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Community Colleges

Congressional Report — by Colleges — Claims They’re Over-Regulated

Review ordered by congressional committee was produced by the American Council on Education.

February 16, 2015

Students

Corinthian Students Lured by Job Prospects Get Loan Break

A federal regulator says Corinthian College students will be forgiven a total of $480 million in loans because the for-profit school used “bogus” job prospects to persuade them to pay tuition with expensive private loans.

February 3, 2015

Students

Rare Find

Posse Foundation goes the extra mile to connect underprivileged students with top-tier colleges.

January 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

National Initiative Aims to Lift Minority Men

In an effort to improve the outcomes for underrepresented men of color at community colleges, a new national consortium is being launched with the intended purpose of strategizing over how best to serve this growing demographic.

January 28, 2015

MSIs

Lawmaker Wants to Increase State Funding for Tribal Colleges

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana lawmaker proposed Monday that tribal colleges receive the same per-student funding that community colleges receive.

January 27, 2015

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges to Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

Fifteen California community colleges received preliminary approval Tuesday to start offering career-oriented bachelor’s degrees.

January 20, 2015

Students

Special Focus: NCAA Sports

This issue covers the future of Olympic/non-revenue generating sports in college, the recent UNC scandal involving student-athletes, and the latest student protests and the NCAA’s reactions to them.

January 15, 2015

Students

Maine Community College System President Fitzsimmons Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — With Gov. Paul LePage trying to restrict funding and threatening “further harm,” Maine Community College System President John Fitzsimmons announced Wednesday that he’s stepping down, saying it’s in the best interest of students and staff.

January 14, 2015

Students

Tackling Affordability Issue, Stillman College to Lower Costs

Stillman College plans to reduce its cost of attendance by about $5,000 in fall 2015 in the hope that making higher education more affordable will attract more students.

January 5, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Leader: More Party Control Over Colleges

China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological controls across a wide range of society.

December 30, 2014

Sports

Friends University Plans New Tuition Strategy

Friends University in Wichita is planning a new tuition strategy that it hopes will encourage more students to graduate in four years.

December 29, 2014

Students

Diverse Conversations: Obama, Millennials and College Costs

College, it seems, is not as much of a sure thing as these young Americans believed it would be.

December 29, 2014