Keep eLearning weird
If you’ve experienced a workplace printer malfunction or become a little too irritated when a coworker didn’t return a stapler, scenes from the 1999 movie “Office Space” likely flashed through your mind. The snarky classic,…
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Newsmakers
New CEO Michael Waide, who has served at Pierpont Community & Technical College in West Virginia for nearly two decades in various positions — including currently interim president — will now become its permanent president….
Expanding into drone security training
A New Jersey community college known for its drone training is adding drone security to its program. Warren County Community College is enhancing its drone development and piloting curriculum with one of the nation’s first…
Headlines
Tracking pathways to success at community colleges Speaking of the Economy (A Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond podcast) The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Stephanie Norris and Davy Sell discuss the latest results of the…
Treasury to handle defaulted student loans
The Trump administration on Thursday continued with its effort to dismantle the U.S. Education Department (ED) by announcing that it would gradually transfer parts of the agency’s $1.7-trillion student loan portfolio to the U.S. Treasury…
Funding roundup
With a $109,375 state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Grant, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College can strengthen EMS training opportunities. The grant supports Wisconsin technical colleges in advancing emergency medical responder, EMT, advanced EMT and paramedic…
Matriculating to both sides of the aisle
At a time when many policy issues sharply divide the American public and their elected representatives, members of both major parties express support for community colleges as key drivers of upward mobility — perhaps none…
Headlines
Over 1M veterans may be eligible for education benefits they didn’t know they had WTOP Over a million veterans may now be eligible for education benefits they didn’t know they had, after the U.S. Department…
Washington Watch: House committee passes bill to fight Title IV fraud
The House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday reported out three pieces of legislation to address financial aid fraud. Two of the bills passed with bipartisan support. The core bill, the No Aid for Ghost…
More Latinos with STEAM credentials needed
A new report from Excelencia in Education highlights national trends in Latino degree completion in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), tying them into evolving workforce needs that require not only technical skills but…