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African-American

Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs

Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.

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Leadership & Policy

Alabama Two-year College Officials Plan for Disasters

The Alabama Community College System held the Introduction to Vulnerability exercise last Wednesday to identify and plug holes in disaster plans for the schools and their communities. The longtime goal tragically was made timely after last month’s deadly shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

Central Alabama Community College

UT Regents Elect First Woman to Lead Board

Colleen McHugh, appointed a University of Texas System regent in 2005 by Gov. Rick Perry, has been elected as the board’s first chairwoman.

Leadership & Policy

Louisiana’s Historically Black University System Nearing Selection of New Leader

Aiming to choose a new leader by mid-April, the Southern University system presidential search committee co-chairmen said they plan to narrow a field of 13 candidates this week and begin interviews this month

Dr. Marvin Yates

Breaking New Ground on Faculty Diversity in STEM Fields

Just over 10 years after releasing a groundbreaking report on the status of their women faculty, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made public a much-anticipated review of their small community of underrepresented minority faculty in an effort to shed light on the need for greater diversity within the MIT professoriate. The importance of […]

Leadership & Policy

Cal State Unveils Plan to Increase Graduation Rates for Students of Color

An initiative aimed at increasing the graduation rates of under-represented students at the nation’s largest university system has critics concerned some provisions will dilute quality education and exacerbate existing gaps.

Students celebrate during CSU commencment ceremony

Panel Approves Justice Reform Bill

After months of inaction, a U.S. Senate panel has approved a comprehensive review of the nation’s criminal justice system, including issues such as the disproportionate share of minorities — particularly African-Americans — in U.S. prisons.

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.

Community Colleges

Obama’s Higher Ed Goals At Odds With States’ Budget Realities

LOS ANGELES – States’ higher education systems must dramatically overhaul themselves if they intend to fulfill President Obama’s goal of remaking America home to the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020, experts said during a conference held by the University of Southern California.

New BCS Chief Defends Bowl System

The new Bowl Championship Series executive director officially began his tenure Thursday by saying the often-criticized postseason represents a consensus among the 120 schools that play major college football.

Obama Announces STEM Teacher Training Initiative

President Barack Obama announced a $250 million initiative Wednesday to train math and science teachers and help meet the goal of pushing America’s students from the middle to the top of the pack in those subjects in the next decade.

U.S. House Panel Approves College Football Playoff Bill

A U.S. House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.

Rice vs. UT-Austin

Community Colleges

California Higher Ed Chiefs Urge Renewed Investment

The heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system urged state legislators to boost investment in California higher education.

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