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Analysis: Meltdown Could Force College Aid Shift

Johnny is a middle-class student who worked hard to get good grades and a high SAT score. Jane’s record isn’t as good, but her family is low-income, and without help she might not be able to go to college at all.

February 19, 2009

Community Colleges May Soon Start Turning Students Away

Nicole Rodriguez has been waiting a year to get into Pima Community College’s nursing program. But she’s running out of patience.

February 18, 2009

South Carolina State President: With Changes, Diversity and Revenue Will Increase

The head of South Carolina State University says he plans to market the historically black school to students of all races as a way to increase enrollment in tight budget times.

February 18, 2009

South Carolina Law Targets Illegal Immigrants Going to School

Dayana Rodrigues graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

February 18, 2009

Mass. Appeal

Massachusetts is ideal to feature in our state-focused series.

February 18, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Pushing for a More Inclusive University

From age 8 through his years as a Stanford University student, Dr. Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, labored in the fields with his migrant-worker parents.

February 18, 2009

Massachusetts News Nuggets

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has such a rich concentration of higher education, we can’t cover all of the colleges and universities. However, here is a snapshot of some:

February 18, 2009

Aid to Students May Prove Short-lived

Although the latest economic stimulus package helps needy college students, this increased financial assistance may be temporary.

February 18, 2009

Community Colleges

Boston Public High School Graduates Struggle To Finish College

Report prompts concerns about whether Boston public high school graduates are college-ready and if colleges are doing enough to help students graduate.

February 18, 2009

Community Colleges

Roxbury Community College Experiencing Renaissance

RCC has transformed itself from scandal-plagued to a college of choice.

February 18, 2009

Faculty & Staff

MIT Taking Steps to Ensure Minority Faculty Pipeline

When Dr. James L. Sherley began a hunger strike outside of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provost’s office in February 2007 alleging racism in his tenure denial, the thenassociate professor of biological engineering reignited, in a very public way, concerns about the institution’s commitment to diversity.

February 18, 2009

Faculty & Staff

A Practical Ethnic Studies Program

The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston complements students’ career tracks and engages them in the surrounding Asian American community.

February 18, 2009

Community Colleges

It’s a Woman’s World (at least at these colleges)

The six women’s colleges in Massachusetts continue to innovate academically and financially to appeal to college-bound women.

February 18, 2009

Leadership & Policy

The Presidential Search ‘Plateau’

Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.

February 18, 2009

Select Books From the ‘Cradle of Liberty’

The presses of some major Massachusetts universities offer appealing and noteworthy selections on Black history and education issues.

February 18, 2009

Grants & Gifts

The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (Colo.) has received a $597,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation to establish an organization for business leaders to help promote public policy for two-year colleges. The CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM has been awarded a $2 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help train and educate students for […]

February 18, 2009

Asian American Pacific Islander

Diverse Calendar

March 5-7AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 4th Annual National Conference “Achieving Hispanic Success” Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio Web: www.aahhe.org March 11-15 THE NATIONAL BLACK GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 21st Annual Conference “Engaged. Empowered. Expect It.” Doubletree Downtown Houston Contact: Dorothy E. Hines E-mail: vpconference@nbgsa.org Web: www.nbgsa.org March 12-14 TWELFTH ANNUAL REGIONAL HBCU SUMMIT […]

February 18, 2009

Professional Appointments

DR. TITO GUERRERO is president of Cambridge College (Mass.). Most recently he served as vice president and associate provost for diversity at Texas A&M University. Guerrero earned a bachelor’s from Texas A&M, a master’s from the University of North Texas and a doctorate from Harvard University. DR. MONAIR J. HAMILTON is the new director of […]

February 18, 2009