One person worked in a grocery store; another waited on tables. A third didn’t know what to do after high school. And then there was the high-achieving high school sophomore. For all four, a turning…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday released final regulations that will usher the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for individuals in prison that is set to begin next summer. More than 760,000 people in…
Student recruitment is an aspect of many of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) initiatives that the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports with grants to community and two-year technical colleges. ATE educators are aware that career…
The 2022 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Principal Investigators’ Conference began this week with a virtual session for community college presidents to learn from their peers about how to use ATE grants from the National Science…
“One of the hardest things to deal with in this type of crisis is being able to go the distance.” — Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel As a college president, I am used to being both…
The more polarized American politics become, the more challenging it becomes for institutional leaders of all stripes to maintain a balanced approach and not get crosswise with anyone. Community college leaders are no exception to…
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a federal district court’s opinion that the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated federal law. In its October 5 ruling, the appeals…
Amazon has boosted Borough of Manhattan Community College’s (BMCC’s) efforts to reduce food insecurity on campus by donating $100,000 for non-perishable and fresh food. Amazon also provided an industrial refrigerator so that the college’s pantry…
Kevin Boys has had a long relationship with the Community Colleges of Appalachia (CCA), an association representing community colleges across 13 states in the Appalachian region. When Boys became president of Ohio’s Southern State Community…
The White House last week hosted a national conference on hunger, nutrition and health to accompany the release of a new national strategy to combat food insecurity, improve food quality and strengthen nutrition-related health outcomes….