Jordan Cutter is a student at Allegany College of Maryland (ACM) looking to start in its nursing program. Last month, he participated in a unique two-day “field simulation” hosted by the Forage Center for Peacebuilding…
The 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar competition opened recently. It closes September 15. It was 20 years ago in fall 2003 that I was honored to participate in this program as a community college professor. The experience has greatly…
An article I recently found reminded me of the great potential that community colleges have in assisting in welcoming refugees to the U.S. As the Kabul airlift unfolds, parallels are being made to the fall…
Maryland is the most recent state to provide a means for students to attend community college at little or no cost. New York, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee now offer various programs to…
Today is the International Day of Peace. Established by a United Nations resolution in 1981, it is promoted as a day focusing on peace and the cessation of violence. Many colleges and universities today will…
Pundits continue to speculate as to the influences that led to the presidential election outcome. Theories abound and there seems to be a consensus that the prognosticators got it very wrong. Lack of faith in…