Tag: Community Colleges: Page 64

Leadership & Policy

NC Public Universities Eye Tuition Hikes After 1-year Hiatus

North Carolina public universities want to raise tuition and fees by an average of 4 percent next year and 3.5 percent the following year for undergraduate state residents.

January 15, 2015

Students

Endowment Supports Diversity Efforts at Arkansas Law School

A graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law has created an endowed fund to enhance academic and professional development opportunities that advance diversity in the legal profession.

January 13, 2015

African-American

Race Relations at Forefront of National Debate

A poll indicated that 13% of those interviewed believed that race relations are the most important issue facing the nation.

January 13, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Ringleader in FAMU Hazing Death Sentenced to 6 Years

A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison for manslaughter and felony hazing in the death of a drum major, making him the first to receive prison time in the case.

January 11, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Chattanooga College Officials Involved in Hiring Scandal Out

A Chattanooga State Community College administrator whose hiring led to a Board of Regents investigation of the school’s longtime president has been fired.

January 11, 2015

Community Colleges

Obama’s Free College Plan Should Be Embraced by All

Cost of not acting? More inequality in America.

January 11, 2015

Community Colleges

President Obama’s Plan to Make Community College Free Draws Praise, Skepticism

President Obama’s new plan to make community college free receives mixed reviews from leaders, policymakers and analysts in higher education.

January 11, 2015

Students

Obama to Propose Free Community College Program

President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed making community college free “for everybody who is willing to work for it.”

January 8, 2015

Community Colleges

Audit Report Finds Santa Fe Community College in Compliance

Auditors noted some previously disclosed problems with Santa Fe Community College’s finances but concluded that allegations of mismanagement weren’t substantiated.

January 6, 2015

Community Colleges

Education Company Settles with Justice Department

An education company will pay about $1.3 million under a civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve allegations it employed unqualified instructors at its Texas campuses.

January 6, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Board Approves Merger of Georgia State, Georgia Perimeter Colleges

The schools’ combined fall 2014 enrollment of 53,927 students would make the consolidated university the largest in the state.

January 6, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Higher Education: The Problem with Priorities

For most colleges, the best hires typically come today with individuals who understand that the problem with priorities is how to find the courage — and backing — to address them.

January 6, 2015