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Students

Community College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay Engaged

Unemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.

July 23, 2008

Students

Minnesota State University-Mankato Nearly Triples Minority Student Enrollment

For the last month, about 50 recent high school graduates of color have been on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, waking up at 6:30 a.m., and working in college courses and tutoring sessions until 11:30 p.m.

July 10, 2008

Students

Commuter Colleges Go Residential, Gain Enrollment

The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.

July 2, 2008

Students

Commuter Colleges Go Residential, Gain Enrollment

The neighborhood around Georgia State University was for years a maze of boarded up storefronts, aging buildings and parking lots that emptied at the close of each day.

June 30, 2008

Students

The Lawyer From Lafayette

Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.

June 11, 2008

Latinx

Diverse Calendar

April 13-15 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 13th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education Madison Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.hacu.net April 13-16 The Community College Foundation TechEd 2008 Ontario Convention Center Ontario, Calif. Web: www.techedevents.org/2008 April 15-18 American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) 31st Annual National Conference “Advancing the Understanding of […]

April 2, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Diverse Calendar

March 27-30 MELUS — Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 22nd Annual MELUS Conference “Towards a Confluence of Multi-Ethnic Arts and the University” The Blackwell Hotel and Conference Center The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Web: http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus March 29-April 2 American College Personnel Association83rd Annual Convention “Professionalism with Purpose: Advancing […]

March 19, 2008

Latinx

Colleges Encouraged to Improve the Student Experience By Using Identified Best Practices

Jackson State University discovered through a student survey that students were not feeling engaged at the institution, and despite problematic academic probation and retention rates, were not taking advantage of the support services available.

March 12, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Diverse Calendar

March 13-15 Eleventh Annual Regional HBCU Summit on Retention “Improving Retention at HBCUs: Retention is a Shared Enterprise” Clarion Resort Hotel Ocean City,Md. Contact: Dr. Anne L. Gaskins-Nedd Phone: (301) 860-3687 e-mail: [email protected] March 14-15 Faculty Resource Network at New York University “The Molecules of Life: A National Dissemination Conference” Grand Hyatt Atlanta Phone: (212) […]

March 3, 2008

Home

John H. Cross Jr., Pastor of Church Bombed in ’60s, Dies at 82

ATLANTA The Rev. John H. Cross Jr., who dug through the rubble of his Alabama church looking for survivors of a bombing, then presided over a funeral for some of the youngest victims of civil rights-era violence, has died. He was 82.

November 18, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Oral Roberts’ Son Accused of Misspending

TULSA Okla. A Beverly Hills house and country club membership. Vacations in Palm Springs and the South Seas. A closet as big as an apartment, stuffed with hundreds of pairs of shoes, suits, dresses and golf shoes.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Castleton State to Seek $25 Million in Building Projects

CASTLETON Vt. Castleton State College will get $25.7 million in improvements, including an enhanced campus center, new athletic complex and significant renovations to its gymnasium.

October 30, 2007