Past Coverage

• Reporters' Notebook: Talks at the Community Colleges' Meeting - April 8, 2008
• For-Profit Colleges Have Advantages, but Community Colleges Have Some, Too - April 7, 2008
• At National Convention, Community-College Officials Ponder the Future - April 16, 1999
• State Community-College Leaders See Pressures Building on Their Institutions - April 8, 2008
• California Governor Seeks Deep Budget Cuts and Doubling of Tuition at Community Colleges - January 24, 2003

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

Campus Viewpoint

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Under President Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University has embarked on a strategic plan that will guide it in its goals as a 21st century research university. Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and...