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Disabilties

Deficit Threatens Quarter of Ivy Tech Community College Sites

Mounting budget woes and the need to deal with a $68 million deficit could force Ivy Tech Community College to close up to a quarter of its school sites around Indiana, school officials said.

June 2, 2013

Students

MOOCs Morphing Into a Path for College Preparation

The use of Massive Open Online Courses for high school dual enrollment programs and general access to college-level material is seen as potentially huge educational benefit.

June 2, 2013

Students

NCORE Conference Addresses Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

In its 26th year, the NCORE conference aims to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups in higher education.

May 29, 2013

Faculty & Staff

MOOCs Viable for Community Colleges, Officials Say

In a webinar titled “MOOCs and the Completion Agenda: Lessons in Learning, Assessment and Application,” two community college leaders offered unique visions on how MOOCs could help two-year schools improve student learning experiences.

May 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Suspect in FAMU Hazing Death Files Written Plea

The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual said his client didn’t have to appear for an arraignment Tuesday because he’d already entered a written not guilty plea.

May 21, 2013

Students

Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Student Loan Refinance Plan

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $30,000 in student debt.

May 19, 2013

African-American

Two Males Go to Head of Class at Clark Atlanta U.

Valedictorian Lorin Crawford and his roommate salutatorian Tam Quach earned the highest GPA, as females outnumber males by a 3:1 ratio.

May 19, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Yale Fined $165K for not Reporting Sex Offenses

Yale University has been fined $165,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to report four on-campus sex crimes in 2001 and 2002.

May 16, 2013

Community Colleges

GOP: In-State Tuition for Students Voting in Ohio

Ohio Republicans want to force universities to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who request documents from the schools in order to register to vote in Ohio.

May 16, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Panel: U.S. Can’t Readily Replicate Educational Turnaround of Other Countries

Education governance in the United States is too disjointed and too diffuse to achieve the kind of massive redesign needed to get the nation’s academic results on par with those in other top-performing countries.

May 14, 2013

African-American

Latino College Enrollment Rate Surpasses That of Whites

The rate at which Latino high school graduates enrolled in college reached a record high in 2012, and it exceeded that of Whites for the first time, a new Pew Research Center analysis shows.

May 14, 2013

Community Colleges

Drug Abuse Issue Not Going Away Anytime Soon

While programs and money help, many of us in the old school believe that drug education really starts at home.

May 13, 2013