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Faculty & Staff

ECONOMIC BLUES

As the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one.

October 28, 2009

Community Colleges

HARVESTING ‘GREEN-COLLAR’ JOBS

Scholars and academic institutions help local communities grow new employment sector.

September 30, 2009

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Washington Ranked Fourth-Best Area for Attending College in New Report

Washington, D.C. was ranked as the country’s fourth-best metropolitan area for attending college according to the new 2009-10 College Destinations Index released Tuesday by the American Institute for Economic Research.  According to The Washington Post, The report groups cities by size. The D.C. region, ranked among metropolitan areas with at least 2.5 million residents, tops […]

September 8, 2009

Community Colleges

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Mission Accepted: Opening Laboratory Doors to Urban Minority Communities

The Baltimore City Community College Life Sciences Institute helps place minority students and displaced workers into high-demand bioscience careers.

September 2, 2009

Community Colleges

Mission Accepted: Opening Laboratory Doors to Urban Minority Communities

Bio is big in Maryland — and getting bigger. Ours is one of eight states that together account for more than 60 percent of biomedical research spending by the National Institutes of Health and nearly 65 percent of all biotechnology patents, according to the Maryland Governor’s Workforce Investment Board. And since occupations related to life sciences and health are projected to grow by more than 20 percent over the next several years statewide, it’s a fi eld that promises some of the future’s most sought-after employment opportunities.

September 2, 2009

Latinx

Fewer Cubans Make Crossing to US; Economy Cited

The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.

August 30, 2009

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College offers quick help for laid-off workers

Washington State Community College is offering a short-term certification program beginning in August to help get laid-off workers back on the job as soon as possible.  According to the Marietta Times, for the first time, there will be a short August term before the actual fall term begins at Washington State and another short term […]

July 27, 2009

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Despite Ruling, Testing Debate Far From Settled

The U.S. Supreme Court renewed debate Monday over the fairness of high-stakes testing with its ruling that White firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who scored high enough to win promotion on an exam Black firefighters didn’t, were unfairly denied promotions as a result of their race.

June 29, 2009

Community Colleges

Obama Administration Announces National Program for Green Jobs, Training

Vice President Joe Biden and two Cabinet secretaries unveiled a national program Tuesday to train workers for “green jobs” that will make public housing more energy-efficient.

May 26, 2009

Native Americans

Navajos Largely Unscathed By Recession

Talk at the community center in this small Navajo town is not as focused on the economy as it is in many places off the reservation.

May 17, 2009

HBCUs

New Graduates Face Difficult Job Market

As they hit the job market in the midst of an economic recession, many minority students of the class of 2009 may find themselves at an even greater disadvantage if they have not developed the contacts needed to get them in the door for an interview.

May 10, 2009

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White Man’s Burden? Discrimination Suits Flourish

The issue of reverse discrimination first reached the nation’s highest court in the 1970s, when a student with good grades named Allan Bakke accused a University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because he was White.

April 28, 2009