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Grants & Gifts

CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Ala.) has received a donation of $1.8 MILLION from the late Josephine Powell of Decatur, Ala. The gift is the largest one-time monetary donation in the school’s 60-year history, and the funds will be used for Calhoun’s current capital campaign and to create new scholarships. The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK has […]

Drexel University’s Student-run Record Label Finding Its Groove

When the Redwalls recently performed on David Letterman’s “Late Show,” it wasn’t just a boost for the indie rock band trying to make a name for itself. It was also a point of pride for the band’s label student-run MAD Dragon Records at Drexel University.

UC System Considers Dropping SAT Subject Test Requirement

Facing pressure from an influential faculty group, the University of California system is considering dropping subject tests of the Scholastic Aptitude Test as a requirement for admission into its nine universities.

Associate NMSU Dean Steps Down During Investigation Into Porn

An associate dean at New Mexico State University has given up the post while officials investigate allegations that he e-mailed pornography to others at the school.

Exclusive: Iowa Student Loan Won’t Offer Private Loans

A tightening credit market could make life increasingly difficult this fall for college students who may not find money available to borrow or could be forced to ask their parents to co-sign a loan.

Clinton: New Breed of Student Activism Can Make a Difference

Hundreds of college students, nonprofit groups and college administrators are gathering this weekend in New Orleans for the inaugural meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University — the latest project of former President Clinton’s William J. Clinton Foundation.

Lawmakers Seek to Safeguard Access to Student Loans

With urban, low-income students most likely to face the fallout from the student loan credit crunch, House lawmakers say the Department of Education should prepare a contingency ‘lender of last resort’ program to assure continued access to loan capital.

HBCU Presidents Take Their Case For Funding To Congress

A panel of HBCU presidents and administrators stressed the need for greater federal financial support during a congressional hearing Wednesday intended to address the many obstacles facing America’s private and public historically Black colleges and universities.

Students, Professors Rally to Support Student in Racial Attack

Faculty and students at the University of Massachusetts are rallying around a Black biology student who is facing attempted murder charges after police say a White man taunted him with racial epithets, broke his nose and smashed his dormitory window.

Perspectives: Knowledge, Authority and Hmong Invisibility

A professor’s comments about Hmong Americans a year ago were controversial, but it was and is the dismissal of Hmong views and voices in the face of intolerance that remains the enduring problem.

Innovations 2008 Conference Highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Themes

Last week, 2,100 community college faculty, administrators and advocates gathered in the mile high city for the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovations 2008 Conference, hosted by the Community College of Denver.

NASPA Addresses Collegiate Black Male Performance

In a qualitative study examining the lives of 20 collegiate Black males, Iowa State University graduate student researchers determined the six reasons why Black males struggle at predominately White institutions: isolation, the lack of positive images, the lack of preparation, financial factors, the lack of mentors and pride.

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