Showing prideAACC 21st-Century CenterCommunity colleges are recognizing LGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty during Pride Month. Democrat stalls confirmation of top Biden higher education pickBloomberg GovernmentThe nomination of James Kvaal, President Joe Biden’s pick for undersecretary…
Kudos Robert S. Shackleford, Jr., president of Randolph Community College in North Carolina, has been selected as one of the recipients of the Triad Business Journal’s C-Suite Award. The honor recognizes outstanding CEOs and CFOs…
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030. The East Coast, and particularly the Northeast, is poised to benefit from this growing industry. The…
The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), with a $150,000 grant from ECMC Foundation, will work to set the standard for community college baccalaureate (CCB) degree development and implementation. The organization will identify all CCB degree programs…
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh praises community colleges in Cedar RapidsKWWLDuring a visit to Kirkwood Community College in Iowa, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he’s heard the rhetoric about people not coming back to…
The creativity and energy of community college students were evident throughout the showcases of the 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge held on Wednesday. During the virtual sessions, the finalist teams described the innovations they designed…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday heard from a handful of college and university leaders about their institutions’ response to the pandemic, from expanding emergency help to students, to preparing for…
Commentary: What community college students tell us about transferInside Higher EdProducing better transfer outcomes requires community college leaders to better understand how transfer supports are currently embedded in the student experience. How re-skilling can reshape…
Oregon higher ed budget bill would increase access to financial aidEast OregonianIf passed, the bill would increase funding for programming and operations at Oregon’s public universities and community colleges over current levels. Before Stonewall, LGBTQ…
ED: Title IX protects LGBTQ+ studentsOpposing legislative efforts to restrict education ED: Title IX protects LGBTQ+ students The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights on Wednesday issued a notice of interpretation explaining that it…