Tag: Higher Education
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Public Support of San Diego Promise Gives Adult Students A Second Chance
San Diego Community College District launches it’s first ever day of giving, to expand the San Diego Promise program to more students.
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New Law Lets Community Colleges Offer Bachelor’s Degrees
By Matthew Bowler One of the many bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law over the weekend makes it possible for some community colleges in California to offer bachelor’s degrees. The new law allows the California chancellor of community colleges to choose 15 community colleges to be the first to offer bachelor’s degrees. San Diego…
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Why Are Minority Men Struggling to Finish Community College?
Very few male students of color graduate with a certificate or degree. A new collaborative policy brief aims to address that problem on a national level. | Video Credit: KPBS By KPBS Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview with Luke Wood, associate professor at San Diego State, and Nesha Savage, counselor at San…
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SDSU Greeks Encourage Somali Children To Pursue Higher Education
By Dwane Brown It was a day of service for fraternity and sorority members from San Diego State University. This year’s beneficiary is a charter school — that primarily serves the Somalian community. It brought a record number of SDSU students together to encourage youngsters from Iftin Charter school to pursue a college degree, while…