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Men Of Color in college LAist The Men of Color Action Network is a coalition of community college educators who aim to help these students achieve their academic goals. Each year, it hosts a conference…
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Not holding back about FAFSA
The FAFSA fiasco and safety for Jewish students on college campuses were the main focus of a Senate appropriations hearing on Tuesday with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. At the Senate subcommittee hearing on the…
Washington Watch: Updates on FY 25 earmarks
Although Congress just passed its fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations package a month ago, lawmakers have already begun the process for crafting FY 2025’s appropriations bills. As has been the case for the last several…
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9 California counties far from universities struggle to recruit teachers, says report KQED One answer may be creating teacher credentialing programs at community colleges in these counties. Although all nine teaching education deserts are not…
12 student teams named CCIC finalists
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), on Monday announced the 12 student teams that will participate in final round of the the Community College Innovation Challenge…
Landing an Intel summer internship
When Lia Douglas realized her plan to attend a four-year university wasn’t going to happen, she couldn’t hide her disappointment. “I was kind of crushed,” she said. “That was always the dream that I had.” …
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Company opens manufacturing facility at Montgomery College WTOP Maryland-based Hughes Network Systems has opened a manufacturing facility on the Montgomery College campus. The site will serve as both a manufacturing facility and as an incubator…
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Wake Technical Community College is amping up its electric vehicle (EV) training thanks to a $636,128 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation. The college’s Curriculum Integration in Training EVs (CITE) project…
How colleges can serve gig workers
Today’s workforce is experiencing a mindset shift. A rising number of professionals are working for themselves instead of an established company. The primary reason? Flexibility. In 2021, about 36% of the U.S. workforce was engaged…
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CEO retirement announcement Beverly Walker-Griffea, president of Mott Community College (MCC), plans to retire on May 24. She became the Michigan college’s seventh president in August 2014. She is also the first female and first…