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Leadership & Policy

White House Hosts First Summit on Community Colleges

Community college advocates and leaders leave summit with new partners and ideas for strengthening programs and increasing graduation rates.

October 5, 2010

Students

Community College Summit to Highlight Initiatives, Promote New Ideas

White House community college summit is set to open a chapter on two-year institutions expanding their role in U.S. postsecondary education and work-force preparation.

October 4, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Mississippi Universities Seek Restoration of Stimulus Funds

Anticipating the coming dearth of federal stimulus funding, Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year.

September 22, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Scrutiny of U.S. Higher Education Increasing, College Forum Panelists Say

As the Obama Administration continues its push to make the United States the most-college educated nation in the world by 2020, institutions of higher learning should expect increased media and governmental scrutiny around issues of quality and accountability, experts said Tuesday at a Washington forum on college completion.

September 21, 2010

Students

Rev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar Conference

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.

September 12, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement

Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.

September 6, 2010

Students

Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing

Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.

August 23, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Saint Augustine’s Dianne Suber Urges News Media Confidence by Black Colleges

The Saint Augustine’s College president says public relations is as important to a college as any other campus initiative, and her school has positive national television exposure to prove it.

August 19, 2010

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Names First Asian American To Assume School’s Presidency

Dr. Wallace D. Loh, the provost of the University of Iowa, has been named president of the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park, officials announced this week.

August 18, 2010

Faculty & Staff

Purdue’s Córdova Leads University Into Firm Embrace of Diversity

Purdue University president France Córdova’s initiatives have boosted minority and female representation among administration and students, but the institution has a long way to go.

August 18, 2010

Students

Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation

The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.

August 17, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Perspective: Huntington University Directs Diversity Movement at Campus, Hometown

Huntington University president realized he couldn’t improve diversity on campus without addressing racial hostility off campus.

August 16, 2010