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Connecting The Classroom and the Community

Connecting The Classroom and the CommunityService-learning programs allow students to apply real-world experience with classroom studyBy Phaedra Brotherton The events of Sept. 11 have been credited with awakening a desire for many to do something meaningful and give back to their communities. But for the past decade, a growing number of institutions of higher education […]

April 24, 2002

Learning the Ins and Outs of PCs

Learning the Ins and Outs of PCsResearch has shown that those who are least comfortable with computer technology have the least knowledge of it. Those who have undergone training or taught themselves are less stressed and better able to take advantage of PCs. Makes sense.Even experts don’t know all the tricks. What follows are ways, […]

April 10, 2002

California Educators Seek to Join With Churches

California Educators Seek to Join With Churches To Help Minority StudentsOAKLAND, Calif.Educators want to team with Black churches to help students pass California’s new mandatory high school exam and prepare for college.Helping Black students, who scored below other groups on voluntary math and English exams last spring, was the subject of the Black Education Summit […]

March 27, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?

Black Cultural Centers: Standing On Shaky Ground?As college campuses become more diverse, many find the future of Black cultural centers in question.By David HefnerAsk most anyone on a college campus about the value of cultural centers, and most will quickly tout a number of virtues. They help retain students of color, many through graduation, help […]

February 13, 2002

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December 5, 2001

Fulfilling Their Potential

Fulfilling Their PotentialFaced with demanding coursework and a competitive campus climate, wise students see need to utilize academic support services.By Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Most of them came here as “A” students, earning grade-point averages of 4.0 or above and high SAT scores. They are the finest of the state’s high school graduates: Only those who finish […]

December 5, 2001

Getting Help When and Where Needed

Getting Help When and Where NeededHelping students strive for academic excellence and the programs and services used to plant this seed is essentially the subject of our feature articles in this edition — what’s being done to close the achievement gap.Our cover story profiles the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) […]

December 5, 2001

Roaring up from Behind

Roaring up from BehindWhile a report from the Southern Regional Education Board acknowledges falling short of remedial education goals, one college offers an example of developmental successLARGO, Md. — They don’t like calling the students “at risk.” “Underprepared” is a more accurate phrase. They also don’t like to use the term “remedial education.” “Educational development” […]

August 2, 2000

Teaching in the World That Is (Instead of the World That Should Be)

Teaching in the World That Is (Instead of the World That Should Be)In this rapidly changing technological world, many of us educators are still hanging on to a 20th century ideal image of what college should be like. Students should be happy to expand their personal and professional horizons. They should be prepared to put […]

August 2, 2000

Shaking Up the Planetarium Universe

Shaking Up the Planetarium UniverseThe investment of $210 million for New York’s Rose Center for Earth and Space is one of the most dramatic events to occur in the planetarium world in years. Built on the site of the old Hayden Planetarium, across the street from Central Park on the upper west side of Manhattan, […]

February 16, 2000

Bringing It Back to the Basics

Bringing It Back to the BasicsIn a High-Tech World Where Many Colleges Are Scrambling to Acquire the Most Advanced Curriculums, Others Are Being Progressive by Teaching the Fundamentals By Eleanor Lee YatesBALTIMORE — Michael Miller always struggled with school. “I was considered to be slow,” recalls the 26-year-old. After repeating the 10th grade twice — […]

October 13, 1999

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