News Briefs

A summary listing of higher-ed-related news from around the nation

During Tomblin’s tenure, the college began the Vision 2020 Major Gifts campaign, which has raised $17 million through community donations. Other projects included a new Allied Health Facility on the Logan campus and the Applied Technology Facility on the Williamson campus.

2015 January 12 - 01:59 pm

Obama Proposes Free Community College for All

President Barack Obama has proposed a sweeping plan to fund a community college education

By Paul Bradley, Editor, Community College Week

President Barack Obama has proposed a sweeping plan to fund a community college education for all Americans, a plan that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma

2014 September 24 - 12:26 pm

Loan Default Rate Drops for Community Colleges

Rate Exceeds National Average, but Caution Urged in Interpreting New Data

By Paul Bradley, Editor, Community College Week

The percentage of community college students defaulting on their student loans is on a downward path but still far exceeds the national average, according to data released today by the U.S. D

2014 July 7 - 10:53 am

For-Profit College To Sell Most Campuses

Corinthian Colleges Seeks Buyers for 85 Colleges

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The troubled for-profit education company Corinthian Colleges Inc. and the Education Department reached an agreement that has 85 of the company’s 100-plus campuses going

2014 July 1 - 11:27 pm

NC Community College Students Want President Out

By AP

NC Community College Students Want President Out GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Students at Martin Community College have signed a petition urging the school's Board of Trustees not t

2014 June 7 - 09:43 pm

Gender Gap in Higher Ed Outcomes is Scrutinized

By Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune

“Early on, I’d get a lot of questions,” said Sáenz, who in 2010 started a mentoring group for male Hispanic students called Project Males — Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success. “I wouldn’t say criticisms, but certainly apprehension or resistance to focusing on this issue.