Tag: Community Colleges: Page 16

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Growth in K-12 Student Diversity Impacts Postsecondary Education

With the rise in diversity, colleges and universities need to focus on how to not only enroll student of color, but to ensure their success.

January 11, 2017

Community Colleges

Pearl River Community College President to Retire in June

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College President William Lewis is set to retire this summer. News outlets report that school officials in a news release that Lewis notified the college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday that he will retire June 30. He has been president of PRCC since 2000. Adam Breerwood, vice president for […]

January 11, 2017

Students

Diverse Conversations: How Trump Presidency Will Affect HBCUs, HSIs

Looking at his proposed ideas and policies, here are some ways that these institutions could be affected once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

January 4, 2017

Students

New York Gov. Cuomo Proposes Free Tuition for Lower Income Students

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to offer free tuition to low and middle income college students attending public colleges and universities in the state.

January 3, 2017

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Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism

Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.

January 2, 2017

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Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.

December 29, 2016

Students

Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles

GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.

December 28, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Entering New Job, Tennessee Head of Colleges Draws Praise

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The new Tennessee Board of Regents chancellor has officially gotten the job, drawing praise from Gov. Bill Haslam and higher education officials. The Tennessean reports Flora Tydings was confirmed as college system chancellor Tuesday. She starts Feb. 1. Haslam praised the Chattanooga State Community College president for fostering relationships with businesses, community […]

December 28, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Bill Pink Raising the Bar at Every Level

At Grand Rapids Community College, Dr. Bill Pink will not only be memorialized as a college president, but as the first African-American to hold the position at the 100-year-old institution.

December 27, 2016

Students

How a Rural Community College Embraces Diversity

Outside the large urban areas, many of us in the United States live in areas where most people around us look, speak, and act like we do.

December 21, 2016

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Community Colleges Tackle Retraining Challenge in Coal Country

The core community college mission of workforce training received a huge positive jolt through a series of grants designed to assist communities and workers negatively impacted by changes to the coal industry.

December 18, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: Grading Obama’s Presidency on Higher Ed

High student loan debt, access, accountability, and everything in between were put in President Obama’s lap and have been issues he’s addressed in both terms.

December 12, 2016