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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Students
Proposed Rules Aimed at For-profit Colleges Explored During Policy Discussion
The for-profit college sector was portrayed as both villain and victim Friday at a Washington policy institute panel discussion on the proposed rules that seek to make the sector more accountable.
August 1, 2010
Latinx
Poll: Despite Low Degree Attainment, Latinos Value Higher Education
Despite strong belief in the value of a college diploma, Hispanics more often than not fall short of that goal.
July 29, 2010
Students
Proposed Federal Rules Target For-profit Colleges
The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations this past Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don’t earn enough after graduation to repay them.
July 26, 2010
African-American
William and Mary Professor Thinks He Found Oldest Black School
A College of William and Mary professor thinks he may have found the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for African-American children.
July 25, 2010
Students
Hometown Hero Clyburn Brings Federal Spending to South Carolina
U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn brings federal financial support to better Morris College and its surrounding communities in his native Sumter, S.C. This is the second of two features DiverseEducation.com has published this week on Clyburn.
July 22, 2010
Students
Advocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profits
For-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.
July 20, 2010
Faculty & Staff
New Louisiana Community College Campus May Prove Too Small
With President Barack Obama setting a goal of producing 5 million more community college graduates in the next decade, it seems community colleges are finally having their moment.
July 19, 2010
African-American
Maryland HBCU Developing Solar Energy Project
There’s no question that higher education institutions during this recession have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce their operating expenses. Among those schools have been institutions, such as Coppin State University, that are seeking innovative green technologies to save on energy costs.
July 14, 2010
Community Colleges
Report: States Can Improve College Readiness
States can improve college degree attainment by utilizing college readiness standards that link high school curricula to postsecondary education, according to a new report released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Southern Regional Education Board.
July 8, 2010
Community Colleges
Foundation Opens Up Opportunities for Community College Students
The Kaplan Educational Foundation helps underserved community college students achieve their higher education goals through its leadership and scholarship programs.
July 1, 2010
Community Colleges
Colleges Instructed to Make Blind-friendly Gadgets Available to Students
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education sent a letter to college and university presidents Tuesday instructing them to find alternatives for blind students if the devices are required in the classroom.
June 29, 2010
Community Colleges
Senate Committee Probes Financial Risk, Alleged Fraud Attributed to For-Profit Schools
For-profit institutions of higher education came under fire Thursday as the Department of Education’s inspector general, a former student, a Wall Street investor, and a former California deputy attorney general testified before a Senate committee.
June 24, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector
Eight institutions have obtained the federal designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a new category that recognizes schools where 10 percent or more of the student body are Asian American or Pacific Islander.
June 23, 2010
Community Colleges
Mississippi University for Women Bets on Online Education
The dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and director of its new e-college, says plans are in motion to make MUW a major player in the burgeoning online education movement.
June 22, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Veteran Educator To Lead National Community College Association
Dr. Walter Bumphus will take the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges in 2011 amid unprecedented growth and economic challenges for the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.
June 21, 2010
Latinx
Georgia Colleges Working To Verify Students’ Status
Georgia’s 35 colleges and universities are working to carry out a mandate from their governing body and verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August.
June 20, 2010
Community Colleges
Jump in U.S. College Enrollment Highest in 40 Years
The nation’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market.
June 17, 2010
Latinx
Higher Education Organizations Form Coalition to Seek DREAM Act Passage
The Hispanic Association of Colleges Universities (HACU) has taken the lead in uniting 25 national higher education organizations in an effort to help bring DREAM Act legislation to final votes before Congress’ August recess.
June 16, 2010
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