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Faculty Oppose Online College Plan

Community college faculty are raising their voices in opposition to the creation of a new online community college. That opposition has extended from the state’s biggest labor unions to the local campuses. “We created a petition,” said Glendale Community College faculty union president Roger Bowerman. “The petition basically states that the faculty at Glendale are […]

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‘Elect Her’ Program Aims to Close Leadership Gap

Students at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus are learning to empower and encourage women to take leadership roles on and off campus through a program co-hosted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The “Elect Her” program is in its fourth year. It began when the school’s Jean Braden Center for Women was […]

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Funding Plan Faces Scrutiny

Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to link over $3 billion in funding for California’s community colleges to the number of low-income students they enroll and to student outcomes in general is coming under increasing scrutiny — and is likely to face more in the coming months. Currently California’s community colleges receive nearly all of what are […]

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Career Tech Leaders Back Ohio Education Merger

Breaking with Ohio K-12 superintendents, the leaders of several Ohio career and technology centers offered support last week for a bill that would give the governor more direct control over the Ohio Department of Education. The bill, which would merge the Education Department with the Department of Higher Education and the Office of Workforce Development, […]

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S.C. Could Close Historically Black Tech College

One S.C. technical college’s 70-year history could come to an end if a recommendation by a state board is approved. Faced with declining enrollment and concerns about the school’s finances, the president of the state technical college system is recommending Denmark Tech close its doors – at least as an independently run college. Local leaders […]

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W.Va. Colleges Form Partnership to Spur Economy

HUNTINGTON — With President Jerry Gilbert at the wheel, Marshall University is revving up its economic development engine, with a goal of creating new jobs for West Virginia workers. “Marshall University,” Gilbert said. “is committed to being more actively involved in economic development and intent on linking our considerable resources with the state’s efforts to […]

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Wisconsin System Leader Defends Handling of Mergers

MADISON, Wis.— University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is responding to criticism from faculty and students who say he failed to consult them on the plan to merge two-year campuses with four-year universities. Cross said system leaders had to act quickly to avoid the closing of several campuses, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. Cross said […]

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N.H. House Rejects Guns on Campuses

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire House lawmakers on Thursday rejected an attempt to allow pistols and revolvers on public college campuses, while the Senate agreed to consider giving school boards explicit authority to ban guns. Lawmakers did not specifically mention last week’s deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, during their debates, but it clearly […]

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Colleges Response to Needs: Pantries, Books, Childcare

A year after graduating from North Hollywood High School in 2013, family disputes pushed Michael Jaramillo to living on the streets. Sometimes he’d find relief, like when his friend invited him to stay with his parents for two weeks. Odd jobs in construction, moving services and retail netted him just shy of $800 a month […]

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Lawmaker Wants Offensive Logos Barred from Stadiums

PHOENIX — A Native American lawmaker wants the Legislature to pass a new state law to forbid the display of the names or logos of sports teams at publicly funded stadiums in Arizona if any of the state’s 22 tribes finds them “disparaging.” The legislation by Rep. Eric Descheenie, D-Tuba City, is aimed primarily at […]

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Lawmakers Question Consolidation

HARTFORD — Lawmakers share some of the same questions and concerns as faculty and students about a plan to merge the state’s 12 community colleges. “Can they even be called community colleges,” asked Sen. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, vice chairman of the Higher Education Committee of the state Legislature, during an afternoon long forum held at […]

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Lawmaker Wants College Civics Test

A Missouri lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require college students to pass a civics test before they’re issued a diploma. Republican Rep. Dean Dohrman introduced the bill to ensure Missouri’s college graduates understand U.S. civics, citizens’ rights and how the federal government functions, the Springfield News-Leader reported . “I hope to accomplish better […]

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