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HBCUs
Congress Extends Tuition Assistance Program for D.C. Students
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to extend for five years a program that helps District of Columbia high school graduates better afford the cost of attending public universities and historically Black colleges.
May 31, 2007
HBCUs
Minorities Continue Growth in Degree Attainment But Attend TWIs for Advanced Degrees, Says Report
Minority students accounted for half of the growth in bachelor degree attainment over the last 20 years, and minorities with advanced degrees are more likely to have attended traditionally White institutions, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
May 31, 2007
Asian American Pacific Islander
Carving Out Their Own Niche
African-American cultural expression is one of the many influences fueling Asian-American artistry.
May 30, 2007
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Latinx
Minority-Serving Institutions Scrambling For Quick Funds
HSIs look for increased federal funding through NSF and farm bills.
May 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
NISOD Conference Attracts Record Number of Attendees
A record 2,300 attendees from community colleges across the nation descended on Austin, Texas last week for the 29th annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, held May 20-23. Hosted by the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin through its National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development outreach arm, the conference touched on a broad range of issues relating to enriching and enhancing two-year college leadership and faculty instruction.
May 30, 2007
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Students
Students say Northeastern U Terminating Non-Ph.D. Faculty to Move Up In the Rankings
BOSTON Northeastern University is purging its communications and journalism program of instructors who lack doctorates in a move students say is motivated by the university’s quest to improve its U.S. News & World Report ranking.
May 30, 2007
HBCUs
Fisk Turns to Seasoned Fund-raiser to Reverse its Fortunes
University no longer pinning its financial future on sale of priceless art.
May 30, 2007
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Students
Coming to Terms With the “R” Word
Colleges may boast diversity, but what does that really mean for campus climate?
May 30, 2007
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Home
Hanging in the Balance
Federal legislation may chart new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students.
May 30, 2007
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International
Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers
Who were Alexander Lucius Twilight and Mary Jane Patterson? If you know, you are an excellent candidate for the “Jeopardy” category, “African-American firsts.”
May 30, 2007
Students
Grants & Gifts
The City College of New York has received a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the college’s participation in the Institute of General Medical Sciences’ SCORE program. The program provides research funds for faculty development at minority-serving institutions. A collaborative effort between the City College of San Francisco and […]
May 30, 2007
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Professional Appointments
Dr. Linda Warner has been named president of Haskell Indian Nations University (Kan.). She had previously been associate vice chancellor for academic affairs for the Tennessee Board of Regents. Warner, a member of the Comanche Nation, holds an associate degree from Northeastern A&M Junior College, a bachelor’s from Northeastern State University, a master’s from Pennsylvania […]
May 30, 2007
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Sports
The Prevalence of Black Females In College Sports: It’s Just An Illusion
If you had a chance to watch the NCAA women’s basketball championship in April, you probably noticed that 80 percent of the starters for Rutgers and Tennessee were non-White.
May 30, 2007
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Home
Hanging in the Balance
Federal legislation may chart new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students.
May 29, 2007
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Community Colleges
Shoreline Community College Home Gets Boost From the Sun
SHORELINE, Wash. Mike Nelson stood in his new office, where walls of corrugated metal clash just a tad with silky-smooth floors and walls of sustainably harvested eucalyptus. “Very soon, the old ways are going,” Nelson, director of the Northwest Solar Center, told visitors. His office is the solar-powered Zero Energy House at Shoreline Community College, which is intended to produce as much energy as it uses.
May 29, 2007
Leadership & Policy
New Ivy Tech Community College President Visiting Campuses Across Indiana
SELLERSBURG, Ind. Ivy Tech Community College’s incoming president has spent much of his time in recent weeks traveling the state as he prepares to take charge of the school.
May 29, 2007
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Community Colleges
Tennessee Bill Seeks to Reduce Costs of College Textbooks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A bill moving through the Legislature would require the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents to develop policies for minimizing the costs of textbooks for students.
May 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Tenn. Bill Seeks to Reduce Costs of College Textbooks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A bill moving through the Legislature would require the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents to develop policies for minimizing the costs of textbooks for students.
May 29, 2007
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