Fulton-Montgomery, Mott and Rockland community colleges will each receive $210,000 to develop and launch a financial coaching program. The Money Smart Financial Coaching Program is led by the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), an…
For years, community colleges have strived to meet their original mission: access for all. This mission is now coupled with a new imperative of accountability from internal and external stakeholders, accreditors and social unrest in…
American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and accomplished what no person on Earth had ever done before – walk on the moon. For the first time since 1969, the United…
The news media and pop culture are infused with myriad stereotypes about Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers — what they think, how they act and how they interact in the workplace —…
Editor’s note: Michael Nieckoski, instructional designer at Rowan College of South Jersey, contributed to this article. Over and over again, research has proven that handwritten notes are the best way to help reinforce understanding a…
Lakeshore Technical College’s hiring and onboarding model was transactional and short-term, focusing on paperwork more than culture and relationship-building. The college hired and onboarded employees at various times without consideration of developing a positive working…
Technical education and training are not exclusive to the U.S. In fact, there are many successful workforce development models, such as apprenticeships in Germany and Switzerland, that a growing number of U.S. companies and higher…
K-12 teacher shortages are a continuing and growing challenge throughout our nation. In Illinois, for example, the estimated shortage of teachers, substitute teachers and other staff positions in 2021 was 6,200, up from 4,800 in…
Steady Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College, came to the U.S. from an impoverished village in Zambia, with aims of getting an education and starting a new path. Even that long journey —…
Although federal Covid pandemic relief funding helped many tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and their students, those institutions remain grossly underfunded, according to TCU advocates testifying before a House higher education subcommittee on Tuesday. Through…