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Community Colleges

Educators Say School-State Relations In Flux

Educators Say School-State Relations In FluxBy Garry BoulardAmerican higher education is burdened with challenges — everything from reduced state appropriations to increased competition to dramatic surges in student enrollment.But strength is often borne of adversity. Today many two- and four-year schools have taken new approaches to funding, and in the process have developed new and […]

November 17, 2004

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Minorities Spending More On Eating Out, Entertainment, Research Shows

Minorities Spending More On Eating Out, Entertainment, Research ShowsATHENS, Ga. African American and Hispanic households are devoting a larger share of their discretionary income to eating out in restaurants and entertainment, in part the result of increasing buying power for the largest U.S. minority groups.A report on minority-buying power recently released by the Selig Center […]

September 8, 2004

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‘That Lady Who Works With Those Kids’

‘That Lady Who Works With Those Kids’Oakland realtor’s generosity, commitment sets youngsters on the path to a college degreeOAKLAND, Calif.When Jeff Toney walked across the stage at commencement last month, it was not only a milestone for him, but also for his benefactor, Oral Lee Brown.  In 1987, Brown promised Toney and 22 other Black […]

July 16, 2004

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Clark Atlanta University Faces Financial Problems

Clark Atlanta University Faces Financial ProblemsATLANTAAnother of the historically Black schools in the Atlanta University Center is facing financial problems, according to reports in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.Clark Atlanta University, one of six schools in the AUC, plans to slash spending by 20 percent, forcing layoffs and possible cuts to academic programs, school officials say. […]

July 16, 2004

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Great, or Constrained, Expectations

Great, or Constrained, ExpectationsWith his mortarboard cap angled over his right eye, a tiny diamond earring in his left ear, and an arm-swinging walk just short of jaunty, DeWayne cuts a fine graduation figure. He is full of smiles as the relatives — a grandmother, two aunts, an uncle, his parents and two sisters — […]

June 2, 2004

Community Colleges

Report: Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Hardest on Hispanic, Low-Income Students

Report: Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Hardest on Hispanic, Low-Income StudentsWASHINGTONLow-income and Hispanic students are faring worst amid the financial fix gripping American higher education, according to a report by Dr. Eduardo Padrón, president of Florida’s Miami Dade College. The report, “A Deficit of Understanding: Confronting the Funding Crisis in Higher Education and the Threat to […]

May 5, 2004

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Civil Rights Milestones Offer Lessons

Civil Rights Milestones Offer LessonsThe landmark legal decision, Brown v. Board of Education, was rendered on May 17, 1954. Fifty years later, campuses and communities are commemorating the decision and its impact on contemporary life. The Harvard legal scholar, Charles Ogletree, has published a riveting book of his reflections, a government commission is staging a […]

April 7, 2004

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New Book Chronicles Impact Of N.C. Tuition Increase

New Book Chronicles Impact Of N.C. Tuition IncreaseRALEIGH, N.C. On the steps of the North Carolina General Assembly Building, the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG) released the book The Personal Stories Project: Faces, Not Numbers. The book contains 800 stories from students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni from all 16 UNC […]

March 24, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Ramapo College President to Step Down

Ramapo College President to Step DownMAWAH, N.J. Dr. Rodney D. Smith recently announced that he will step down as president of Ramapo College of New Jersey, effective June 30, for personal and professional reasons. He went on to say he will focus on completing the semester and working closely with the new provost and senior […]

March 10, 2004

Students

Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional Students

Sen. Clinton Unveils Plan to Help Nontraditional StudentsNontraditional students trying to get their college degrees tend to get short shrift, according to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who recently proposed legislation to help improve graduation rates among these students and tear down some of the barriers they face.Clinton announced the measure, known as the Non-Traditional […]

March 10, 2004

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Reward Hard Work, Not Accumulated Wealth

Reward Hard Work, Not Accumulated WealthIf you watched the State of the Union address on January 20, you must have shook your head in disbelief when President Bush said that the economy was on the mend. In too many ways, he thumbed his nose at the 9 million unemployed Americans who have yet to benefit […]

February 11, 2004

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Urban Test Scores Below National Average, Study Shows

Urban Test Scores Below National Average, Study ShowsStudents in some of the nation’s largest urban school districts score below the national average on federal math and reading tests, scores released last month show. But in these urban centers, where large numbers of disadvantaged kids live, students compete well when compared with national peers of the […]

January 14, 2004