The Canvas breach didn’t fail because hackers got lucky. It failed because the architecture made it inevitable, and the standard response — patch, harden, audit, repeat — will produce the next breach on the same…
The agency Trump wants to close is hiring Politico Weekly Education The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office, which manages some of the agency’s largest and most well-known programs affecting millions of Americans, is going…
New CEOs Dustin Eicke will serve as the next president of Trinidad State College (Colorado), effective June 15. He is currently vice president of performance and planning and accreditation liaison officer at Laramie County Community…
Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College officially opened the Future48 Workforce Accelerator, a 5,600-square-foot facility to expand hands-on training in high-demand industries. Joining Arizona Western College leadership…
Beyond graduation rates: How rural community colleges are rewriting the story of student success Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (blog) The Richmond Fed’s Center for Rural Economies recently convened three community college leaders from very…
Today’s priorities extend beyond enrollment growth to include credential completion, workforce alignment, adult learner re-engagement and return on investment. States and systems are increasingly measuring institutional success by how effectively colleges move students already in…
In spring 2026, Illinois is preparing legislation (HB 5319/SB 4034) that will authorize community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand applied fields. Supported by Gov. JB Pritzker, the initiative aims to address workforce shortages…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is once again under pressure from the Trump administration as it proposes severe cuts for the agency and makes other moves to reduce its independence. So far, Congress has resisted…
Student support services expand in Chicago system New learning lab ventures in VR Grants to grow mental health workforce in California Student support services expand in Chicago system City Colleges of Chicago and the student…
The RP Group last fall released the most comprehensive study of African American and Black community college transfer in California history. More than 7,000 students. One hundred sixteen colleges. Three phases of research funded by…