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High Gas Prices Fuel Boom in Online Classes

Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst.

July 9, 2008

Community Colleges

It’s About Access

U.S. colleges must reach out to minority students to maintain this nation’s educated work force and to compete globally.

June 25, 2008

Latinx

Mexico Initiates English Classes Throughout U.S. at Consular Offices

Mexico will use its network of 48 consular offices in the United States to offer courses in English- as-a-Second-Language (ESL), diplomatic officials have announced.

March 11, 2008

Students

Technology: Connecting Students to Their Community Colleges

Community colleges have an extremely difficult job trying to connect with students, given that so many drive to campus only to attend class and then return home or to work after the class concludes.

March 4, 2008

Students

Tribal Colleges: The Model For Cultural- and Community-based Education Reform

Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling’s Commission’s report, “A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education” denotes much-needed reforms in higher education. The report, which emphasizes that all Americans need access to higher education to thrive in today’s global economy, highlights the needs of the Black, Hispanic and low-income communities, but it fails to address those of American Indians.

November 28, 2007

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North Dakota State Students Want More Arabic Studies

FARGO N.D. Students at North Dakota State University say they want more Arabic language studies.

November 20, 2007

Students

ND’s Two Largest Universities See Opposite Enrollment Trends

GRAND FORKS N.D. North Dakota’s two largest universities have seen enrollment trends in opposition directions over the past few years.

November 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges to Offer Elementary Education Degrees

OKLAHOMA CITY Plans to offer four-year degrees in elementary education at four Oklahoma community colleges will help increase the number of elementary school teachers in the state, authorities said.

November 18, 2007

Community Colleges

League for Innovation in the Community College Wraps Up 23rd Annual CIT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This week, community college leaders were treated to the best in instructional technology by day and the best in country music by night at the Conference on Information Technology in Nashville.

November 15, 2007

Community Colleges

Study: Foreign Language Courses See Gains on Campus

Foreign language courses are booming on American college campuses, a new study finds, with enrollment in Arabic more than doubling from 2002 to 2006.

November 12, 2007

Native Americans

Northwest Indian College’s Distance Learning Center Gives American Indians a Close-to-home Opportunity for Higher Education

The distance learning center for Northwest Indian College doesn’t boast a prominent sign. It sits amongst modular buildings that house the tribe’s Head Start center, where a much younger student population goes to class each day.

October 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Title III Grant Helps Expand Distance Education In Indian Country

BISMARCK, N.D. A grant from the U. S. Department of Education will enhance the distance education programs at United Tribes Technical College.

October 31, 2007