A new survey indicates that many student affairs professionals expect to see their responsibilities increase over the next five years in areas such as equity, diversity and inclusion, online student communications and crisis management for…
Abdirahman Hassan and Charmont “Teddie” Lee already are making a difference in their Minnesota communities. Hassan is an equity specialist for Bloomington Public Schools and Lee is an educator in the Minneapolis Public Schools. But…
It is no secret that community colleges suffered during the pandemic. Significant drops in enrollment occurred across the country during the past two years. But rather than focus on numbers, we must look at the…
The House Committee on Education and Labor on Tuesday approved the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which would reauthorize the statute that governs the federal workforce development and adult basic education programs….
LaGuardia Community College raises record $15M to support students impacted by CovidQNSThe college foundation surpassed its $10 million goal for the Tomorrow Campaign in late March, unlocking a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor…
Funding challenges and dated perceptions of skilled trade and technical careers continue to hamper efforts to develop and expand career and technical education (CTE) programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels, according to a new…
When Sauk Valley Community College was founded in 1965, the Sauk Valley College Foundation was simultaneously established alongside it as an independent 501(c)(3). The college’s founders had the foresight to know that philanthropy would be…
New CEO Marilyn Flores will become superintendent/president of Río Hondo College in California on July 1. She is currently vice president of academic affairs at Santiago Canyon College and previously served as interim president for…
Legislative fix will give low-income students more scholarship money for community collegeOregon Capital ChronicleA scholarship to help Oregon high school seniors pay for community college that had unintentionally been sending the largest grants to students…
Maine Community College System offering debt forgiveness programWGMEFormer MCCS students can take part in the “Return, Resume, Reward” program if they owe no more than $2,000 and it’s been at least two years since they…