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A selection of college housing and student affairs headlines from InsideHigherEd.com. Look for these on a weekly basis in the ACUHO-I news blog.
ORIENTATION FOR WHITES: Mount Holyoke tries possibly unique approach to the controversy over programs for incoming minority students by adding section for those who are in the majority:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/13/holyoke
WHY REVERSE TRANSFER? Students from low-income families are more likely to leave four-year institutions to attend community colleges, but money is not always the main reason, new study finds:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/17/transfer
COOPERATION BREAKDOWN: In a faltering economy, universities that put cooperative education programs front and center struggle to place students in jobs:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/14/coop
COLLEGE COUNSELORS FOR ALL: Aiding traditional high school guidance officers, Virginia Community College System employs “coaches” to help pre-college students create academic plans to reach their career goals:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/16/vccs
Tags: Community College, Orientation, Students