Sixteen partnerships from 13 states representing 17 community colleges and 19 universities will participate in the Equity Transfer Initiative (ETI), which aims to increase transfer rates for African-American, Hispanic, adult and first-generation learners. The American…
Hours after becoming the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions, including one that calls to “preserve and fortify” protections for Dreamers. Biden signed a presidential…
State systems can play an important role by providing guidance and resources to community colleges that want to expand the measures they use to assess whether students need developmental education, according to a new brief…
A new Mississippi state flagLatest upgrades to ED’s College ScorecardRelying more on solar energyNew Jersey nears making grant program permanent A new Mississippi state flag Mississippi has a new flag, thanks in part to the…
For the last nine months of 2020, community college administrators, faculty and staff have been forced by multiple waves of disruptions to rapidly adapt in many new ways. Beyond the massive faculty efforts to transition…
While Team Dragon and the NASA SpaceX mission to the International Space Station received global applause in 2020, a less-publicized but important mission began November 18 with the launch of the Mars rover Perseverance. Scheduled…
Meal scholarship recipients attain higher GPAsNew Jersey community colleges seek increase in state fundingPennsylvania college joins STEM learning networkAlabama college offers free welding workshop for womenFree tuition for first year at Illinois college’s new tech…
Ginger Pace has always sought to set an example for her family that hard work pays off. After receiving her GED, she enrolled at Texas’ College of the Mainland (COM) in 2017, becoming the first…
Chefs are used to making changes on the fly. So when the pandemic hit and culinary instruction had to move online at Kapiolani Community College (KapCC), John Richards didn’t panic. Richards is the dean of…
Even before Covid, officials at Waubonsee Community College (Illinois) knew well the difficulties historically underserved students had in meeting their workforce education goals. As the virus crisis has only magnified existing equity gaps, leaders at…