehicle, authorities said.

October 14, 2007

Baby Boomlet Continues to Boost Enrollment at Washington State Universities

SEATTLE Baby boomers continue to send record numbers of their children to Washington’s public four-year universities, where enrollment is up on most campuses again this year.

October 14, 2007

Community Colleges

Extra Security at Mesa Community College After Phone Threat

PHOENIX Extra security was in place Saturday at Mesa Community College after school officials received a telephone threat from a man claiming he planned to shoot people on campus.

October 14, 2007