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A New Retention Tool: Personal Coaches For Students

For years, Northeastern University¡¯s School of Professional and Continuing Studies was losing its students at a disturbing rate.

February 14, 2008

The Need to Equip, Prepare Community College Faculty Has Never Been Greater

Welcome to the NISOD column.

February 6, 2008

Perspectives: Need to Equip, Prepare Community College Faculty Has Never Been Greater

Welcome to the NISOD column. In our partnership with Diverse, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), a consortium of more than 700 community colleges and universities worldwide, is pleased to write a monthly column focused on community college issues. NISOD is the service vehicle and outreach arm of the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of Texas at Austin.

February 5, 2008

Rutgers Institute Establishes Pipeline for Latino Leaders

After examining the plight of young women and Latinos in New Jersey, Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago wanted to design a summer internship program that would encourage more minorities and female students to attend graduate school.

January 29, 2008

High Teacher Absences Hurting Learning

WASHINGTON A year is a long time in a child’s education – the time it can take to learn cursive writing or beginning algebra. It is also how much time kids can spend with substitute teachers from kindergarten through high school – time that is all but lost for learning.

January 16, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Robotics Education Spreads Among HBCUs

Dr. Andrew Williams’ teaching and research efforts has sparked a robotics education movement that now extends from Spelman College to several historically Black colleges and universities.

January 12, 2008

College Students Are Becoming Increasingly Spiritual

When 18-year-old Alexandria Queen first stepped foot on the campus of Howard University, she came with a shallow pool of religious experiences. Four years later, the graduating senior insists that her spiritual growth since freshman year has been “tremendous” and continues to surge.

December 19, 2007

MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 12, 2007

MSIs May Be Called On To Produce Degree-holding Head Start Teachers

New legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers.

December 10, 2007

Staying Afloat in New Orleans

Adult literacy programs, needed more than ever, struggle to survive Post-Katrina.

November 28, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Study See Inequities for Latino Students

Latino students lag far behind White and Asian students on every indicator of school success — achievement, high school graduation, and college preparation, according to a study by the University of California-Los Angeles Institute for Democracy, Education and Access.

November 13, 2007

New Mexico Receives $3.5 Million Grant to Enhance Nursing Programs

SANTA FE, N.M The New Mexico Higher Education Department has awarded $3.5 million to support nursing programs at 17 of the state’s public colleges and universities. The grants ranged from $50,000 to $500,000, the department announced.

November 13, 2007

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