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NACME: Growing ‘Opportunity Gap’ Exists in the Number of Minority Students Pursuing STEM Degrees

Interest among American students of all races and ethnicities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has dissipated over the last several years.

Community Colleges

Higher ED Leaders in California Protest Budget Cuts

The leaders of the California Community College, the California State University and the University of California systems have come together to petition policymakers in the state capitol to resist deep budgets cuts for public higher education.

Community Colleges

Galliher Not Target Of Alabama Two-Year College System Probe

State Rep. Blaine Galliher said he has been told by federal prosecutors that he is not a target of the investigation of the state’s two-year college system.

Leadership & Policy

College Leaders Say Ohio’s New Education Plan a Good Start

College administrators generally support Ohio’s new goals of making higher education more affordable through lower tuition and more accountable by setting up a system of benchmarks.

Community Colleges

Former Ala. Two-Year System Chief Pleads Guilty to 15 Federal Charges

The fired head of Alabama’s two-year colleges Roy Johnson formally pleaded guilty Monday to 15 charges in a far-reaching federal investigation of corruption in the state’s two-year college system.

Faculty & Staff

Are Magnet Schools the Answer

The concept of diversity in America is likely to become more of a reality with the prospect of a Black man or female becoming the next president of the United States. However, outside the Oval Office, minority students are still not well represented within the country’s best educational systems.

Leadership & Policy

President Stays True to Faculty Values

In today’s installment of “Women Redefining Leadership,” Dr. Renu Khator, president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the University of Houston System, talks about her path to the college presidency and her goals.

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.

Community Colleges

Maine Community College System May Face $1.95 Million Funding Cut

Gov. John Baldacci, spelling out how he would make up for the second $95 million reduction in state revenue estimates in three months, unveiled a budget change package Wednesday that relies largely on new proposals to cut back planned expenditures, including on state aid to local schools.

Emergency Notification in an instant

Following the recent campus shootings, universities are seeking the most effective and multifaceted electronic alert systems from a host of IT companies.

Community Colleges

Wisconsin Officials Consider Community College Baccalaureate Plan

Adults who have some college credits but never finished four-year degrees could earn their diplomas at one of the state’s 13 two-year colleges, under a proposal being developed by University of Wisconsin System officials.

The Community College Baccalaureate

Leadership & Policy

Alabama House Panel OKs Contentious Community College Oversight Bill

A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would give a legislative panel the right to review and approve policy changes in Alabama’s two-year college system.

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