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Leadership & Policy

Big East Grants Show Commitment to Diversity In Athletics Administrators Ranks

The need is there. Just a quarter of the women and minority collegiate athletics staff seeking the Big East Professional Development Grant for Women and Ethnic Minorities received funding this year. Now, advocates hope the program, which they say demonstrates a commitment to diversity, can set an example that other Division I conferences will follow.

November 7, 2007

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University of Phoenix Owner Apollo Group Sees Jump in Profit With Surge In Enrollment

PHOENIX Apollo Group Inc., an education provider that owns the University of Phoenix, said Monday its fourth quarter earnings rose by more than a third as revenue jumped from a surge in enrollment.

October 23, 2007

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Dickinson State nursing staff hosts delegation from Russia

DICKINSON N.D. Russian nursing students and educators hope to learn more about campus courses and patient care during a visit to North Dakota.

September 22, 2007

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Grants & Gifts

The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $295,328 grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to fund an online course aimed at increasing the number of nurses in the state. The new course, which helps paramedics transition into the nursing program, is expected to produce 40 nursing graduates in 2009 and 64 in […]

August 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Highlighting the Value of Diversity in Acadamia

A mandate from the top down remains key to the successful implementation of diversity initiatives.

August 8, 2007

Students

Making the Transition From the Private Sector to Higher Education

When I moved into the higher education arena earlier this year, my family was ecstatic to see that my new position had been mentioned in Jet magazine. My mother thought I’d have three months off a year to play since I was “teaching.”

July 25, 2007

Faculty & Staff

BI What’s New: Programs, Accreditations, & Initiatives

Southeast Missouri State University has a new bachelor of science degree program in environmental science. The program was approved by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education and was established in response to the growing demand for environmental science professionals.

July 14, 2007

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Tech prep runs into problems in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. In what could be a harbinger of the future for the nation, early signs indicate the tech-prep route in South Carolina’s high schools does not run much better than the so-called “general track” that it replaced. Education officials believe that inadequate teacher training for the rigorous applied classes could be one problem with the program.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Post-tenure review – college teachers

ATLANTA The rules have changed and if you don’t like it, you can go home.

July 11, 2007

Sports

A suggestion for college coaches: teach by example

While most will remember the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) men’s basketball Final Four Tournament for the University of Arizona’s improbable run to a national championship, the most significant collegiate sports event of that particular weekend occurred off the court.

July 11, 2007

Students

Community Colleges Often Lead the Way In Diversity Efforts

American community colleges now enroll well over half of the nation’s undergraduate students. Perhaps more important than the sheer number of students attending these open-access institutions is the reality that community colleges represent the higher education point of entry for the majority of minority students.

July 11, 2007

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Student Learning Outcomes In a Cyberspace Age

Institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools have heard much recently about student-learning outcomes.

July 11, 2007