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Community Colleges

The Clock is Ticking

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, and the recent influx of Hispanics has turned

September 21, 2005

U.S. Census: Texas is Nation’s Newest ‘Majority-Minority’ State

Texas has now joined Hawaii, New Mexico and California as a “majority-minority” state, along with the District of Columbia

September 7, 2005

U.S. Census: Texas is Nation’s Newest ‘Majority-Minority’ State

Texas has now joined Hawaii, New Mexico and California as a majority-minority state, along with the District of Columbia, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week Story:

August 10, 2005

The State of Latino Education: A War Against Ignorance

The State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe population of Latinos in the United States has skyrocketed to approximately 40 million, and they’ve begun to move into virtually every state in the union, particularly into the Midwest, Northwest and Southeast. Yet, with the exception of many schools in the Southwest, many schools from K-12 […]

June 16, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic Leaders, Maricopa Board Continue to Clash

Hispanic Leaders, Maricopa Board Continue to ClashLatino community looks to legislators to rein in community-college board membersBy Pamela Burdman PHOENIXA board member’s habit of maintaining an office on campus has gone from an arcane governance question to political controversy here, where Hispanic leaders are fed up with what they see as a pattern of micromanagement […]

February 25, 2004

From Political Speak to Free Speech

Editor’s NoteFrom Political Speak to Free SpeechWith the presidential primaries around the corner, we’re taking a look at what the nine Democratic candidates as well as the Republican Party are doing to connect with Black voters. Similar to visits to Black churches on Sunday mornings, some of the Democratic candidates have taken to visiting a […]

December 3, 2003

Recruitment & Retention

Replacing Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

Replacing Race-Conscious Admissions PoliciesAre percentage plans the wave of the future? By Kendra Hamilton When President George W. Bush denounced the University of Michigan for maintaining a “quota” system for undergraduate and law admissions that was “divisive, unfair and impossible to square with the Constitution,” he clearly signaled his desire that the U.S. Supreme Court […]

February 26, 2003

The 2002 Midterm Elections

The 2002 Midterm Elections Races to WatchThis year is not expected to be a noteworthy year for the Latino American electorate. There are not any panic button issues on the national agenda, like Proposition 187 was in 1994 or welfare and immigration reform were in 1996 — but the election cycle won’t be a snoozer […]

September 25, 2002

Attorney Says State Is Holding Up Mississippi’s Desegregation Money

Attorney Says State Is Holding Up Mississippi’s Desegregation MoneyJACKSON, Miss.An attorney representing those opposed to Mississippi’s college desegregation settlement says opposition could end if the state gave majority Black schools what they deserve. “It is disingenuous to say Al Chambliss is causing the problem,” Alvin Chambliss Jr. said last month. “It is the state of […]

September 11, 2002

The Importance of Analogical Reasoning

The Importance of Analogical ReasoningThe following letter is in response to University of California President Richard Atkinson’s recommendation to do away with the SAT and instead emphasize the SAT II, a series of subject-based achievement tests (see Black Issues, March 15).First, we applaud Dr. Atkinson’s efforts to make the admissions process to institutions of higher […]

April 25, 2001

Faculty & Staff

What Are Think Tanks Thinking About?

What Are Think Tanks Thinking About?And are they thinking enough about minorities and higher education?By Eleanor Lee Yates“C olleges would be great places to work if there were no students,” or so goes the age-old joke among college research professors. Long considered coveted respites as well as invaluable institutions for lawmakers and other information hungry […]

December 20, 2000

Recruitment & Retention

Staying Power: Colleges Work to Improve Retention Rates

Staying Power: Colleges Work to Improve Retention RatesBy Hilary HurdHAMPTON, Va.T wo years ago, Wilbur Powell was a first-semester freshman. He slept too much, watched too much TV and was not excited about the classes he was taking. By the end of the semester, he had a 1.3 grade-point average. Rudea Downs also was a […]

October 25, 2000

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