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Community Colleges

For City College of San Francisco, New Year a Matter of Survival

A San Francisco Superior Court judge said he will rule this month on whether to overturn a regional agency’s termination of accreditation for City College of San Francisco.

January 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Leader: More Party Control Over Colleges

China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.

December 30, 2014

Community Colleges

New York Says 13 Businesses Coming to Tax-Free Campuses

New York officials said Monday that 13 more businesses have agreed to expand to or locate in tax-free zones at colleges and universities across the state while committing to bring new jobs.

December 29, 2014

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In Case You Missed It…

Experts Divided Over Impact of Absent Father-themed College Admission Essays New Fund for Low-Income California Students Enables Donor Tax Breaks Department of Education Criticized for Not Using Accreditor Sanction Data Do Community College Credentials Pay Off?

December 26, 2014

Daughter’s Suit Over Tuition Goes to Higher Court

A higher court will be handling the case of whether a divorced New Jersey couple must pay their daughter’s college tuition even though they both disagree with where she’s going to school.

December 23, 2014

Giving Black Boys a Framework for Success

I am waking up and going to bed asking the same question: What is going on, America?

December 23, 2014

Community Colleges

Do Community College Credentials Pay Off?

The returns to education have been a popular topic of study among economics researchers.

December 23, 2014

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Leadership & Policy

Bowdoin to Cover Education Costs for Slain N.Y. Police Officer’s Son

Maine’s Bowdoin College is going to cover the education costs of a student whose father was one of two New York City police officers gunned down over the weekend.

December 22, 2014

Community Colleges

‘Draft Framework’ of new college ranking system for something other than football revealed

How will your school stack up in terms of providing access to low-income students? Academic outcomes? Will the rankings even be fair?

December 21, 2014

Community Colleges

Community College Professor Finds Success by Digging a Little Deeper

With a five-course teaching load every semester, one can’t help but wonder how Dr. David Lucander manages to find the time to research and write.

December 18, 2014

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Leadership & Policy

DREAM Come True?

President Obama’s executive order on immigration could pave way to college for more DREAMers.

December 18, 2014

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San Diego State Greeks Raise Sex Assault Awareness

Leaders of the Greek community at San Diego State University are developing a plan that calls for all members of fraternities and sororities to receive sexual assault awareness training.

December 15, 2014

First Asian Pacific American Heisman Winner Could be Just What College Football Needs

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota’s angelic image good for college sports

December 14, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Black Lives and the Struggle for Humanity

The protests in Ferguson and throughout the nation have aroused the long complacent spirit that has been an integral part of American history.

December 10, 2014

African-American

University of Colorado Humanities Classes Dwindle

Enrollment in arts and humanities classes at the University of Colorado is dwindling, mirroring a national trend that professors are trying to grasp.

December 9, 2014

Mexico: At Least 1 of 43 Missing Students Identified

At least 1 of 43 college students missing since September has been identified among charred remains found several weeks ago near a southern Mexico garbage dump, two government officials confirmed Saturday.

December 7, 2014

Cost of College a Problem But Diversity Issue More Serious

Some thoughts while watching CNN’s Ivory Tower documentary.

December 7, 2014

Community Colleges

For-Profit College Accused of Using Strippers to Lure Students

A for-profit Florida college used exotic dancers as admissions officers, falsified documents and coached students to lie on financial forms as it fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in federal money, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Miami.

December 4, 2014