Arkansas Community Colleges Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative, 2005 Funding: Pathways is funded by the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Implementation: Each campus hired case managers to work with low-income parents. Training: The state trains case managers to work with people experiencing poverty. Endicott College (Mass.) Keys to Degrees, 1993 Funding: The university is […]

The fairness of race in admissions is again under question. A lawsuit brought against Harvard University by the nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions contends the institution systematically discriminates against Asian-American applicants. This is compounded by Harvard's 2013 internal investigation that found the Asian-American representation in its student population would increase from its current 19 percent to 43 […]

Academics The mantra of “if you build it, they will come” has a bit of truth when recruiting international students to community colleges. “The most fundamental thing that we do is make sure we’re providing quality programs, because the best way to attract new students is through word of mouth,” says Denise Kinsella, interim dean of […]

Sheila Gestring, chief financial officer and vice president of the University of South Dakota, took the helm as its 18th president in late June. Gestring faces numerous challenges, such as finding ways to increase access for high-performing students who cannot afford tuition and easing budget constraints at the university's law school. Gestring started at the […]