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Community Colleges

Oregon Debates Free Community College Plan

In just the last year or so, Tennessee adopted a plan for free community colleges, as did Chicago and the Community College of Philadelphia. Now the Oregon state legislature is debating whether to institute a similar program.

June 16, 2015

Community Colleges

Accrediting Body: Academic Fraud Nets UNC 1-year Probation

RALEIGH, N.C. ― An accreditation agency important to colleges receiving federal funds put the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on probation Thursday for a year over its academic fraud scandal. The board of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges stopped short of imposing the harshest penalty, which would have blocked […]

June 11, 2015

Leadership & Policy

SYDNEY ROSE LEO

SYDNEY ROSE LEO has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of Fisk University. She was chief financial officer of the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Leo earned a bachelor’s from Smith College, a master’s from the University of Hartford and a master’s from Bentley University.

June 10, 2015

International

ED Plans to Minimize Loan Debt for Corinthian Students

The federal government is taking steps to wipe out the bulk of the student loan debt of those who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges.

June 9, 2015

Students

Institutional Leadership for Undocumented Students

Undocumented students have raised their voices and called upon institutions to meet their obligations to provide equitable college experiences for all, regardless of a student’s residency status.

June 2, 2015

Students

UNC Receives NCAA Notice of Allegations in Academic Fraud Case

North Carolina has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA connected to the school’s academic fraud scandal.

May 25, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Kilgore College

Kilgore College Chief Executive Officer Kilgore, Texas Dr. Bill Holda Founded in 1935 President www.kilgore.edu Founded in 1935, Kilgore College began as an initiative spearheaded by the superintendent of the local school district. When the college opened, there were 11 faculty members and 229 students. Since its inception, Kilgore has sought to meet the needs […]

May 21, 2015

Opinion

Give All Students a Chance to Walk Across the Stage

College study still remains out of reach for many, but support for early college programs could help overcome the hurdles.

May 20, 2015

Students

Consumer Agency Opens Review of Student Loan Services

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened a public inquiry Thursday into student loan servicing practices that it says can make paying back loans “stressful or harmful.”

May 14, 2015

Sports

Willie Lanier Funding Endowed Lectureship at Morgan State

Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is giving $500,000 to Morgan State University, his alma mater, to establish the Willie E. Lanier, Sr. Endowed Lectureship in Business Ethics.

May 13, 2015

Students

Murray State Creates Scholarship Specifically for Veterans

Murray State University has created its first scholarship specifically designed to support veteran students.

May 11, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MIT Professor Bhatia Among Heinz Awards Winners

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher who has developed artificial human “microlivers” that can safely test the toxicity of drugs without endangering lives is one of six people chosen to receive Heinz Awards.

April 23, 2015