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Community Colleges
California Educators Hail 25 Percent Drop in Community College Fees
The recent drop in enrollment fees at California’s community colleges is being praised by educators throughout the state. The drop in fees – which comes after years of years of dramatic increases leading to system-wide drops in enrollment – is expected to boost enrollment among low-income and underrepresented students.
October 19, 2006
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UTEP, Maricopa County Community College Recognized for Hispanic Graduation Efforts
The University of Texas at El Paso and Maricopa County Community College in Arizona have the nation’s two best programs…
October 18, 2006
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Community Colleges
Getting In Gear
In September, Toyota Motor Corp. celebrated the production of its five millionth Camry at its…
October 18, 2006
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Students
A Chance to Prove Themselves
Sean Garballey, a senior at a state university in New England, recently won a highly competitive…
October 18, 2006
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Students
Instant Replay
Many a college student has had to will themselves out of bed to attend a 7 a.m. organic chemistry lecture…
October 18, 2006
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Students
Hispanic Students Struggle to Pay for College, Says Report
WASHINGTON College is becoming increasingly unaffordable for more and more Latino students, according to a new report released yesterday by the Campaign for America’s Future.
October 12, 2006
Students
Changes to Popular Facebook Web site Rankle Students
In the past few years, college students have rushed to sites where they’ve been able to make new friends and reconnect with old ones across the world. But recently, issues with the massively popular site Facebook.com have fueled fears that there can be too much of a good thing.
October 5, 2006
Community Colleges
Survey: Most Young People Entering the U.S. Workforce Lack Critical Skills Essential for Success
A new survey of leaders from a consortium of business research organizations finds the incoming generation sorely lacking in basic work place skills, according to a report released Monday.
October 2, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
First Haitian-American College President Encourages Faculty to ‘Infuse Globalism into Their Curriculum’
BOSTON For a year and a half, Berotte Joseph has led Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley, a prosperous Boston suburb that is a long way from the colonial-style neighborhood in Port-au-Prince where she spent her first eight years before emigrating to the United States in 1957.
September 27, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Officials Abandon Fight to Save Troubled Compton Community College’s Accreditation
In its latest woeful chapter, Compton Community College’s accreditation has been formally revoked
September 20, 2006
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Students
Feds Tighten Financial Monitoring of Bishop State
Amid reports of possible fraud, Bishop State Community College must show proof of student eligibility…
September 20, 2006
Community Colleges
Minority Enrollment Lags In Race-neutral Washington
Despite eight years of effort, minority enrollment is still down at colleges and universities in Washington …
September 20, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Bishop State President’s Future In Doubt Amid Financial Aid Probe
MOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy’s future at the two-year school is reportedly in doubt amid a probe of student aid fraud claims and reports of financial irregularities.
September 19, 2006
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Students
Reports Says Remediation in U.S. is Costly
WASHINGTON, D.C. Remedial classes pose burdensome costs on the students who take them, the schools those students attend and on the U.S. economy, according to an issue brief published by the Alliance for Excellent Education.
September 17, 2006
Faculty & Staff
The Envy of Its Peers?
The Georgia Institute of Technology: 117. North Carolina A&T State University: 145…
September 6, 2006
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Community Colleges
What’s In A Name?
Occidental College Pro-fessor Elizabeth Chin doesn’t shy away from controversial names for her classes
September 6, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Professors be Aware
A student Web site that ranks professors based on the number of As through Fs given out in each…
September 6, 2006
Community Colleges
Commission’s Final Draft Report Recommends Revamping Higher Ed Curricula
Almost three months after its first draft report was met with enormous scorn and criticism…
September 6, 2006
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