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Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers

Joy, uncertainty, sadness and feelings of accomplishment are just a few of the things graduates feel when walking across the stage to accept their diploma.

July 11, 2007

Community Colleges Often Lead the Way In Diversity Efforts

American community colleges now enroll well over half of the nation’s undergraduate students. Perhaps more important than the sheer number of students attending these open-access institutions is the reality that community colleges represent the higher education point of entry for the majority of minority students.

July 11, 2007

Professional Appointments

Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley has been named provost at Bennett College for Women (N.C.). She had most recently been associate provost for educational programs at George Mason University. Mobley holds a bachelor’s from Barnard College, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Mary Beadle has been […]

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Gifts

The American Dental Education Association has received a $672,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand an interactive Web site for students considering health careers. Explorehealthcareers.org offers information about various health professions. Bronx Community College (N.Y.) has received a $175,000 grant from the Bronx Gateway Fasttrack Unit Associates for PROJECT H.I.R.E., a pre-apprenticeship […]

July 11, 2007

Student Learning Outcomes In a Cyberspace Age

Institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools have heard much recently about student-learning outcomes.

July 11, 2007

Colorado Student Who Made Threatening Comments After Virginia Tech Shootings Allowed Back On Campus

BOULDER Colo. A University of Colorado student who was arrested and suspended after allegedly making threatening comments following the Virginia Tech massacre has been allowed to return to school but still faces a criminal charge.

July 10, 2007

Hasidic Jews Fight NY Village Code Barring Rabbinical College

WHITE PLAINS N.Y. Several Hasidic rabbis have gone to federal court for the right to build a rabbinical college that would violate zoning laws in a suburban village.

July 10, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Business School Dean Holds Ohio State Reins For Now

COLUMBUS Ohio Ohio State’s acting president said the temporary nature of his job hasn’t stopped well-meaning alumni from offering suggestions.

July 10, 2007

Christian Fraternity Sues University of Florida, Claiming Discrimination

TAMPA Fla. A Christian fraternity sued the University of Florida on Tuesday, claiming discrimination because the university refuses to recognize it as a registered student group.

July 10, 2007

Jury Awards $5.85 Million in Fresno State Discrimination Suit

FRESNO Calif. A jury on Monday awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.

July 10, 2007

SFSU Sued for Investigating Stomping of Flag With Allah’s Name

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco State University was sued Monday for allegedly violating students’ right to free speech when it investigated an incident during which students stomped on flags bearing the name of Allah.

July 10, 2007

Florida Higher Ed Board Approves Limits on Freshmen Enrollment

MIAMI The Board of Governors on Tuesday instituted a three-year freeze on freshmen enrollment at the funded level, meaning they will not increase the number of freshmen admitted to public universities.

July 10, 2007

Colorado State Considers Delaying, Weakening College Entrance Standards

GOLDEN Colo. Colorado officials on Tuesday proposed delaying or weakening tough new college admission standards after complaints that the state doesn’t have enough high school teachers to add the required courses.

July 10, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Alabama Higher Ed Board Restricts System Employee Flex Policy

MONTGOMERY Ala. The state board of education took the first step Tuesday toward approving a new policy that would restrict the way system employees use flexible work schedules.

July 10, 2007

FAMU Law Student, Son, and Three Others Mourned After Florida Plane Crash

SANFORD Fla. First year law student Janise Joseph-Woodard was supposed to be sitting in her criminal law class. Instead, there was an empty seat when her class met Tuesday night. Florida A&M University professors had to console her classmates after a small plane plowed into her home, killing Joseph-Woodard, 24, her 6-month-old son and three others.

July 10, 2007

Study Finds Disparities Among Home Loans To Minority Borrowers

WASHINGTON Higher income does not protect blacks and Hispanics from receiving mortgage loans with above-market rates, a new study by a group pushing for reforms to lending laws says.

July 10, 2007

Iowa Gov. Tries Again To Get Gay Man on Civil Rights Commission

DES MOINES Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is trying again to get a gay man approved to the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission.

July 10, 2007

Anti-affirmative Action Group Accuses Oakland Airport of Violating Prop. 209

OAKLAND Calif. A lawsuit claims concession contracts at Oakland International Airport are being awarded in violation of a voter-approved law banning preference given based on race, gender or ethnicity.

July 10, 2007