Funding roundup
Sacramento City College (SCC) has received a $1 million gift from Christopher and Dana Daubert to support management of the Gregory Kondos Gallery, which houses a multi-million dollar art collection. The gift — the largest…
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Transcending ‘great for you, but not for me’
Declines in community college enrollment mean declines in a properly trained workforce, not to mention an even greater gap between demographic groups that traditionally have availed themselves of higher education and those who are underrepresented….
Creating a cybersecurity talent pipeline
As the workforce rapidly evolves, it’s paramount for colleges and universities to create market-aligned curriculum and accessible pathways that can keep up and lead to future jobs for students of all backgrounds and walks of…
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Texas could tie community college funding to student outcomesTexas TribuneA commission tasked by the Texas legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students…
Newsmakers
CEO retirement Adenuga Atewologun, president of Riverland Community College (RCC), plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2023. He will have served 10 years at the helm of the…
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Transferring into and between UNC System schools just got easier with this new databaseCharlotte ObserverThe University of North Carolina System has launched its Common Numbering System, composed of over 1,600 undergraduate, lower-level courses across campuses…
Washington Watch: More info on student debt cancellation
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has released new details on the Biden administration’s plan to offer targeted relief to millions of student borrowers, including a one-time student loan cancellation of up to $20,000 for borrowers…
FEMA and other bureaucracies
Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the book Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe and Recovery (Rowman & Littlefield), which provides lessons learned from the experiences of three community colleges — Lone…
$45M in SCCTG funding awarded to 13 colleges
Thirteen community colleges will receive a total of $45 million via the second round of funding for the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program, which aims to help two-year colleges equitably increase access to educational…
Reporter’s notebook
Houston aims to develop a resilient communityA record year for Wake Tech’s fundraisingIn NYC, demand grows for ESLPromise continues to expand in San Diego Houston aims to develop a resilient community On the fifth anniversary…