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Community Colleges
Four Ways Higher Education Has Changed in Wake of Great Recession
These days, there’s more of a sense of urgency about higher education, it’s more crowded and more expensive. However, it is also more flexible and accessible to millions.
June 24, 2013
Opinion
Supreme Court’s ‘Ostrich’ Logic on Affirmative Action
At least we have one U.S. Supreme Court justice interested in justice, who has the courage to judge and is willing to stand up for truth.
June 24, 2013
Students
Report Urges Better Preparation, More Active Recruitment of Community College Leaders
National community college leaders joined Aspen Institute and the Achieving the Dream organization officials to urge major improvements in how two-year college presidents are recruited, prepared, hired and evaluated.
June 24, 2013
African-American
Supreme Court Puts Affirmative Action Case Back in Lower Courts’ Hands
Court backs use of race in higher education admissions process, but makes it more difficult to use the policies to achieve diversity.
June 24, 2013
Home
Low Graduation Rates Plague Ivy Tech System
Indiana’s community college system, already grappling with a $68 million deficit, is facing scrutiny over its graduation rates as it works to shore up its role as the linchpin needed to close the state’s skilled-worker gap.
June 23, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Griffith Named Next President of Fort Valley State
The Board of Regents has voted to select Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith as the next president of Fort Valley State University in middle Georgia.
June 23, 2013
Community Colleges
Government Domestic Spying Unsettling News for Campuses
CUNY professor says many Muslim students became reticent to participate in events and join organizations for fear of being the subject of surveillance.
June 23, 2013
Home
University of Missouri-Kansas City Works to Help Low-Income Students
UMKC, once among the more costly public universities for low-income students, has created a grant program to help those students pay for their education.
June 23, 2013
Students
Special Report: Top 100 Associate Degree Producers
Our 2013 List of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers
June 21, 2013
MSIs
Lawmakers Attempt to Save Student Loan Deal
A handful of senators struggled Thursday to hold together a bipartisan deal to keep student loan rates from doubling on July 1 while their colleagues traded political barbs with little more than a week to go before the deadline.
June 20, 2013
Sports
Athletes Pursue Class Action Suit Against NCAA
Lawyers for former student athletes are seeking Thursday to turn their lawsuit against the NCAA over compensation into a class action representing thousands of collegiate competitors.
June 20, 2013
African-American
South Carolina State Put on ‘Warning’ Status by Accreditation Agency
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools cites South Carolina State for numerous shortcomings and gives mixed rulings on other HBCUs.
June 20, 2013
STEM
Virginia, North Carolina Schools, Universities Partner to Provide STEM Opportunities to Minorities
The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation received a $3.5 million grant to continue efforts to recruit and retain minorities in STEM.
June 20, 2013
Home
Washington Think Tank Launches Center on Higher Education Reform
The American Enterprise Institute has launched the Center on Higher Education Reform to strengthen the Washington think tank’s influence on U.S. higher education reform.
June 20, 2013
Sports
Southern Mississippi Searches for New AD
Southern Mississippi is looking for a new athletic director.
June 19, 2013
Students
MSU May Raise Tuition on Juniors, Seniors
Michigan State University is proposing to charge juniors and seniors more than other undergraduate students.
June 19, 2013
African-American
The Republican Party and Young Voters Are at a Crossroads
A recent report reveals that 18- to 29-year-old voters have unfavorable opinions about the Republican Party.
June 19, 2013
Disabilties
Overhaul to GED Exam Undermines Accessibility
The GED’s new computer-based format leaves some concerned that the change will marginalize lower-income individuals.
June 19, 2013
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