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Leadership & Policy

Push for Wage Reform Continues in NY

Rather than ending New York’s long debate over the minimum wage, the plan to give a big pay bump to fast-food workers guarantees the debate will continue in the halls of the state Capitol for years to come.

July 28, 2015

Community Colleges

THUY THI NGUYEN

THUY THI NGUYEN has been named interim general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She was interim president and chief executive officer of the Community College League of California. Nguyen holds a bachelor’s from Yale University and a juris doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles.

July 28, 2015

Students

Wabash College Works to Retain Minority Students

A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to improve its retention and graduation rates for minority and first-generation college students.

July 27, 2015

HBCUs

California Drought Spurs Debate on Water Usage

Because California’s drought has resulted in mandatory cuts in water usage statewide, best practices in water usage was the topic of conversation at the annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference last week.

July 26, 2015

Disabilties

University of Michigan Settles Disability Bias Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has settled a lawsuit against the University of Michigan that accused the school of failing to provide proper job reassignment to employees with disabilities.

July 23, 2015

African-American

Congress Pondering How to Catch Up With Education

As Congress moves towards reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA), members of a Senate committee said that they would hope to encourage innovation in higher education.

July 22, 2015

HBCUs

Nebraska Nursing Program Gets Diversity Grant

A $665,266 grant should help the University of Nebraska Medical Center attract a more diverse pool of nursing students.

July 22, 2015

Leadership & Policy

JUDY MINER

JUDY MINER has been named chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College District. She was president of Foothill College. Miner earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco, and a doctorate from the University of San Francisco.

July 20, 2015

Students

Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education

DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.

July 16, 2015

Leadership & Policy

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July 16, 2015

Community Colleges

Experts: Get College Financial Aid Info Out Early

More students from low-income families might enroll in college if they got information about student financial aid while they were still in middle school, a new report contends.

July 16, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Feds Investigate Hiring Practices at Police Department in Kentucky

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating hiring practices at the Bowling Green Police Department.

July 14, 2015