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Recruitment & Retention

Paul Quinn College’s Accreditation Appeal Denied

Paul Quinn College lost an appeal of a decision that stripped the state’s oldest historically Black college of its accreditation, officials said Monday.

August 25, 2009

Lawsuit Charges For-Profit Atlanta University With Fraud

Former employees of a for-profit college with campuses across the nation filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the school defrauded federal grant and loan programs and duped the agency that approved its accreditation.

August 25, 2009

Faculty & Staff

UH semester starts with fewer classes, more Anxiety

Classes were cut this semester at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa and students worried as they returned to the university Monday. According to the Honolulu Advertiser, the public university system struggled to slash $76 million from its budget, including $45 million at its flagship Manoa campus. At the same time, enrollment is up on all campuses. […]

August 24, 2009

Community Colleges

North Carolina Police kill College Student From Houston

Houston native Courtland Benjamin Smith, a junior at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was shot and killed by police in Archdale, N.C., on Sunday. Authorities suspect the killing may have been a suicidal incident. According to the Houston Chronicle, police in Archdale received a 911 call at about 4:54 a.m. from a motorist […]

August 24, 2009

A Day in the Life of a College Student Leader

Community Colleges

Students Up, Despite Cuts

Although budget cuts might mean fewer classes, one college’s enrollment has increased. According to The Signal, the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., started classes Monday and college officials expect up to 25,000 students to this semester attend – a 16 percent increase compared with last fall. The community college slashed 12 percent […]

August 24, 2009

A Record 3.9 Million-plus Students Take Online College Courses

More students are taking online classes, and one Web site has added more features to accommodate online college students. OVERVIEW.com, one of the first databases of colleges and career information on the Internet, has added more colleges, features, and information to their Web site. The new additions include career videos, government-based career advice and salary […]

August 24, 2009

U.S. Colleges Prep for H1N1

Many health workers are encouraging students to get an annual seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine in mid-October. According to USA Today, college and university health care workers are stocking up on masks and flu-fighting drugs this fall. One health official says college students are more prone to swine flu than the regular winter […]

August 24, 2009

Community Colleges

Veterans Concerned Colleges Not Granting Credit for Military Experience and Education

Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis.

August 24, 2009

Law School at Historically Black Southern University Unveils Expansion

The Southern University Law Center officially unveiled its completed expansion late last week.

August 24, 2009

Funding, tuition income per student high at UH

As college students return to campuses this week, they’re concerned about paying for college. At the University of Hawaii, state appropriations and tuition income per student grew 32.1 percent. According to the Star Bulletin, the annual State Higher Education Finance report shows this is the highest percentage increase in the nation. Thereport also notes that […]

August 23, 2009

Community Colleges

Three colleges to offer combined curricula

Three colleges with different missions will offer combined curricula this fall. The collaborative effort will allow students from each of the three schools a more diverse educational experience. According to the Boston.com, Wellesley College, an elite liberal arts school for women, has found common ground with Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, a tiny, 7-year-old […]

August 23, 2009

Community Colleges

Paying for College Becoming More Challenging

While paying for college is becoming a challenge for students and parents, there are options when it comes to paying tuition. According to KARE 11, many states’ budget struggles have resulted in cuts to state-based award programs that many students were counting on. One option for students is consider a local institution instead of a […]

August 23, 2009

Women of Color Who Work in College Athletics Convening This Week at Rutgers

It’s one of the busiest weeks of the year in college athletics—with classes starting or about to start and training and practice for fall sports in full swing. Yet approximately 40 women of color who work in college athletics will convene at Rutgers University on Wednesday for a mini-forum designed to explore and overcome the barriers facing minority female administrators and coaches.

August 23, 2009

Can’t Get Tuition Money? Try Social Lending

A relatively new and Web-based form of lending could offer cash-strapped students an alternative way to finance tuitions and other college expenses.

August 23, 2009

African-American

Archaeologists Search for Texas Plantation Remains

Archaeologists are combing through a site about 50 miles northwest of Houston that nearly two centuries ago became Texas’ largest plantation and then a staging area for Gen. Sam Houston’s troops before the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.

August 23, 2009

College students beware of swine flu

As students head back to college campuses, health officials are warning them to beware of swine flu. Health officials say if a student comes in contact with a person who has the symptoms, avoid contact with this person for 24 hours after a fever is gone, WWLP.com reported. Recommended safeguards could mean students with a […]

August 20, 2009

Derrick Rose at the Center of NCAA Allegation

The NCAA is forcing University of Memphis men’s basketball team to give up its wins from the 2007-08 season because of an ineligible player. Chicago Public Radio reports, Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose is believed to be the ineligible player. Rose, a Chicago Public Schools alumnus, had someone else take this SAT test for […]

August 20, 2009

Parents pay college costs amid recession: study

A new Gallup poll found that more than half of U.S. parents use their income to pay all or part of college costs for their children and are confident they can continue to support them amid the country’s recession. According to Reuters, the poll, which was commissioned by student loan provider Sallie Mae and released […]

August 20, 2009