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Community Colleges
The BABY BOOM ECHO
College demographics shift will test readiness for diversity, institutional savvy.
April 30, 2008
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Students
A FUNDRAISING BLUEPRINT
Howard University sets the bar high for its largest ever capital campaign, and now plans to share the secrets of its success with fellow HBCUs.
April 30, 2008
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Students
ON THE LOSING END
From the subprime mortgage crisis to the subsequent credit crunch, minorities are feeling the heat.
April 30, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Grants & Gifts
CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF NURSING (Ga.) has been awarded the Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant of $335,299 for three years from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Spencer and Teagle Foundations’ initiative for Systematic Improvement of Undergraduate Education […]
April 30, 2008
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Tips For a More Successful Higher Education-Consultancy Relationship
Consulting to institutions of higher education is a unique and, at times, complex process. Consultants and clients have a variety of perspectives, objectives and expectations that must be considered to ensure the success of an engagement.
April 30, 2008
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PBIs Make Gains in Washington
Predominantly Black institutions are recognized with a new federal grant program and proposed funding in the new HEA bill.
April 30, 2008
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Massachusetts Ed. Commissioner Says State Needs to Better Prepare Students
Massachusetts educators need to set higher standards for curriculum, assessment and accountability to ensure that students who graduate from high schools are better prepared for college or careers, the state’s incoming education commissioner said Monday.
April 29, 2008
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of loan lawsuit
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit that sought to strike down a law that denies federal financial aid to college students convicted of drug offenses.
April 29, 2008
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Poetry Man: Victor Hernández Cruz Uncovers the Richness of Diversity in his Verses
Victor Hernández Cruz visited Harlem recently to read from his latest collection of poems, The Mountain in the Sea (Coffee House Press, 2006).
April 29, 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
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Idaho Hispanic Students Scoring Below Classmates
Hispanic students continue to score below their non-Latino counterparts on statewide tests, prompting education initiatives to improve scores and slow a high school dropout rate that is higher than any other ethnic group in Idaho.
April 29, 2008
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What Rev. Wright Also Said — In Reference To Black Scholars
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. had barely finished addressing the Detroit branch of the NAACP’s Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner on Sunday when television pundits began criticizing his references to educational research showing differences in the ways Black and White children learn or use language.
April 29, 2008
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American Association for Affirmative Action Conference Highlights Policy Action Themes
Last week, the American Association for Affirmative Action held its 34th annual conference in the Washington, D.C., area in a bid to influence Capitol Hill policymakers during a pivotal election year.
April 29, 2008
Students
When I Grow Up, I Want to … Pay Off Student Loans
Sharde Jennings dreams of being a lawyer, but the $65,000 in student loans she acquired to complete her bachelor’s degree has her contemplating teaching or any job that has a loan-forgiveness program.
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
Opinion
Banning Affinity Groups Shows Lack of Understanding
An Arizona Legislative Committee has amended a state homeland security bill to state, in relevant part, “A public school in this state, a university under the JURISDICTION of the Arizona board of regents and a community college under the JURISDICTION of a community college DISTRICT in this state shall not allow organizations to operate on […]
April 28, 2008
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Tenn. Board of Regents Reconsiders Honors for Freedom Riders
The Tennessee Board of Regents has changed its decision to deny honorary degrees to 14 Tennessee State University students who were expelled for participating in Freedom Rides of the 1960s civil rights movement.
April 28, 2008
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WVU Dean 2nd to Resign in Degree Scandal
R. Stephen Sears, dean of West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics, will resign along with Provost Gerald Lang in the wake of a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.
April 28, 2008
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