Tag: Developmental Disabilities

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Study: Community College Remediation Commonplace in Oregon

Nearly 65 percent of students enrolling in a community college within six years of graduation from high school in Oregon will take at least one non-credit, developmental education class.

May 11, 2015

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Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

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University of Miami gets $20 million gift to fight autism

The John P. Hussman Foundation donated a $20 million gift to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to fight autism on Thursday. According to The Miami Herald, geneticists at the University medical school say the $1 million dollar philanthropic gift will bring them a step closer to cracking the genetic code of autism […]

August 27, 2009

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Back to School: Autistic Students Get Help Navigating College Life

When Dan Hackett started college, he didn’t make the grades he knew he could. Hackett, who has Asperger’s syndrome, found at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh that some of his symptoms were holding him back. He had difficulty organizing his time and managing assignments. “I always knew I could do better,” said […]

October 12, 2008

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New UA Program Integrates Autistic Students

Like most young adults her age, 19-year-old Sara Goralnik wants one thing: a life outside the watchful eyes of her parents.

July 16, 2008

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NC ethics commission removes, fines state appointees, including ECSU trustee

RALEIGH N.C. The State Ethics Commission removed two appointees from their positions Friday and recommended removing three more because they didn’t fill out a new economic disclosure form required due five months ago under the state’s new ethics law.

August 12, 2007

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Grant Prompts Future Special Ed Teachers to Enroll in UNH Training Program

DURHAM N.H. Thanks to several federal grants, New Hampshire soon may be seeing more special education teachers.

July 15, 2007

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The new faces of college

Last year marked York College’s thirtieth anniversary. This spring, the college, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, passed yet another milestone. For the first time, it graduated more than 1,000 students, about 75 percent of whom were people of color.

July 12, 2007

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Sojourner Truth Statue To Permanently Grace U.S. Capitol Building

With the stroke of a pen, President George W. Bush signed legislation on Thursday requiring that a statue of Sojourner Truth be erected in to the United States Capitol.

February 15, 2007