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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Leadership & Policy
Stephens Found His Calling in Fundraising
Stephens, who died Feb. 14, found his place in life and blazed trails along the way.
February 21, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Iowa University Faculty OKs Exceptions for Military
The University of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate has approved a new policy that would let military personnel and veterans carry out their duties or receive medical treatment without worrying about missing class.
February 20, 2013
Students
College Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores Rise
Roughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.
February 20, 2013
Students
Texas Senate May Wade Into UT Dispute
The Texas Senate announced Tuesday that it will hold hearings into the behavior of the University of Texas’ regents and whether they are meddling too much into President Bill Powers’ private life and management of the school.
February 19, 2013
HBCUs
Louisiana Offers New Online Program for College Dropouts
The University of Louisiana System has a new two-year online bachelor’s degree program for adults who left college about half-way through, with 60 credit hours and at least a solid C average.
February 18, 2013
African-American
Will African-Americans Be Used as a Wedge Against Immigration Reform?
Tonight in New York City, the Lunar New Year meets Black History month as the Asian American Legal Defense Fund honors legendary Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and long-time Georgia Congressman John Lewis.
February 18, 2013
Leadership & Policy
UNCF’s Latest Challenge is Engaging Youth
The United Negro College Fund’s primary goal remains keeping students in school after getting them in.
February 18, 2013
Faculty & Staff
N.C. State Preserves Black History with Mobile Web App
North Carolina State University offers its university community and visitors “Red, White & Black,” a self-guided walking tour mobile device web app that documents African-American history at the school.
February 17, 2013
Sports
Florida A&M Law School Warned it is not Meeting Standards
The American Bar Association’s report points out that 30 percent of the students admitted either do not graduate the school or do not pass the bar exam.
February 17, 2013
Sports
Plan Expands College Classes For High Schoolers
Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled a plan to get more Vermont students into college and better prepared for jobs by expanding a program that allows them to take college-level courses in high school.
February 14, 2013
Leadership & Policy
UT System Pushing 4-Year Tuition Option
University of Texas System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.
February 14, 2013
Community Colleges
Building Your Personal Brand While in College Leads to Better Job Offers
College is all about planning for your future, but it is easy to get caught up in the “campus life” while at college and forget to start planning your career well before graduation.
February 14, 2013
Students
New Class Heading Into Black College Football Hall of Fame
The 2013 class includes six players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
February 14, 2013
Community Colleges
Bill Seeks Plan To End Funds for Remedial Classes
Senators want to study whether state funding for community colleges and universities should be based on their graduates filling jobs needed in Mississippi.
February 13, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?
I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.
February 13, 2013
Community Colleges
Ark. Panel Advances Guns on Campus Proposal
A proposal advanced by a House panel Tuesday would leave the decision of whether to allow faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns up to college and university boards after the lawmaker behind the idea changed his bill to allow schools to opt out.
February 12, 2013
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Rise as Leaders of Technological Education
Instead of opting for admission into some of the nation’s most prestigious and respected four-year institutions, many students have alternatively chosen community colleges as a vessel to market themselves as competitive and qualified candidates for their desired jobs.
February 12, 2013
Community Colleges
Walker Wants To Invest Nearly $100M in Workforce
Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday he wants to invest nearly $100 million in programs to develop the state’s workforce, including grants to train residents for high-demand professions and a requirement for nearly 76,000 on food stamps to enroll in job-training programs.
February 11, 2013
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