Fingers crossed for the fall
Joe Gilgour, president of Mineral Area College (MAC) in rural Missouri, was very happy to see the hundreds of students who attended the college’s open house last Tuesday. “They were happy and excited to come…
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This week’s poll: Anticipated fall enrollments
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Is higher ed’s quest to ‘align’ colleges with workforce a solution in search of a problem?Nevada IndependentThe simple charges of AB450 have emerged in a political environment in which that question — how the state’s…
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Senate to finally vote on KvaalCUNY nixes hold on transcripts due to debtHelping with book and tool costs Senate to finally vote on Kvaal The Senate will finally vote on the nomination of James Kvaal…
Tour de Pennsylvania
In late June, John “Ski” Sygielski, president and CEO of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, got on his Jamis Renegade bicycle and set off on his annual journey to show gratitude and raise awareness and…
A unique opportunity to leverage updated facilities master plans
There is no doubt that the Covid pandemic has resulted in a myriad of leadership lessons for community college presidents and governing boards across the nation. At Rogue Community College (RCC), located in southern Oregon,…
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An answer to increasing diversity at selective schools? Community college transferForbesThere’s an easy solution to higher education’s diversity shortage: Prioritize community college transfers. Commentary: Equipping the working poor with new resources for a better path…
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Fake Covid vaccine cards online worry college officialsAssociated PressAs the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of Covid vaccination for students…
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Salt Lake Community College sees 10% increase in student applicationsFox 13The Utah college is seeing more people sending in applications to attend the school, Curtis Larsen, SLCC assistant vice president for student services. One of…
Dealing with the Dixie Fire
With evacuations lifted this week on some nearby towns and people starting to return to their homes, Kevin Trutna thought he could start to focus on getting Feather River College (FRC) ready to open its…