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Community Colleges

NY Raises College Admission Standards for Teachers

Aspiring teachers will have to be near the top of their class and pass an entrance exam to attend a State University of New York program under tougher college admission requirements announced Monday.

September 24, 2013

Students

Education Program Strengthens Ties Between Brazil, U.S.

The Brazil Scientific Mobility Program provides scholarships to STEM students from Brazil for an opportunity to study abroad at the world’s top universities. Through the program, the U.S. is hosting more than 3,600 students for the current academic year.

September 24, 2013

Students

Vice Chancellor–Student Affairs

The University of California, San Diego is conducting a nationwide search for its next Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs. UC San Diego invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest that includes the individual’s contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion; resume/CV;

August 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Writing and Teaching Specialist

Delgado Community College is seeking an exceptional trailblazer with impeccable business acumen and leadership skills to direct its Business and Administrative Affairs unit. This individual must be a proven leader with a broad vision for the role of finance and administration and in achieving institutional excellence.

August 27, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Former Seminary Professor’s Case Reaches Supreme Court

The case of Dr.Jimmy Kirby, who was fired from Lexington Theological Seminary due to faculty cutbacks, was heard recently by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

August 26, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Ex-Professor Sues Pomona College for Discrimination

A former Pomona College professor is suing the school, claiming she was refused tenure and fired because she’s Hispanic and a woman.

August 21, 2013

African-American

Texas Schools Join Forces in Bid to Help Minority Males

The consortium is dedicated to finding solutions to lagging graduation rates among Latino and African-American males.

August 20, 2013

Students

Kentucky State Dismisses Band Director, Details Sketchy

Kentucky State University has dismissed a music professor who also served as director of the school’s band program for the last eight years.

August 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

New Look at Old Community Recasting History of Free Blacks in America

The Hill on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is a historic community of free Blacks that predates Treme’, a neighborhood in New Orleans, which had been recognized as the oldest neighborhood of free Blacks.

August 7, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Alabama State University Program Creates International Collaboration

This summer, two scientists from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, traveled to ASU to learn new nanotechnology techniques.

August 5, 2013

African-American

In Architecture, African-Americans Stuck on Ground Floor in Terms of Numbers

Fewer than 2 percent of the 105,000 licensed architects in the USA are African-American, according to the National Association of Minority Architects.

August 5, 2013

Students

Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

Eastern Oregon University (EOU) seeks nominations, applications and expressions of interest for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

August 4, 2013