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Community Colleges

Are Civility and Good Manners Waning?

According to a number of psychologists and social scientists, there is evidence of a growing decline of civility in American society.

October 28, 2014

Sports

Murray State Deferring Some Applications from Africa

Murray State University in Kentucky is deferring applications from students in West African countries affected by Ebola until the fall of 2015.

October 27, 2014

HBCUs

West Virginia State Gets $40K Grant for Agriculture Research

West Virginia State University is getting a grant to help fund agricultural research projects.

October 26, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Professor to Use Grant to Bring Computer Science to Elementary Schools

A Georgia State University professor will use a $1.2 million grant to develop curriculum to bring computer science to elementary schools.

October 21, 2014

Community Colleges

Going to the Extreme With College Dropouts

An anti-diversity idea being floated that people should be aware of.

October 19, 2014

Leadership & Policy

South Carolina State Still Owes $6.5M on Unpaid Bills

South Carolina State University still owes $6.5 million on bills and needs more help from the state to move forward, President Thomas Elzey told the Budget and Control Board on Tuesday.

October 14, 2014

Students

Paul Quinn College Sharing Story of Turnaround With World

President Michael J. Sorrell, a panelist at an international seminar, outlines the best practices utilized at his small Dallas-based school in hopes that other institutions that work with large numbers of marginalized and disadvantaged students might benefit.

October 13, 2014

Students

Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications

With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.

October 12, 2014

African-American

Scholars to Lead Justice Department’s Community Trust Project

The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice will establish an unprecedented mix of strategies for building trust between police and minority communities.

October 9, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Leaders Now Working to Close ‘Skills Gap Shortage’

A growing number of colleges and universities are partnering with employers to train students with the skills they will need to break into local industries.

October 9, 2014

African-American

Top 100 Degree Producers Special Report

Our annual Top 100 Degree Producers special report — the only national report on the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to award associate, bachelor’s, graduate and professional degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and American Indian students.

October 9, 2014

Home

Dallas Professor’s Project Turns Focus on Homeless

DALLAS ― Willie Baronet bought his art collection one piece at a time—from homeless people throughout the country.

October 8, 2014