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Oklahoma State Regents Change Policy on Illegal Immigrants
OKLAHOMA CITY With the implementation of a state anti-illegal immigration law looming, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday adopted a new policy to restrict financial aid for undocumented students and toughen in-state tuition requirements.
October 25, 2007
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Judge Rules Fisk/O’Keeffe Trial Won’t Take Place Until Next Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. A trial to determine whether Fisk University can sell a stake in an art collection donated by Georgia O’Keeffe won’t begin until February despite the historically Black university’s precarious financial situation, a judge has ruled.
October 25, 2007
Students
Division II Chowan moving to Historically Black CIAA
MURFREESBORO, N.C. When tiny Chowan University moved up to Division II a few years ago, it knew it needed the stability that comes with joining a conference.
October 25, 2007
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Bishop State Finance Director Terminated
MOBILE, Ala. The business manager at Bishop State Community College has been placed on administrative leave and is in the process of being terminated for various reasons, including failure to effectively manage her office.
October 25, 2007
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Nobel-winning DNA Scientist Who Made Controversial Race Remarks Retires From Research Lab
NEW YORK Dr. James D. Watson, famous for DNA research but widely condemned for recent comments about intelligence levels among Africans, retired Thursday from his post at a prestigious research institution.
October 25, 2007
Asian American Pacific Islander
Investing in Asian American Women Through Education
For promoting education among Asian American women and other accomplishments, Wendy Cai recently became the youngest recipient of the United Nations Population Fund Award for the Health and Dignity of Women.
October 25, 2007
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Perspectives: On Nooses, Blacks and Dogs In America
The United States of America is in the midst of waging an all-out global “War on Terror.” However, in this writer’s estimation, not enough attention is focused on America’s own homegrown, longstanding domestic terrorism: racial violence against African-Americans.
October 25, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State Conference To Focus On Community College Leadership
Filling the leadership voids created by the mass retirements of a generation of baby boomer presidents is the focus of a conference hosted by Iowa State University next week.
October 24, 2007
Community Colleges
Texas Officials Agree To Reverse Community College Budget Cuts
Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 24, 2007
Community Colleges
Texas Officials Agree To Reverse Community College Budget Cuts
Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 24, 2007
Community Colleges
Virginia Community College System Officials Take Issue With College Board Report
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia higher education officials are taking issue with a national report that cites the costs of attending college.
October 24, 2007
Community Colleges
Virginia Community College System Officials Take Issue With College Board Report
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia higher education officials are taking issue with a national report that cites the costs of attending college.
October 24, 2007
LGBTQ+
Follow-up Planned to 1968 Race Relations Report
CAMBRIDGE, Md. Four decades ago, a federal advisory panel released a prominent report on the causes of race riots in seven U.S. cities. Now, researchers are planning a follow-up.
October 24, 2007
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Undocumented Students ‘In Limbo’ With Senate Failure To Pass DREAM Act
The long-debated DREAM Act to help undocumented students failed in a U.S. Senate vote Wednesday, likely ending prospects for the enactment of the measure this year.
October 23, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Student Wounded in Delaware State University Shooting Dies of Her Wounds
DOVER, Del. A Delaware State University student wounded in a campus shooting last month died of her injuries on Tuesday, her family said.
October 23, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Perspectives: Entrepreneurship Training Can Empower Students Being Left Behind
The rote learning taking place day after day in classrooms across the country in order to meet minimum No Child Left Behind benchmarks leaves most students bored and many teachers demoralized. Missing from the NCLB renewal discussion is the benefit of entrepreneurship education, with its experiential and contextual methods that empower students and keep them engaged.
October 23, 2007
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Bail Increased for Delaware State University Shooting Suspect After Victim Dies
DOVER, Del. A judge raised bail Wednesday for the man accused of shooting two people at Delaware State University after one of the victims died.
October 23, 2007
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School Administrator Charged in Racially Motivated Crime
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. An administrator at an Oklahoma City-area school district faces up to one year in prison if convicted of assaulting two students in what prosecutors say was a racially motivated attack.
October 23, 2007
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