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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.

Racial Disparities in Health Care Headlines UVA Symposium

Charlottesville, Va. A nine-member panel discussion on HIV/AIDS by community activists and health care providers last week ended the three-day Symposium on Race and Society hosted by the University of Virginia Health System designed to call attention to the issue of health disparities in the United States.

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.

Perspectives: Empty Promises in the STEM Fields

Are efforts to broaden diversity leading to empty promises of increased employment opportunities in science and engineering? The U.S. Government has been promoting and funding programs since the 1980s to increase the number of American women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities in the nation’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce.

On Equality, Obama Tells HBCU Students: “We Have More Work To Do”

WASHINGTON Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama told members of the Howard University community Friday that if elected he would work to restore justice and equality in the country and confidence that America’s judicial system works for everyone.

Purdue University tests text messaging alert system

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Purdue University says its test of an emergency messaging system was a success.

Plymouth State University reports computer system was hacked

PLYMOUTH N.H. Officials at Plymouth State University say they found evidence that hackers broke into the school’s computer system more than a year ago.

Community Colleges

Community college system growth celebrated

SOUTH PORTLAND Maine Just weeks in advance of a statewide bond issue vote that would benefit Maine’s community colleges, state officials Monday trumpeted a 57 percent growth in enrollment to 11,801 degree-seeking students over the last five years.

Accreditation Reform Focus of Forum

A forum on accreditation Friday in Washington, D.C., drew calls for changes in the current system as well as a need to focus on larger issues such as college affordability for low-income students and more accountability for institutions.

Leadership & Policy

University system needs to raise employee pay, Regents told

BILLINGS Mont. The Montana university system needs to find a way to better compensate its employees either through better pay or benefits before the quality of education suffers, the state Board of Regents was told.

Ardent terminates OSU med center agreement

TULSA Okla. Ardent Health Systems has terminated the academic affiliation agreement between the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the OSU Medical Center, which is owned by Ardent.

Saint Luke’s boards give support to affiliation proposal

KANSAS CITY Mo. Leaders of the St. Luke’s Hospital system on Friday voted to approve in principle a proposed affiliation with the University of Kansas Medical Center.

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