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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Leadership & Policy
Study: Impending Community College Leadership Shortfall Could Be Avoided Through Diversity Efforts
A significant number of community college presidents will be retiring in coming years, creating a leadership void that could be filled through a concerted effort to groom more minorities and women, according to a new report.
August 7, 2008
Students
STAYING TRUE TO ITS MISSION
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 6, 2008
Students
New Survey Helps Community Colleges Focus Up Front
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement is deepening community colleges’ understanding of students’ earliest collegiate experiences.
August 6, 2008
Students
More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 6, 2008
Students
Tribal Colleges Stay True to Mission
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 5, 2008
Students
Perspectives: More Than Gatekeepers
High school guidance counselors have extraordinary influence in steering Black males to college or to the streets.
August 4, 2008
Community Colleges
Jackson Community College Targets Town’s Black Male Residents
Just two months after holding its first African-American Male Summit, Jackson (Mich.) Community College (JCC) is taking steps to get Black male students involved in the Michigan town. The college is also quickly becoming the nucleus of community involvement for many African-American residents.
July 30, 2008
Students
Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks
Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.
July 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Phoenix Police: College Shooter Was Punched First
The most seriously wounded of three people shot in a community-college computer lab had punched the gunman in the face before he opened fire, police say.
July 30, 2008
Community Colleges
North Carolina to Review Community College Ban on Undocumented Immigrants in August
North Carolina’s community college system said last week it would continue to bar illegal immigrants from enrolling until officials can review a federal opinion that could allow it to drop the policy.
July 27, 2008
Students
Community College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay Engaged
Unemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.
July 23, 2008
Students
Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 23, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Leaders of New Idaho Community College Propose Scaled-back Budget
Administrators for Idaho’s newest college, scheduled to open in January, have proposed cutting a quarter of the school’s budget to avoid breaking a promise to voters to keep property taxes down.
July 23, 2008
Students
Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education for Residents
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 21, 2008
Community Colleges
Best & Brightest: From Homelessness to Sharing the Stage With President Bush
Two years ago, Edith Espinoza would have never imagined that she would one day share the stage with the president of the United States or be the sole provider of her family.
July 16, 2008
Native Americans
Tribal Colleges-Grants — North Dakota Tribal Colleges Getting Grants
Three tribal colleges in North Dakota are getting federal grants totaling nearly $6 million to improve academic quality, the state’s congressional delegation says.
July 16, 2008
Community Colleges
Community College, Fired Professor Reach Settlement
Southwestern Community College has reached a financial settlement with a professor who was fired after telling students the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be taken literally.
July 16, 2008
Students
Report: College Students Graduating With Less Credit Card Debt
College students who graduate owing thousands on their credit cards are becoming a thing of the past, according to a new report by Student Monitor, and members of the banking community are looking to cash in on this increasingly debt-less demographic.
July 16, 2008
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