Debt in your district
A new report gauging federal lawmakers’ stance on student debt-related issues shows where both parties gel — like on low student-loan interest rates — and where they split, such as on Pell Grant funding. Daily…
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Struggling with finances
Nearly half of community college students say that a lack of financial resources could prompt them to withdraw, according to a new report. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts…
Changing the campus culture
Changing the culture of an institution is like turning the proverbial battleship. Madeline Pattonis an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Princeton Ph.D. students sample teaching at a community college
A New Jersey community college has launched a teaching partnership with Princeton University (PU) that will provide a select group of doctoral students at the university the opportunity to learn about the college and to…
I-BEST success in Miss.
Napoleon Miller spent his childhood as a ward of the state of Mississippi, bouncing from home to home and school to school. “I grew up in Mississippi’s foster care system,” Miller said. “I decided to…
Foster care youth to get their own college in W. Va.
A nonprofit group has announced a unique plan to start a college in West Virginia for students who are transitioning out of foster care, giving at-risk young adults a chance to earn two-year degrees at…
Hot topics in higher ed law
Despite the uncertainties of how the Trump administration may approach federal regulations affecting higher education institutions, there are some areas that community colleges must address no matter what, such as overtime regulations and compliance, Title…
Encouraging experimentation
Editor’s note: The article is part of a series focusing on MentorLinks, a program funded by the National Science Foundation and managed by the American Association of Community Colleges. The MentorLinks: Advancing Technological Education program…
The road to convention: A word from the White House
The theme for the 2017 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention April 22-25 in New Orleans is “Community Colleges: America’s North Star,” as community colleges remain a fixed point by which people can set…
Smooth pathways require faculty leadership
As community colleges work on developing guided career pathways – to help students stay on track with fewer wasted credits – they’re finding faculty buy-in is crucial. Because pathways call for streamlined curricula that might…