Recognizing exceptional faculty
William Weppner has taught math at Southwest Tennessee Community College since 1988. But the associate professor of math does much more than that in his classroom and at the college. “What I teach my students…
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Q&A: A closer look at credentials
“Credentials” is a long-established buzzword in workforce development, but it can mean a whole lot of different things in an ever-changing environment. Researchers Paul L. Gaston and Michelle Van Noy tackle the world of credentials…
Washington Watch: A more-measured budget proposal
The Biden administration released a fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget on Monday that, while ambitious in some areas, is more measured than last year’s blueprint. The same can be said for the budget’s education and…
Biden to release FY 23 budget proposals today
The federal funding process for the next fiscal year (FY) will kick off today when the Biden administration releases its proposed budget for FY 23. Agencies will hold briefings today on their proposals for their…
On ‘The Good Road’
Before Kiandra Smith went to college, her college came to her. As a student at Madras High School, located in a town of fewer than 10,000 people in the rolling high desert of Oregon’s interior,…
Washington Watch: Wrap-up on ED’s negotiated rulemaking
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last Friday wrapped up its negotiated rulemaking for the Committee on Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility for Title IV student aid programs. Consensus was reached on only two of the seven…
Moving forward with live online
It has been called many things: live online, web live, online synced or virtual live. This modality pairs live synchronous sessions with traditional aspects of distance learning, such as online lesson materials and activities. This…
Building a Black leadership pipeline
Out of approximately 1,200 community colleges in the U.S., about 10% currently have Black chief executives — and more than 25% of that group has participated in the Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, a national…
DataPoints: Number of HSIs drops
For the first time in 20 years, the number of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) in the U.S. has decreased. It dropped by 10 institutions, from 569 in 2019-20 to 559 in 2020-21, according to analysis by…
Q&A: Free speech on campus
What speech on campus is protected? What’s not protected? Arthur B. Spitzer, senior counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, answered our questions about free speech on campus. This article…