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Is NBC’s Sitcom a friend or foe to community colleges?

2009 Sep 22
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Does NBC have a hit on its hands with “Community“? It appears it might.
The new sitcom about students at a community college was the second-highest rated show of the night.  But as I blogged earlier this year, the question for higher ed is, “What impact will the program have on the image of the community [...]

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MacArthur Fellows Named to Obama’s NOAA

2008 Dec 23
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Genius Grant recipients John P. Holdren and Jane Lubchenco have been selected for two key positions in President-Elect Obama’s renewed commitment to climate change.

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