Commentary: Community colleges need their own assistant secretary in Biden’s administrationThe HillIf President-elect Joe Biden is serious about acting on his promise to open the doors of our nation’s community colleges to working families most…
Chefs are used to making changes on the fly. So when the pandemic hit and culinary instruction had to move online at Kapiolani Community College (KapCC), John Richards didn’t panic. Richards is the dean of…
Biden to pick Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona for education secretaryNPRMiguel Cardona was named Connecticut’s top school official last year and, if confirmed, will have achieved a meteoric rise, moving from an assistant superintendent to…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. Yesterday, Congress released a massive 5,000+ page bill encompassing appropriations for the entire federal government for the remainder of the fiscal…
Holyoke Community College program trains disabled for cybersecurity jobsWWLPThe college is partnering with the Massachusetts Rehab Commission for a pilot program that trains disabled people for cybersecurity jobs. Dignity Health activates Covid-19 vaccination pod at…
The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center released additional data on Monday focusing on transfers. The new data show further evidence of the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on community college students. Community college transfers to four-year…
Congress on Sunday reached a deal on the long-awaited pandemic relief funding as the omnibus spending bill to keep the government running. The $900 billion pandemic funding bill will be combined with the $1.4 trillion…
What the congressional spending bill could mean for higher educationWashington PostA new measure could streamline FAFSA and expand access to Pell grants under agreements reached by lawmakers. Commentary: Building college enrollment to better the communityCrain’s…
Even before Covid, officials at Waubonsee Community College (Illinois) knew well the difficulties historically underserved students had in meeting their workforce education goals. As the virus crisis has only magnified existing equity gaps, leaders at…
To thrive in today’s higher education environment and meet diverse student needs — particularly during the pandemic — community colleges must leverage a technology adoption strategy designed to accommodate varied student populations. This ranges from…