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Editor’s note: Submitted photos from AACC-member colleges. Matthew Dembickiis editor of Community College Daily and serves as publications director for the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
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A more robust college experience
I first became familiar with the idea of something being “transactional” in an economics class. Lynn Tincher-Ladneris president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the international honor society of two-year colleges. To reach…
Expanding interest in the humanities
“Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora” is a popular class at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) this summer. Same with “The Politics of Food.” Barbara Shellyis a higher education writer in…
Small gains in persistence
For students who started college in fall 2017 at two-year public institutions, the persistence rate was 62.3 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from the prior cohort year, and up 1.3 percentage points in comparison to…
Get involved in STEM talent development
The regenerative leadership development aspect of the Mentor-Connect program began a new phase in 2019 with Ken Mays’ addition to the corps of Mentor Fellows. Mays is the first Mentor-Connect mentee to participate in the…
Remembering Wright Lassiter
Long-time Dallas-area community college leader Wright Lassiter, Jr., passed away July 1. He was 85. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
What happened to the $10,000 degree?
Rick Perry had just been elected to a third term as governor of Texas when he issued a call to the state’s public colleges and universities in a 2011 speech. Barbara Shellyis a higher education…
Talking about success — with students
“How would you rate yourself when it comes to note-taking?” instructor Scott Rowles asked a group of 16 students during a recent morning class at Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Bend Campus. Mark Russell Johnsonis…
Educating the next generation of climate leaders
Reducing the impact of climate change requires leadership from higher education, and many community college presidents are taking up that commitment by educating students about sustainability. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts…
Overcoming ‘summer melt’
For community colleges trying to retain every student, summer is a precarious season when many high school graduates who plan to enroll in the fall don’t follow through. Current students who take the summer off,…