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George Washington Students Unite After Fake Anti-Muslim Fliers Are Posted
Students at The George Washington University claiming responsibility for anti-Muslim fliers posted around campus this week say their intent was to expose, in a hyperbolic fashion, Islamophobic racism and not to perpetrate it.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College
LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College
LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.
October 10, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Florida Bill Would Peg Community College Tuition Hikes to Inflation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Legislation that would raise community college and state-university tuition by 5 percent in January also includes automatic increases in future years tied to inflation, as well as a technology fee for universities.
October 10, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Florida Bill Would Peg Community College Tuition Hikes to Inflation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Legislation that would raise community college and state-university tuition by 5 percent in January also includes automatic increases in future years tied to inflation, as well as a technology fee for universities.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Bucks County Community College Receives $25,000 Software Lab Gift
In an effort to boost the number of engineers in the greater Philadelphia area, Synergis Technology has donated $25,000 worth of software to Bucks County Community College. The gift of AutoCAD(R) MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) software comes in the form of a 25-seat classroom lab designed by Synergis’ Engineering Design Solutions Division. The gift was funded by a grant from GlaxoSmithKline and Autodesk, Inc. through the Autodesk Invest in Education Program.
October 10, 2007
Community Colleges
Bucks County Community College Receives $25,000 Software Lab Gift
In an effort to boost the number of engineers in the greater Philadelphia area, Synergis Technology has donated $25,000 worth of software to Bucks County Community College. The gift of AutoCAD(R) MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) software comes in the form of a 25-seat classroom lab designed by Synergis’ Engineering Design Solutions Division. The gift was funded by a grant from GlaxoSmithKline and Autodesk, Inc. through the Autodesk Invest in Education Program.
October 10, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Columbia Professor Targeted With Noose: “I Will Not Be Silenced”
NEW YORK Hundreds of students and faculty members at Columbia University in New York City rallied Wednesday afternoon to protest the hanging of a noose on the office door of a popular African-American professor.
October 9, 2007
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Students
New Guide to Find Most Gay-friendly Campuses
Colleges and universities are increasingly finding ways to provide safe and welcoming environments to students of all sexual orientations.
October 9, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Jury Deadlocks in Texas Southern Trial
HOUSTON Jurors deliberating whether Texas Southern University’s former president misspent school funds to lavishly decorate her homes said they were at an impasse Wednesday, but the judge told them to keep working.
October 9, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Oregon Coast Community College Gets New Home, At Last
NEWPORT Ore. Oregon Coast Community College has been without a home for 20 years.
October 9, 2007
Community Colleges
Indiana Black Expo president going to Ivy Tech Community College
INDIANAPOLIS The president of Indiana Black Expo is stepping down to take a job heading the fundraising efforts for Ivy Tech Community College.
October 9, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Alabama Architect Defrauded Two-Year System With Bribes, Prosecutors Say
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Federal prosecutors say Anniston, Ala. architect Julian W. Jenkins gave bribes worth $85,000 to two-year college system Chancellor Roy Johnson and his family and $1,800 to a college president in return for more than $2.6 million in contracts.
October 9, 2007
Latinx
Tennessee universities take steps to recruit more Hispanics
NASHVILLE Tenn. Universities across Tennessee are taking steps to recruit more Hispanics to diversify their student bodies, officials say.
October 9, 2007
Students
Group Wants Hate-crime Inquiry into Mexican Flag Incident at the University of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens has asked state and federal officials to investigate a University of New Mexico student who is accused of tearing down a Mexican flag.
October 9, 2007
Latinx
New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving
Latino high school graduates are more prepared for college and workforce training than they were in 2002, according to a recent report released by The ACT, a national achievement testing firm.
October 9, 2007
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New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving
Latino high school graduates are more prepared for college and workforce training than they were in 2002, according to a recent report released by The ACT, a national achievement testing firm.
October 8, 2007
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Perspectives: Houston, We Have a Problem Over the “Ghetto Handbook”
Not since the Oakland, Calif. School Board voted in 1996 to recognize Ebonics as a language to be factored into its speakers’ English classes — sparking a national debate — has there been so much focus on African-American speech patterns.
October 8, 2007
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