USA TODAY: Community Colleges at Turning Point

An article in a recent issue of USA TODAY explores the role community colleges will play in the nation's economy, as well as in the educational system. Past Phi Theta Kappa chapter officer and International Officer candidate Bruce Haupt, Jr., is quoted, and members profiled include former International Officer and Jack Kent Cooke Scholar Deeneaus Polk, Guistwhite and Jack Kent Cooke Scholar Nahiris Bahamon, Guistwhite Scholar Kendall Ramsijewan, Troy Cox and past chapter president Elisha McKinney. Author Amy Tan, who addressed the joint session of the Phi Theta Kappa and American Association of Community Colleges conventions, is also quoted. Read the article online. Check the online USA TODAY also for a story on how excluding part-time students from studies skews graduation rates.

Posted: July 24, 2008

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