NEW YORK — Attendees of the 2022 AACC Annual had an opportunity Monday to hear from the U.S. Education Department’s top higher education official about some of the Biden administration’s top-of-mind issues–and AACC members had…
NEW YORK — Most community college presidents have dabbled on social media in their role as CEO, but a growing number of those leaders are using them as strategic tools, whether to connect more with…
A House appropriations hearing Thursday on the president’s budget proposal for the U.S. Education Department focused mainly on K-12 issues, but a few lawmakers noted that they would like to see more of a spotlight…
Solutions for oil spills, HIV-1 treatments and a solar-powered refrigeration system to preserve life-saving medicines are among some of the innovative, STEM-based projects developed among the 12 finalist teams in this year’s Community College Innovation…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday announced it is again expanding a pilot program that offers Pell grants to qualifying inmates to provide education as a means of reducing recidivism and easing the transition…
Phi Theta Kappa sues for trademark infringementMaine governor signs free community college programPartnership addresses CNA shortage in ColoradoCoca-Cola Pledges $1M to train more truckersPlay ball–again Phi Theta Kappa sues for trademark infringement The Phi Theta…
When I began my career in 1978 as an adjunct faculty member and counselor at Cedar Valley College in southern Dallas County, Texas, higher education was profoundly different than it is today, but it was…
A donation of drones and related equipment to Colorado’s Aims Community College has led to more work-study opportunities for students. Juniper Unmanned provided the equipment – valued at approximately $100,000 – to Aims in late…
The House Committee on Education and Labor on Tuesday approved the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which would reauthorize the statute that governs the federal workforce development and adult basic education programs….
Funding challenges and dated perceptions of skilled trade and technical careers continue to hamper efforts to develop and expand career and technical education (CTE) programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels, according to a new…