Tag: Academic Degrees: Page 31

Community Colleges

Federal Student Aid Program Funding in Limbo

Federal Student Aid Program Funding in Limbo By Charles Pekow Anyone wishing for immediate increases in student aid will have to wait at least a few more weeks. President Bush recently signed a continuing resolution funding the federal government through Nov. 18 at fiscal year 2005 levels. The resolution is based on the bill passed […]

November 2, 2005

Students

Report: International Student Enrollments Decline, Graduate Enrollments Increase, Undergraduates Drop

The number of international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions decreased by 2.4 percent in 2003/04 to a total of 572,509, according to Open Doors 2004…

October 10, 2005

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Report Urges Change in Media B-School Rankings

The world’s first and largest business school accrediting association has called for the media to change the

September 14, 2005

Latinx

From the Inner City to the Elite

When Maribel Perez arrived at the tree-laden campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in June

September 7, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Awards

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August 24, 2005

Students

Graduate Culture

Most Americans are the descendants of immigrants who risked everything to come to this country to chase Story:

July 13, 2005

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NYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult Students

NYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult StudentsRonald RoachNEW YORKNew York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU SCPS) is launching the university’s first fully online undergraduate degree program for adult students. The new program will begin accepting applications this spring with classes starting in September. Students will be permitted to enroll in one […]

February 23, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Arkansas College Degrees Up, But Still Lag Behind National Trend

Arkansas College Degrees Up, But Still Lag Behind National TrendLITTLE ROCK, ARKArkansas had the fastest growth in college graduates from 2000 to 2003, but it lagged so far behind to begin with that it is still well below the national average, according to new U.S. Census estimates. Also, the percentage of Arkansans over age 25 […]

February 9, 2005

Students

A Pathway to the Presidency

A Pathway to  the PresidencyStudent affairs professionals are increasingly moving into the top job on college campuses By Kendra HamiltonIf you took a random sampling of student affairs professionals, they’d all agree: without the work they do with students, campus functions would simply grind to a halt. “Student affairs professionals spend 80 percent of their time […]

November 17, 2004

Students

Celebrating the History And Contributions of Black Colleges

Celebrating the History And Contributions of Black CollegesBy Ronald Roach I’ll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesBy Juan Williams and Dwayne AshleyAmistad (Harper Collins), 2004pp. 480, $35.00, HardcoverISBN: 0-06-009453-2 In I’ll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, authors Juan […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Brave New Leadership

Brave New LeadershipWith community college presidents retiring left and right, what’s an open-access institution to do? Leadership programs just might be the answerAs community colleges grapple with some of the most pressing issues they’ve ever faced — teacher shortages, swelling enrollments and budget cuts, to name a few — those at the helm of the […]

August 25, 2004

Native Americans

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data

The Top 100: Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownEarning a bachelor’s degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate […]

July 28, 2004