Pandemic pivot: New supports for students who enter college lacking basic skills Crain’s Detroit BusinessSome colleges in Southeast Michigan reported lower remedial enrollment during the pandemic, including Macomb and Oakland community colleges. That may be…
With a $5 million donation to Missouri’s East Central College (ECC), “lives will be changed and lives will be saved,” said President Jon Bauer. The historic gift comes from an anonymous couple who were already…
It’s almost 8 p.m. by the time Marixochitl Pratz – Mari to her friends and family – gets the chance to sit down and talk about her life and experiences at El Paso Community College…
Commentary: $3B Department of Commerce initiative has big workforce implicationsNew AmericaThe Investing in America’s Communities funding opportunities emphasize worker equity and job quality in regional economic development projects. U.S. education secretary touts free community college…
On August 27, 2020, just 10 days after the start of SOWELA Technical Community College’s fall semester and amid the second serious Covid wave, Hurricane Laura nearly wiped out the Lake Charles area and caused…
The White House this week announced a series of initiatives to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity, including efforts to develop and train a larger and more diverse cybersecurity workforce. One of the initiatives includes the designation…
Pulling out all the stopsInside Higher EdInforming students of ways they can take advantage of Covid relief funds has been a major part of community colleges’ recruitment efforts, says Martha Parham, senior vice president of…
Editor’s note: This excerpt comes from the new issue of the Community College Journal, the award-winning flagship publication of the American Association of Community Colleges. Nicole Lynn Lewis A spotlight has been put on the…
Community colleges are getting a larger share of the higher education spotlight these days. For those of us that have spent many years working to advance the nation’s community college, we welcome the coverage and…
An article I recently found reminded me of the great potential that community colleges have in assisting in welcoming refugees to the U.S. As the Kabul airlift unfolds, parallels are being made to the fall…