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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Leadership & Policy
Southern University System Names McClinton as Interim Chancellor
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors selected Flandus McClinton Jr. to serve as acting chancellor for Southern University Baton Rouge.
June 30, 2014
Students
Grimes, Warren Hit McConnell on Student Loan Debt
Brandon Davis has an undergraduate degree, a law degree and more than $200,000 in student loans ― which is why he is living with his future in-laws.
June 29, 2014
HBCUs
Millet Named Stillman College President; Warrick in as Grambling State Interim
Peter Millet is taking over permanently as president of Stillman College as the sixth president of the historically Black school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
June 29, 2014
African-American
Confrontation Between Campus Security, Professor Puts Arizona State in Spotlight
Physical encounter involving Dr. Ersula Ore reignites an age-old discussion among academics about how minorities — including minority faculty — are policed by campus officers who are charged with safeguarding the university and its surrounding areas.
June 29, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Winthrop University Fires President After Less Than a Year
Winthrop University fired its president after less than a year, saying she violated the Rock Hill college’s nepotism policy by hiring her husband, lied to trustees and was rude, hostile and demeaning to faculty, her own staff and school leaders.
June 26, 2014
Students
Study Finds Taking Class Online Does Not Necessarily Improve Outcomes
The authors found that there is no compelling evidence that online learning systems can deliver improved educational outcomes across the board, at scale, on campuses other than the one where the system was born and on a sustainable basis.
June 26, 2014
Students
Cornell University Alumni Endow First Africana Studies Center Lectureship
Cornell University alumni Reuben A. Munday and Cheryl Casselberry Munday have created an endowment that will allow the university’s Africana Studies and Research Center to bring in a leading scholar of African and African-American studies to the Ithaca campus for an annual lecture.
June 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Education Department Removes Tweet With Movie Scene
The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie Bridesmaids with the words “Help me. I’m poor” imprinted on it as part of an effort to get students to apply for federal aid.
June 25, 2014
Community Colleges
Is a College Degree Still Worth It? Study Says Yes
Those with bachelor’s or associate degrees earn more money over their lifetime than those who skip college, even after factoring in the cost of higher education, according to a report released by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
June 24, 2014
Community Colleges
Michelle Obama Challenges Students to Embrace Struggle
The first lady spoke at a recent graduation ceremony for the District of Columbia College Access Program, which provides counseling and scholarship aid to district students.
June 23, 2014
Community Colleges
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Philander Smith College seeks a Director of Sponsored Programs who can continue to grow the College’s external funding portfolios.
June 22, 2014
Community Colleges
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
LIT’s President has broad responsibility for the leadership and management of LIT and its resources and guides the institution in developing its mission, goals and strategic plans. The President oversees the recruitment, retention and promotion of all faculty and staff, and reports to the Chancellor of the Texas State University System, which is composed of eight different campuses and 83,000 students
June 22, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Course Correction Uncertain for Increasing Black Enrollment in Higher Ed
While HBCUs look to build a direct pipeline for Black high school students, mounting challenges continue to serve as a roadblock, said a veteran educator.
June 22, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014
Diverse profiles the recent passing of Maya Angelou, reflecting on her life and work.
June 19, 2014
Students
Corinthian Colleges Warns It May Shut Down
Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education company with about 75,000 students nationwide, warned Thursday that it may fail as it clashes with U.S. regulators over student data.
June 19, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Cornell University ‘National Treasure’ Points to Poverty as Root of World’s Turbulence
As an international authority on African legal systems, human rights and development, Muna Ndulo has keen insight into some of the conflicts and turbulent events that have dominated world news in recent months.
June 19, 2014
Students
Walmart Awards Thurgood Marshall College Fund $600K Grant
The Walmart Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in support of the organization’s Annual Leadership Institute, coaching and mentorship for low-income students and first-generation scholarships for freshman college students.
June 18, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Randolph-Macon College’s Less Heralded Congressional Candidate Puts Education Atop Agenda
Democratic nominee Jack Trammell will take on fellow Randolph-Macon professor David Brat, who barreled into the political spotlight with an upset of incumbent Eric Cantor, in Virginia’s seventh district race.
June 17, 2014
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