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By Ellie Ashford, Published February 9, 2012 |
Colleges are improving developmental education to raise the success rates of low-achieving students. |
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By Times Staff, Published January 12, 2012 |
Mount Wachusett Community College will use an anonymous donation to establish a civic learning center that will help expand civic learning and engagement in the community. |
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By Times Staff, Published January 11, 2012 |
A new academy will help community college faculty and high school teachers develop tools and strategies to improve student outcomes. |
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By Madeline Patton, Published December 27, 2011 |
Chemistry professor David Brown wants to make the International Year of Chemistry a transformative learning experience for youngsters along the U.S.-Mexico border. |
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By Tabitha Whissemore, Published December 16, 2011 |
Expanding transfer pathways and reforming math were center stage at a summit on the role of community colleges in preparing students for science, technology, engineering and math. |
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By Times Staff, Published December 15, 2011 |
The U.S. Education Department's Gail Schwartz joins the American Association of Community Colleges as senior vice president for academic, innovation and student success. |
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By Madeline Patton, Published December 2, 2011 |
The MentorLinks grant that Jim Roomsburg received this year did not significantly help to buy process technology equipment for his college, but it certainly paid off in other ways. |
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By Tabitha Whissemore, Published November 9, 2011 |
The Corporate Council of the American Association of Community Colleges has pledged to help two-year colleges improve the completion rates of their students. |
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By Madeline Patton, Published November 7, 2011 |
Sometimes hearing from students about how family and faculty helped them start college and persevere through the tough times can be as powerful as hard data. |
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By Tabitha Whissemore, Published November 2, 2011 |
Research experiences engage students who otherwise might not be interested in science, technology, engineering or math. |
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By Lisa Romano-Arnold, Published October 28, 2011 |
Modern 2+2 programs require multifaceted partnerships that engage the student, the community college, and administrators and faculty at the baccalaureate institution. |
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By Times Staff, Published October 27, 2011 |
A growing number of four-year institutions in Illinois are not only recruiting community college graduates, but they are also providing incentives for them to do so. |
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By Ellen Ullman, Published October 3, 2011 |
A federal Advanced Technological Education grant to Palm Beach State College in Florida will pay for internships at local biotech companies and help create additional support systems for students. |
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By Times Staff, Published September 28, 2011 |
Students at San Jacinto College in Texas have a unique opportunity to also study genetics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. |
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By Times Staff, Published September 16, 2011 |
Difficulty in communicating with her deaf son prompts LaMonica Benton to take signing courses, which leads her on a path to become an interpreter. |
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