Tag: Distance Learning: Page 10

Latinx

Calif. Community Colleges Increase Enrollment

California’s community colleges are set to increase enrollment for the first time in years, and officials are crediting a voter-approved tax for the bump.

September 12, 2013

Students

Going to School and Working is the New Normal

The number of nontraditional students has increased dramatically as the economy and increased cost of college are contributing to the surge of college students who are working.

September 11, 2013

Students

On 9/11 Anniversary, Lawmakers Seek Help on Veterans Education

Congressional hearing discusses best practices to support veterans and active duty military in higher education.

September 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

North Dakota Tribal Colleges Racing to Keep Up With State’s Job Boom

Four North Dakota tribal colleges will use state grants to develop and enhance programs that meet the state’s employment needs in high-demand areas.

September 3, 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

Program to Pay Tuition Cost for 2-year Degree

Graduating high school seniors will be able to attend a community college tuition-free thanks to a program that’s expanding to Davidson County.

August 12, 2013

Students

Don’t Let Credit Cards Fool You While in College

If you are a new or returning college student make sure that you have the credit card conversation with your family.

August 7, 2013

Home

For-Profits Come Under Criticism for Treatment of Military Veterans

The issue of for-profit colleges and the quality of their educations returned to Capitol Hill this summer as veterans’ advocates protested predatory practices.

August 1, 2013

Students

San Jose State’s MOOC Missteps Easy to See

As most people in ed-tech circles have heard by now, a much-touted MOOC experiment has ended in embarrassment.

July 29, 2013

Community Colleges

Report: ‘Quality, Coherence, and Transparency’ Critical to U.S. Skills Attainment

The New America Foundation convened education officials, labor market experts and others to assess findings by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on how Americans can better attain marketable skills.

July 10, 2013

African-American

Asiana Crash Exposes 21st Century Racism on Twitter

If you see the Internet as raceless, colorblind and digital, think again my friend. It’s a breeding ground for 21st Century racism. Witness the instances of the nearly instantaneous anti-Asian racist tweets soon after the Asiana Airlines crash this weekend. On social media, you can see the knee-jerky reaction. It’s racism in real time. Time […]

July 8, 2013

Students

North Dakota State Turns Over Deleted Emails of School President

North Dakota State University has turned over to the state’s Legislative Council nearly 2,000 pages of emails deleted from President Dean Bresciani’s account.

July 7, 2013