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Fall 2007 OSU system shows increases in Hispanic, Native American enrollment, but overall system enrollment declines

STILLWATER Okla. Lower high school graduation rates, increased admission standards and stiff competition from neighboring universities caused a slight decline in enrollment across Oklahoma State University’s five campuses.

A Tale of Two Indias

India’s Supreme Court recently upheld a stay against a quota system in higher education for historically oppressed Indians. Upper- and lower-caste Indians are at odds over the ruling.

A Tale of Two Indias

India’s Supreme Court recently upheld a stay against a quota system in higher education for historically oppressed Indians. Upper- and lower-caste Indians are at odds over the ruling.

Faculty & Staff

Combating the Model Minority Stereotype

LOS ANGELES For more than a decade, a group of educational leaders within the University of California system have been working towards a common goal: the development of a statewide think tank that would address the issues of the growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population.

Southern U. President Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit

BATON ROUGE, La. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter has agreed to settle his whistleblower lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment by the chairman of his system’s governing board in exchange for a two-year contract and a salary supplement that will nearly double his state-funded salary of $220,000.

North Carolina Needs 400,000 New Workers With Bachelor’s Degrees By 2014

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. North Carolina’s universities are falling behind on providing the number of well-educated, skilled workers the state needs, according to a report last week to a commission planning the University of North Carolina system’s future.

Community Colleges

New Study: California Community College Students Abandon Transfer Plans At High Rate

Six in 10 California community college system students with high school diplomas and transfer aspirations are giving up transfer plans or dropping out after only one semester, a new study reveals. Research conducted by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) also finds that two-year college students taking four classes or more are far more likely to transfer.

King calls for support for ‘Jena Six’

JENA La. Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of the famed civil rights leader, urged a crowd Tuesday night to use the ballot box to change a local justice system where six black teenagers face the possibility of decades in prison for attacking a white classmate.

Competitiveness Bill Seeks To Attract Minorities To STEM Fields

A multi-billion dollar competitiveness bill headed for President Bush’s desk has several key provisions to attract more minority students to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Leadership & Policy

Byrne: Looking for managers to lead two-year colleges

POINT CLEAR Ala. The new chancellor of Alabama’s system of two-year colleges said Saturday that a background in education is not a requirement to be a college president.

Community Colleges

More recent editorials from Alabama newspapers

Two-year college system Chancellor Bradley Byrne recognizes a financial sinkhole when he sees one. He recently ordered the permanent closing of Bishop State Community College’s Best Grill, a “culinary laboratory” that cooked up an astonishing $1.7 million in losses in a few years.

Leadership & Policy

Interim Bishop State President Seeks 13 Firings, More to Come

MOBILE Ala. Interim Bishop State Community College President James Lowe has sent letters informing 13 employees of the school’s intent to fire them and two-year system Chancellor Bradley Byrne says more terminations are on the way.

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