Mott Community College president to teach seminar on the ‘Significance of Black Wall Street’mLiveBeverly Walker-Griffea, president of the Michigan college, will soon begin a presidential seminar about the Greenwood District, an epicenter of Black business…
Retirement Mark Erickson, president of Northampton Community College (NCC) in Pennsylvania, plans to retire next summer. Erickson joined the college in 2012, and over his nearly 10 years at the helm, he has steered the…
Community college libraries play an important role in advancing student success. Library leaders see increasing student learning, developing community and providing technological resources as their most influential contributions to the college. But those contributions aren’t…
The House Committee on Education and Labor released on Wednesday legislation that would establish free community college tuition in participating states, raise the Pell Grant maximum award, support efforts to increase student success and increase…
Democrats’ free tuition plan could save community colleges at a critical timeCNNDemocrats, following the lead of President Joe Biden, are planning to include free community college in a massive spending plan that party leaders are…
Watching fall enrollment numbersMeasure aims to double CTE funding Watching fall enrollment numbers As colleges roll into the fall term, community college officials and advocates are closely watching enrollment numbers to gauge whether students are…
The House Ways and Means Committee will mark up legislation on Thursday that would revive a popular workforce development program in which community colleges play a key role. The committee’s reconciliation bill would include $9.1…
Community colleges are renowned for their leadership in workforce development. This work is even more crucial as communities continue to rebuild their economic bases while still dealing with Covid-19 and an uncertain future. As colleges…
A generation of American men give up on college: ‘I just feel lost’Wall Street JournalThe number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education…
Growing up in Iowa, Lauren Wieser had a hobbyist’s interest in all things mechanical, whether dismantling her bicycle for fun or tinkering underneath the hood of the family truck. “It was mostly about how the…