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Students
Grants & Gifts
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Texas) has received a $35,305 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission for 68 scholarships for two camps that provide students handson experience in computer programming and design. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO has received a $260,000 grant from Worldwide, HP for the Lyles College of Engineering to receive wireless tablet personal computers, wide-format […]
July 22, 2009
Community Colleges
Obama Says Education a Key to Economic Rebound
Conceding unemployment will get worse before it gets better, President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a $12 billion plan to help community colleges prepare millions of people for a new generation of jobs. Challenging critics, he said he welcomed the task of turning around the economy.
July 14, 2009
Students
Some Undergrads Shave a Year Off College to Save
While educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their coursework in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition.
July 14, 2009
Leadership & Policy
California College Officials Charged With Misuse of Funds
The former chancellor at the City College of San Francisco has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and steering public funds to a secret account used in part to buy liquor and pay parking tickets, prosecutors said Wednesday.
July 9, 2009
Community Colleges
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM
Lethbridge is a small city of approximately 83,000 people located in Alberta, Canada, an hour’s drive north of the Montana border. The landscape in this region is striking — a combination of flat prairie grasses…
July 8, 2009
Students
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Tenured Faculty at Two-year Schools Impact Student Transfers
State articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to fouryear institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps.
July 8, 2009
Students
Tenured Faculty at Community College Favorably Impact Student Transfer Decisions
State articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps, according to a recent study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.
July 8, 2009
Students
Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority Inc. – The Next Best Thing to Family
The Sphinx Organization provides opportunities for young musicians of color to showcase their talents.
July 1, 2009
Community Colleges
Top 100 – Undergraduate Degree Producers
We are coming to the end of an era! For many years we have been stating that the categories of race/ethnicity used in representing degree attainment will soon be changed.
June 24, 2009
Students
The Second Look
Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”
June 10, 2009
Students
The Second Look
Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”
June 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Seasoned Leaders
The following higher education presidents/chancellors of color have been at their respective two-or four-year institutions for 25 years or more, as long as Diverse, formerly Black Issues in Higher Education, has been published.
June 10, 2009
Community Colleges
Prospective Switch to Direct Loans Raises Concerns
Smaller schools say they lack the infrastructure to take on student loan tasks traditionally performed by banks.
June 10, 2009
Faculty & Staff
25 To Watch
In previous anniversary editions, this publication has featured accomplished and established higher education leaders of note. This time, we feature 25 up-and-coming leaders, many of whom are carrying the diversity mantle forward in an avowed commitment to progress. Narrowing the field of great academicians and advocates to just 25 was no easy task! Although this should not be construed as an exhaustive list, please allow us to introduce you to 25 people, in alphabetical order, we expect to see more of.
June 10, 2009
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Faculty & Staff
A Deceiving Label?
There’s growing debate among educators on whether the umbrella Asian Pacific Islander label conceals disparities among Asian American students or provides political power in numbers.
June 10, 2009
Students
Honing Athletic Skills, Academics at Community Colleges
Athletic programs build community and help mold a student’s identity.
May 27, 2009
Community Colleges
Professional Appoitments
BEN BRINEY has been appointed head coach of the Truman State University (Ala.) volleyball team. He previously served as the team’s assistant. Briney earned a bachelor’s from Southwest Baptist University. DR. LINDA M. BLEICKEN has been named president of Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.). Previously, she served as provost and vice president for academic affairs […]
May 27, 2009
Community Colleges
Obama Administration Announces National Program for Green Jobs, Training
Vice President Joe Biden and two Cabinet secretaries unveiled a national program Tuesday to train workers for “green jobs” that will make public housing more energy-efficient.
May 26, 2009
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