Metal meets mettle
Stacy Yonnone remembers working on cars with her father in the family garage, a radio nearby belting out tunes from a local rock station. World-renowned heavy metal band Metallica was on constant rotation back then,…
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NYC mentors help with college transitions Fulbright grants awarded, sending applications USDA Challenge develops skills in myriad areas NYC mentors help with college transitions New York City public high school seniors who connected with a…
What’s on your course menu?
Think about your online course shell like a website for your class. When you go to a website, what are you looking for in terms of navigation or design? Think about the last website you…
Black History Month: A time for reflection, assessment
When I was younger, Black History Month meant reading the biographies of famous African Americans and writing papers about Civil Rights leaders. Now that I am president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), I…
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Kansas legislature may expand program that pays two-year college tuition for hundreds Topeka Capital-Journal A popular scholarship program enacted by the Kansas legislature in recent years to get more workers into high-demand jobs in high-need…
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Acting CEO Larry Ferguson, president of Ashland Community and Technical College, will serve as acting president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which includes 16 colleges across the commonwealth. He will serve in…
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ED may miss October 1 deadline for redesigned FAFSA form Washington Post The U.S. Education Department may miss the October 1 deadline for launching its redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid, raising the ire…
EV races, crash-test dummies and more
Enrollment in North Central State College’s (NCSC) mechanical engineering technology program has grown in recent years with competitions woven into project-based courses and connections to a company uniquely involved in automotive safety tests. Michael Beebe,…
Addressing the workforce crisis
Fewer Americans are in the workforce because they can’t access the education and training needed for many of those jobs, according to the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Speaking at…
A look back at a special college in Texas
This is a special year for St. Philip’s College. It is kicking off its 125th anniversary on March 1. St. Philip’s started in 1898 as a church school where a small group of African American girls…