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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
Obama awakes, takes it to Romney in 2nd debate; Education finally gets some mention
President Barack Obama seemed to finally figure out what to do in a debate—to assert and negate, in essence to clash and cross swords with Governor Mitt Romney on any issue on the table. As a result, the second debate was far from the steamroller for Romney as in the first debate. In this town […]
October 17, 2012
HBCUs
Utah Colleges Mull Impact of Mormon Policy Change
Utah State University has formed a special task force to weigh the impact of the Mormon church’s new lower minimum age requirements for missionaries.
October 15, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Gallery Renovation Delay Offers Opportunity for an Unusual Exhibit
WSSU exhibit offers eclectic mix of pieces assembled “By special request.”
October 15, 2012
Latinx
Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas
AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]
October 15, 2012
Sports
From Jail to Juris Doctor
James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.
October 10, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases
Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.
October 9, 2012
African-American
Educator Letting World Know About Contributions of HBCUs
All too often only the most elite institutions garner attention outside the United States. It is time for other countries that want to add value to their students’ lives to look to HBCUs as role models.
October 8, 2012
Community Colleges
Program Seeks To Steer More Students Toward College
A program to encourage high school seniors to consider higher education after graduation is being launched in three high schools this fall.
October 8, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’
The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
October 7, 2012
Community Colleges
California State University System Picks New Chancellor
The California State University system on Thursday selected Timothy P. White to lead the nation’s largest collection of four-year colleges as its new chancellor.
October 4, 2012
Community Colleges
George Washington University Students Come Out to Hear Presidential Debate
Republican and Democratic students gathered at George Washington University Wednesday to watch the first of the presidential debates.
October 4, 2012
Students
New Mexico State University president resigns
New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture stepped down Monday, effective immediately.
October 2, 2012
Community Colleges
Colleges Pledge to Graduate Additional 4 Million
Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Tuesday to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious target that would help bring the United States closer to its goal of regaining its lost global lead in college attainment.
October 2, 2012
Students
Professors Navigate Social Media Boundaries in Providing Effective Counsel to Students
Scholars discuss appropriate social media interaction with students they teach at a Howard University conference September 27-28.
September 30, 2012
African-American
Report: Black Graduate Student Enrollment Up
In a significant one-year change that scholars say deserves more scrutiny, first-time graduate school enrollment among African-Americans rose in 2011, according to a new survey released Thursday by the Council of Graduate Schools.
September 27, 2012
Community Colleges
UNC Students Shape Businesses To Fill Social Needs
A competition being held this week by North Carolina’s public university system pits 31 student-led teams that are presenting business plans for enterprises that would both generate profits and help the needy.
September 26, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Notre Dame’s Carol Owens Named President of Black Coaches and Administrators’ Board
University of Notre Dame assistant head women’s basketball coach Carol Owens has been named president of the Black Coaches and Administrators board.
September 26, 2012
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