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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
North Carolina Community Colleges Urged To Restrict Undocumented Student Access
North Carolina’s community colleges should drop a lenient admissions policy for undocumented immigrants and return to more restrictive rules that follow federal law more closely, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
May 7, 2008
Students
New Jersey Lawmakers Question Plan to Reduce Community College Scholarship Awards
Vanessa Frost is thankful she’s not a year younger.
May 7, 2008
Community Colleges
Alternative Energy Experts Gather at Florida Community College
Experts in alternative energy from solar to ocean power discussed the possibilities during a forum at Indian River Community College.
April 30, 2008
Native Americans
Rocky Mountain College’s VP for Planning, Indian Affairs Resigning
Janine Pease is resigning as Rocky Mountain College’s vice president for planning and American Indian affairs at the end of June to take an administrative position with Fort Peck Community College.
April 30, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Unique Approach to Funding Community College Operations
As community colleges continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, enrollment continues to grow along with capacity challenges. Developing a facilities master plan is critical to serving students and ensuring their success. It takes more than a master plan, however, to actually design and construct buildings. Financing the facilities is job No. 1.
April 30, 2008
Students
Remedying the Black Male “Crisis”
With high dropout, unemployment and incarceration rates, more than 50 organizations convene to develop action plans to address a disturbing trend.
April 30, 2008
Community Colleges
The BABY BOOM ECHO
College demographics shift will test readiness for diversity, institutional savvy.
April 30, 2008
Community Colleges
How Do You Say, ‘May I See Your License?’
Despacito. The echo followed — despacito — as some 18 Lafayette Parish sheriff’s deputies mouth the word — which means “slowly” — in Spanish for their instructor, Nancy Gomez.
April 29, 2008
Community Colleges
Higher ED Leaders in California Protest Budget Cuts
The leaders of the California Community College, the California State University and the University of California systems have come together to petition policymakers in the state capitol to resist deep budgets cuts for public higher education.
April 29, 2008
Community Colleges
Arizona Bill Would Ban Race-conscious Organizations on Public Campuses
Students attending Arizona’s public schools, community colleges and universities may be restricted from operating race-based organizations on campus following a proposal recently approved by a state legislative panel.
April 20, 2008
Community Colleges
Perspectives: Banning Affinity Groups Shows Lack of Understanding
On most college campuses, the term “self-segregation” only applies when students of color choose to establish associations. Self-segregation is itself a political, ideological and racialized term. Thus, this attempt in Arizona to legislate integration shows a stupendous lack of understanding of the fraud that often masquerades as campus diversity efforts, as well as the reality of the experience of many racial minority students on predominantly White campuses.
April 20, 2008
Students
‘Alarming’ Number of Community Colleges Blocking Access to Federal Loans, Report Finds
Though the majority of four-year colleges in the United States participate in federal student loan programs, a new report finds that an “alarming” number of community colleges don’t participate, prompting low-income students to resort to credit cards and other high-interest loans to pay for basic college expenses.
April 16, 2008
Community Colleges
Indiana Governor To Propose Free Community College Plan
Gov. Mitch Daniels wants every high school graduate in Indiana to attend college for at least two years — and he is working on a proposal that would have the state pick up the tab for more of them to do just that.
April 16, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Win Grants To Spur Economic Growth
Colleges will receive much-needed funds from a Labor Department program, which works closely with businesses to fill work force gaps.
April 16, 2008
Community Colleges
PUTTING FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS FIRST
Faced with a growing population of first-generation students, many colleges are undertaking unique initiatives to recruit and retain these students.
April 16, 2008
HBCUs
Chicago-area Colleges Reopen After Graffiti Threats
Two colleges returned to normal class schedules Tuesday after a promised doomsday scrawled in graffiti came and went without incident, and another university was preparing to reopen Wednesday.
April 15, 2008
Students
Colleges in Washington State Launch Student Mental Health Programs
High-profile campus killings spur the creation of mental health teams at colleges across Washington state. The goal is to watch troubled students.
April 9, 2008
Community Colleges
Galliher Not Target Of Alabama Two-Year College System Probe
State Rep. Blaine Galliher said he has been told by federal prosecutors that he is not a target of the investigation of the state’s two-year college system.
April 9, 2008
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