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Georgia colleges prepare for more cuts

The state’s 35 public colleges and universities submitted plans to the University System of Georgia outlining what would be cut if budgets have to be reduced by 4 percent, 6 percent or 8 percent. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Sonny Perdue said the state must cut spending by 5 percent because of projected declines […]

August 10, 2009

NJ college costs up, but not as much as usual

The cost of going to a public 4-year college or university in New Jersey is rising less than usual. Tuition and fees at the state’s 10 public colleges will be up between 2.8 percent and 5.7 percent this fall, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Costs range from under $9,000 at New Jersey City University to nearly […]

August 10, 2009

Hopeful signs for job seekers, college grads

If you think the nation’s unemployment rate is high – hovering at close to 10 percent – consider this: Experts say that in some colleges, close to 50 percent of the graduates of the class of ’09 still don’t have full-time jobs they can call their own. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, clearly, college grads […]

August 10, 2009

Calvin College endures rocky economic path to achieve fund drive goal

Calvin College started laying the groundwork for a $150 million fundraising campaign in 2001, placing the effort on hold after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sent markets spiraling. According to the Grand Rapid Press, now, with the financial world possibly starting to rebound after a recession, the college is wrapping up the campaign — exceeding […]

August 10, 2009

UMES plans to plant 20-acre solar farm

On one of the fields where students learn about agriculture, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will soon be planting a new kind of crop with a constantly renewable yield — 20 acres’ worth of photovoltaic panels, the largest solar farm in the state. According to Energy Current, the 2.1-megawatt system, to be built by […]

August 10, 2009

Ga. colleges prepare for furloughs, layoffs

Georgia colleges are bracing for furloughs and layoffs as state officials prepare to cut millions from higher education spending in the newest round of budget reductions. According to the Daily Citizen, plans submitted to the University System of Georgia by the state’s 35 colleges and universities show campuses are looking to slash already thin staffs, […]

August 10, 2009

Higher education playing bigger role in gender wage gap

While higher education has helped women narrow their long-running wage gap with men, there is one college-related factor that has becoming increasingly important in perpetuating that gap, according to new research. According to Innovations Report, women are still segregated into college majors that will lead them to careers with less pay than men. © Copyright […]

August 10, 2009

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Black Male Enrollment at Mississippi Institutions Lags

A task force commissioned by the Mississippi College Board to recommend ways to improve Black male college enrollment has not made much progress despite having more than a year on the job.

August 10, 2009

African-American

Black male university enrollment still lags

More than a year after the Mississippi College Board launched a fact-finding mission to bolster the number of black males attending and graduating college, no specific recommendations are in hand. According to clarionledger.com, a statewide task force has met a few times since its creation in June 2008, but officials say it could be at […]

August 9, 2009

U-Detroit Mercy gets $552,000 for fed IT research

The University of Detroit Mercy says it’s received a $552,000 contract to perform cyber security research on behalf of the U.S. government. According to The Detroit News, the university says the project seeks to develop and disseminate knowledge to ensure the safety and security of U.S. business software. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 9, 2009

Colleges noted for commitment to environmental issues’

The Princeton Review released its second annual “green ratings” – a measure of the environmental friendliness of colleges and universities. According to The Olympian, the college-prep company ranked 697 schools on a scale from 60 to 99 based on data provided by the schools, according to a press release. A school’s rankings are based on […]

August 9, 2009

Community Colleges

Many Dallas-Fort Worth graduates struggle in college

They passed their TAKS exit exams and collected their high school diplomas – yet a troubling number of Texas students struggle their first year in college. According to the Dallas Morning News, at some North Texas high schools, half or more of graduates who go to college earn less than a C average their first […]

August 9, 2009

Woman with no known relatives donates large sum to university

A homeless woman who lived out of a shopping cart in Manhattan had secretly amassed a small fortune and stunned a university when she left it $100,000 upon her death. According to NBC New York, the 92-year-old Holocaust survivor — who appeared destitute and had no known relatives — bequeathed the large sum to Hebrew […]

August 9, 2009

Community Colleges

Undocumented Immigrants Spend Millions Extra on Tuition

More than two years after Arizona voters passed a law denying in-state college tuition and other state-funded benefits to undocumented immigrants, thousands of people are still applying for those services and being turned away.

August 9, 2009

Community colleges play critical role in American Graduation Initiative

Higher education, particularly community colleges, has a significant role to play in helping the Obama administration achieve its goal of creating a more educated work force to boost the struggling U.S. economy, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday.

August 9, 2009

Navigating the Racial Highway in America

If you want to have a good debate or scare people away, then start talking about race. The ‘race’ word is a powerful one in America’s lexicon and seems to bring out passionate feelings in us. It is a catalyst for both change and status quo. It is my thinking that the word race has brought […]

August 8, 2009

Panel: Leaders failed U. of I.

After an eight-week investigation found that the state’s culture of political dealmaking seeped into the admissions process at the University of Illinois, a state panel called Thursday for resignations and reforms to move the school past the embarrassing scandal. According to the Chicago Tribune, to start, the Illinois Admissions Review Commission urged the university’s trustees […]

August 6, 2009

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Illinois Humanities Council Application Deadline for Free College Course Extended

The Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) and The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities is pleased to announce that it has extended the application deadline for The Odyssey Project, a free, eight-month college humanities course for 18 and over adults living at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. According to the Chicago […]

August 6, 2009