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Leadership & Policy

New Rules May Hurt For-profit Colleges

The for-profit college industry has been criticized as being predatory or too business-focused, but the institutions say new federal regulations on them will limit access to higher education.

November 8, 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

Community Colleges

Report: Adult Learning Programs Needed in U.S. South as Bridge to Post-K-12 Education

The Southern Region Educational Board is urging that Southern states strengthen their adult learning programs to help boost the educational opportunities for the working adult population.

August 5, 2010

Home

Census Says Women Equal to Men in Advanced Degree Attainment

Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women from recent job losses.

April 20, 2010

Home

Minority-Serving Schools Report Working Harder To Connect Students With Jobs

College placement offices are adapting to better prepare students and alumni for the increasingly tough employment market.

March 16, 2010

African-American

Advocates Want More Help for Jobless Blacks

Citing different approaches needed for those hardest hit by joblessness, scholars say chronically high Black unemployment defies easy solutions when both discrimination and low education attainment are among factors plaguing African-American job seekers.

December 22, 2009

Faculty & Staff

ECONOMIC BLUES

As the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one.

October 28, 2009

Community Colleges

HARVESTING ‘GREEN-COLLAR’ JOBS

Scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.

September 30, 2009

Community Colleges

Mission Accepted: Opening Laboratory Doors to Urban Minority Communities

Bio is big in Maryland — and getting bigger. Ours is one of eight states that together account for more than 60 percent of biomedical research spending by the National Institutes of Health and nearly 65 percent of all biotechnology patents, according to the Maryland Governor’s Workforce Investment Board. And since occupations related to life sciences and health are projected to grow by more than 20 percent over the next several years statewide, it’s a fi eld that promises some of the future’s most sought-after employment opportunities.

September 2, 2009

Native Americans

Navajos Largely Unscathed By Recession

Talk at the community center in this small Navajo town is not as focused on the economy as it is in many places off the reservation.

May 17, 2009

HBCUs

New Graduates Face Difficult Job Market

As they hit the job market in the midst of an economic recession, many minority students of the class of 2009 may find themselves at an even greater disadvantage if they have not developed the contacts needed to get them in the door for an interview.

May 10, 2009

Community Colleges

Recession: Some Community Colleges Offer Free Tuition to Unemployed

But there’s not enough money to go around

February 12, 2009