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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
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
African-American
Higher Ed Advocate, Philanthropist Jim Rogers Dies
Jim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada’s higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday evening at his Las Vegas home after a bout with cancer.
June 16, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
Intervention Programs Having Positive Impact on AAPI Educational Achievement
AAPI community college students who participate in federally funded intervention programs are likelier than nonparticipating peers to earn associate’s degrees.
June 16, 2014
Community Colleges
Starbucks Offers Its Employees an Educational Break
In collaboration with Arizona State University, the company will pay employees’ college tuition during their junior and senior years.
June 16, 2014
Faculty & Staff
William Peace University Offers Faculty Buyout
William Peace University in Raleigh is offering buyouts to many of its tenured faculty members.
June 15, 2014
Students
Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned
For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined.
June 12, 2014
Community Colleges
Gwinnett College Settles Discrimination Suit
A metro Atlanta college has reached a settlement with a former student who accused the school of discriminating against her because she’s HIV positive.
June 10, 2014
Community Colleges
College Presidents Express Support for Common Core
Higher education leaders in 33 states on Tuesday announced the formation of a coalition in support of Common Core education standards rolling out in most states.
June 10, 2014
Students
Educators Applaud President Obama’s Order Capping Monthly Student Loan Repayments
Nearly five million borrowers of federal student loans will soon have their monthly repayments capped at 10 percent of their income, thanks to an executive order signed by President Obama at the White House yesterday.
June 9, 2014
HBCUs
ASSISTANT PROF. OF ENVIRONMENTAL & INTERIOR DESIGN
Mesa Community College anticipates the following residential faculty positions in Fall 2016 and invites applications from candidates who demonstrate a commitment to service excellence, innovation, student success, and integrity.
June 8, 2014
HBCUs
Instructional Specialist
Several tenure-track positions and one clinical rank academic position are available in various schools and colleges starting in the Fall semester, 2016. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at the listed website.
June 8, 2014
Sports
Ohio Bill Says College Athletes Aren’t Employees
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Ohio lawmakers have passed a budget proposal that says college athletes are not public employees under state law.
June 5, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Georgia Gets $1 Million Grant to Boost College Success
Georgia will use a $1 million grant to help students in high-demand fields get college degrees on time.
June 4, 2014
Students
Maryland Universities Updating Sexual Misconduct Policy
A Board of Regents committee is considering changes such as barring schools from requiring mediation between an alleged victim and the accused.
June 3, 2014
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