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Community Colleges

To Off-set Students’ Gas Price Woes, Community Colleges Change Class Schedules

As gas prices continue to rise, community colleges are modifying class schedules and boosting online course offerings to accommodate students who must commute to campus.

July 14, 2008

Students

Online School Targets Hispanics, Students At Risk

The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.

May 20, 2008

Students

New Online School Targets Hispanics, At-risk Students

The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.

May 19, 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

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

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

Students

Southern center aims to aid Africa

BATON ROUGE La. Victor Mbarika envisions Louisiana doctors serving the sick and needy in Africa without having to leave their American offices.

July 28, 2007

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BI What’s New

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education — an independent, foundation-supported organization — has been formed to promote constructive state and federal policy leading to increased opportunities for those seeking education and training beyond high school.

July 14, 2007

HBCUs

HBCUs get wired for fall – historically Black colleges and universities

Summer is the season many colleges and universities schedule construction and renovation projects on their campuses because it is when such activity is least disruptive for faculty, administrators, and students.

July 13, 2007