Near the end of the last millennium, 1996 to 1998 to be exact, I was the administrator primarily responsible for developing the infrastructure necessary for videoconferencing (also known as interactive television or iTV) between classrooms…
Photos submitted by colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona chats with Susan Looney, president of Reading Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Cardona visited the college…
SUNY Orange joins Amazon Career ChoiceRobots, automation and educationLyft discounts at Harper CollegeDOL grants to help coal-mining areas SUNY Orange joins Amazon Career Choice SUNY Orange is the latest community college in the State University…
Castro bill requires higher education to post transfer information on websitesTexas TribuneThe Transparency for Transfer Students Act would require two- and four-year higher education institutions to post financial aid information and transfer deadlines on their…
New CEO Mark Sorrells will serve as the fifth president of Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) in North Carolina, effective January 1, 2023. He is currently the college’s senior vice president for academic and student…
Tidewater Community College (TCC) business professor Peter Shaw retired from teaching this year, but not before establishing a scholarship at TCC with a $10,000 gift. The Business Pathway Scholarship has already helped five students at…
Who is impacted by student loan forgiveness and how?U.S. Census Bureau (blog)The president’s loan forgiveness plan would have a big effect on community college students who took out student loans. For example, nearly 20% of…
Individuals who left their jobs voluntarily since the start of the Covid pandemic were more likely to enroll in postsecondary education than those who lost their jobs, according to a new report from the Strada…
As community colleges look into a historic level of turnover in their presidencies, the challenges are frightening. Yet, within those challenges opportunities abound to ensure long-term sustainability of these veritable American institutions of learning and…
Commentary: Building civic power for community college, MSI And HBCU studentsForbesCommunity college students are all too often underrepresented populations and voices, especially when it comes to voter registration and civic participation. Scholarships available for inmates…