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Ex-Students Warned to Get Transcripts Before Partner College Closes
Anyone who has earned college credit through the Pawnee Nation College, a tribal community college located in Pawnee, is being strongly advised to request copies of their official transcripts as soon as possible. Bacone College, a private college located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and serves as accreditation […]
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College Warned to Withdraw Bid for Culinary Program
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas college has pulled its culinary program out of a plan to take over an old fire station after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Wichita State University and WSU Tech. Butler Community College’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts program was one of two contenders to take over the fire station in Wichita, […]
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Final Candidate Drops Out of Running for Pasadena Top Post
Pasadena City College announced Wednesday the final candidate to be its next superintendent-president dropped out of the running. The news came amid angst within the college community about the search, which led the college’s Academic Senate — the organization representing the faculty — to send a letter on Monday to the board of trustees. In […]
Leadership
R.I. Campus Officers Lobby for Guns
Campus police officers insisted to lawmakers Wednesday night that they need to carry firearms to do their jobs, even as administrators from the colleges opposed giving guns to their safety officers. The House Judiciary Committee is considering legislation to mandate the arming of campus police, which would be a change from the current law that […]
Leadership
Connecticut System Leader: Won’t Resign After Merger Fails
The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and University System says he’s not resigning, despite calls for him to step down after a regional higher education accreditation organization rejected a plan to consolidate Connecticut’s 12 community colleges into a single institution. Mark Ojakian (oh-JAY’-kee-an) says he plans keep working with the Commission on Institutions of […]
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Nursing Schools Reject Thousands Despite Shortages
There’s an acute nursing shortage in the United States, but schools are turning away thousands of qualified applicants as they struggle to expand class size and hire more teachers for nursing programs. In America, experienced nurses are retiring at a rapid clip, and there aren’t enough nursing graduates to replenish the workforce. At the same […]
Faculty
Connecticut Colleges Face Uncertainty After Merger Ruling
A plan called “Students First” that would combine all 12 of Connecticut’s community colleges won’t be moving forward in the immediate future. In the wake of the plan’s failure, community colleges face uncertainty, and students and faculty are worried about tuition hikes and school closings. The plan’s goals were to prevent tuition hikes and campus […]
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Adjuncts: Full-Time Part-Timers
Paul Baltimore never expected that he’d have to cobble together teaching gigs at three different community colleges to earn a living. Baltimore, who holds a doctorate from UC Santa Barbara and is an expert in the history of U.S. foreign relations, commutes via light rail and bus from his home in Sacramento to his teaching […]
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Inability to Attract Faculty to Attract Faculty Hurts Rural Schools
From a window in the Williston State College petroleum technology laboratory, in the heart of North Dakota’s oil country, Alberto Bellina can see a Halliburton oil complex tucked against snow-covered hills. Bellina teaches at the college. But unfortunately for rural schools like Williston State, he’s looking at his future. “Let’s face it: A guy who’s […]
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Colleges Prepare to Train More School Resource Officers
School districts around the state are grappling with how to properly train and station armed guards at every school to comply with a new state law by the start of the new school year. Districts could arm and train school employees, which is an option the Legislature gave districts when it passed a school security […]
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The Secret Lives of Struggling Adjuncts
A vice chancellor and a part-time college professor walk into a bar. They have a drink and start talking about work. Both have tough jobs and hectic schedules. Both have Ph.Ds and both are public servants. But when it comes to pay, the joke is on the part-time teacher. The part-time professor earns about $30,000 […]
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ICE Takes Professor into Custody
A local educator and father of three is being kept from his family. He has spent the last 30 years in the U.S., but last week he was taken into custody by immigration officials. On Saturday, his family was asking for your help. Dozens of the teacher’s friends in Lawrence were writing letters to the […]
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