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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
U.S. Colleges Seek to Integrate Chinese Students Better
The multitudes of Chinese students attending American universities are approaching college as less of a life experience and more as a transaction, educators worry, leading to measures to help them integrate.
September 29, 2015
Community Colleges
Colleges Vow to Ease Application Process With New Website
More than 80 universities have promised to make the college application process easier through a new website where students will be able to submit applications to many schools, and get coaching to compile a âdigital portfolioâ of their academic accomplishments.
September 28, 2015
Latinx
Suicide Heavily Impacts LGBTQ, Native American Youth
When it comes to suicide prevention, awareness and support canât be limited to just one month.
September 28, 2015
Community Colleges
Report: Transgender Woman Sues Louisville Nursing College
A transgender woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a nursing college in Louisville, saying she was humiliated when she was allegedly excluded from using the womenâs restroom though she identifies as a female, a TV station reported Sunday.
September 27, 2015
African-American
Student African American Brotherhoodâs Mission: Uplift Minority Men
On some campuses, the initiative goes by another the name: Brother2Brother. Regardless, the objective is clear: to improve the success of young minority men.
September 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Group Censures Incoming University of Iowa President
Faculty leaders in the University of Iowaâs largest college have voted to censure the incoming school president over inaccuracies on his resume.
September 24, 2015
Latinx
$5.3M in Grants Issued to Combat Native American Education âCrisisâ
The Departments of the Interior and Education announced that $5.3 million in grants will go to Native American tribal organizations to help improve college readiness among tribal youth.
September 24, 2015
Students
Analysis: Scrutiny Adds Context to Graduation Rate of Pell Grant Recipients
An unprecedented look at Pell Grant graduation rates from 1,149 schools shows that, despite a large national gap, low-income students at some schools do as well as their classmates.
September 24, 2015
Community Colleges
AARTI DHUPELIA
AARTI DHUPELIA has been named vice president of strategic initiatives at National Louis University, effective September 28. She was chief officer for the Office of College and Career Success for the Chicago Public Schools. Dhupelia earned bachelorâs degrees from Northwestern University and a masterâs from Harvard University.
September 24, 2015
Students
KATRICE W. JONES MORGAN
KATRICE W. JONES MORGAN has been appointed an additional post of director of diversity and inclusion for The University of Tennessee College of Law. Morgan is assistant dean for student affairs in the College of Law. She holds a bachelorâs from the University of Tennessee and a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans.
September 24, 2015
Faculty & Staff
ELIZABETH G. LOBOA
ELIZABETH G. LOBOA has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri, effective October 15. She is a professor of material science and engineering and a director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at North Carolina State University. Loboa also is associate chair and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the joint program operated by North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a bachelorâs from the University of California, Davis, and a masterâs and a doctorate from Stanford University.
September 24, 2015
Faculty & Staff
MITZI MONTOYA
MITZI MONTOYA has been appointed dean of the College of Business at Oregon State University. She was vice president and dean of entrepreneurship and innovation at Arizona State University. Montoya earned a bachelorâs and a doctorate from Michigan State University.
September 24, 2015
Latinx
Excelencia Lauds Successful Latino Academic Achievement Programs
The 2015 CelebraciĂłn de Excelencia kicked off Tuesday night with recognition of the 2015 Examples of Excelencia, or programs that are advancing Latino academic success.
September 23, 2015
Students
Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact
Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.
September 21, 2015
HBCUs
Police: College Shooting Suspect Left Note of Apology
A university instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at a home they shared and investigators found a note there that said âI am so sorry I wish I could take it backâ â but there was no hint he was headed a few hundred miles north to kill a colleague, police said Tuesday.
September 15, 2015
Community Colleges
Internal Report: Outsourcing May Undermine Tenn. Graduation Plan
An internal report on the potential outsourcing of building management at public colleges and universities warns Gov. Bill Haslam that the changes could undermine his signature âDrive to 55â initiative to improve graduation rates in Tennessee.
September 15, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Weeks Before Hiring, New University of Iowa President Met Search Leaders
Faculty critics said Harreldâs visit, confirmed by the university Tuesday, gives more credence to their claims that he may have been the inside candidate for the presidency all along.
September 15, 2015
Students
Online Assistance Available for California Community College Faculty
Dr. J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III â two prominent education researchers â have developed a large-scale online professional development training program designed to help faculty at community colleges in California do a better job of teaching young men of color.
September 14, 2015
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