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Massasoit Community College to Become First Massachusetts Two-Year School to Offer Black Studies Degree

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. Everyone should be taking these subject matters,” said Dr. Carine Sauvignon, an executive dean at Massasoit. “It But for this to happen at the community college level is very significant.

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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade. Census Bureau.

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Dr. Erika Endrijonas Appointed Superintendent and President of the Santa Barbara Community College District

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Endrijonas will become superintendent and president of the Santa Barbara Community College District (SBCC), effective Aug. Dr. Erika Endrijonas Endrijonas is currently superintendent and president of Pasadena City College. Previously, she was president of Los Angeles Valley College. “She

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Notes from a Community College Humanities Conference

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I lost track of the number of times on Friday I heard someone use the word “refreshing.” ” The context was the “Bringing Community Back to Community Colleges” conference held at Bergen Community College last week.

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Building Opportunities for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College. The Honors College is in its pilot stage.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru.

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