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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
Achieve Report Shows States Embracing College and Career Readiness Standards
Six years after coining the term “expectation gap,” a nonprofit group’s study proves that states are paying attention.
February 6, 2011
Community Colleges
Catching Up With Walter Bumphus
Dr. Walter Bumphus sits down with Diverse to discuss his plans as head of the AACC.
February 6, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Maryland Lawsuit Targets Undocumented Students’ Local Tuition Break
A Maryland community college is facing a lawsuit over its policy to provide low “in-county” tuition rates to any recent graduate of a local high school regardless of immigration status.
February 3, 2011
Community Colleges
Report: Americans Overemphasize College as Key to Upward Mobility
A report released today by Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education says the United States’ increasing emphasis on a single pathway to success is at least partly to blame for the country falling behind other nations.
February 1, 2011
Latinx
Federal Postsecondary Education Leader Urges Unity on College Completion Message
The many constituencies comprising U.S. higher education should come together to “speak with one voice” to the rest of this country, says Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
January 31, 2011
Community Colleges
Federal Agencies Announce Community College Grant Program
In what is said to be one of the largest federal investments in community colleges ever, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Education Department announced a long-awaited $2 billion competitive grant program Thursday meant to support programs that help students and “trade impacted” workers secure jobs in new and growing industries.
January 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
S.C. Governor Haley Says College Funding Needs Revamping
Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that South Carolina’s public colleges should be judged on their graduation rates, how many of their students come from outside the state, and their contributions to the economy.
January 18, 2011
Students
Cities Take Up Challenge of Helping Increase College Completion Rates
Cities from Hammond, Ind., and New Haven, Conn., to Denver and Pittsburgh have launched city scholarship programs at a time when the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth place in the world in the proportion of young people with college degrees.
January 5, 2011
HBCUs
More Early College Opportunities Coming to N.C.
North Carolina plans next fall to open another high school on a college campus that allows students to earn college credit as they earn a high school diploma.
January 4, 2011
Community Colleges
New Funding Urged for New Jersey Higher Education Reform
Despite the economic downturn, advocates say higher education reform in New Jersey should require that the state provide schools more support and financial autonomy.
January 4, 2011
African-American
NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College
An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
December 23, 2010
Community Colleges
N.J. Consortium Helps Connect Colleges to Employers
New Jersey community colleges partner with businesses to expand training and improve efficiency.
December 21, 2010
Native Americans
Native Americans Combat the Suicide Spirit
Tribal colleges are at the forefront of communitywide efforts to combat suicide with culturally relevant methods.
December 9, 2010
Latinx
Early College Planning Essential for Latino Student Success, Experts Say
To ensure better college access and success for Latino students from low-income backgrounds, institutions should help them put together college plans as early as the eighth grade, according to experts at two Washington-area education events.
December 9, 2010
Community Colleges
Foreign Language Courses Growing on Campuses
A growing number of college students are studying foreign languages, a trend propelled by greater interest in Arabic, a broader palette of languages being taught and more crowded language classes at community colleges, a new study finds.
December 8, 2010
Community Colleges
Postsecondary Certificate Programs Can Offer Upward Mobility and Help Meet 2020 Goal, Report Says
Certificate programs could go a long way in helping American higher education meet President Barack Obama’s 2020 goal to significantly increase the number of students earning postsecondary credentials, a new report says.
December 7, 2010
Students
Along With Increased Scrutiny of For-profits, Harvard Economist Urges Transparency for All Institutions
Dr. Bridget Terry Long says traditional higher education institutions should be providing more information about how valuable the schooling they provide will be in the workplace.
December 5, 2010
Community Colleges
Momentum Grows for Trading Life, Job Experience for Academic Credit
Universities and colleges are being pressed to increase graduation rates and speed up the time it takes for students to complete degrees by awarding college credit for their life and work experience.
December 1, 2010
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