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Photos submitted by AACC-member colleges. El Paso Community College (Texas) this month provided backpacks filled with school supplies for 1,200 students at area elementary schools through its annual Service Learning School Store in partnership with…


Newsmakers

Appointments Tonya Hankins, director of nursing at Black River Technical College in Arkansas, was recently named to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing Education Committee, which ensures nursing education programs in the state meet the…


Building interest in criminal justice

The critical lens under which law enforcement has been viewed during the past few years since the George Floyd murder and resulting racial reckoning has contributed to lower enrollments in criminal justice programs at some…


Headlines

Senate education committee weighs short-term Pell grants Politico Weekly Education The Senate education committee this week will take up legislation that expands the Pell Grant program to cover short-term training programs. Commentary: Paving the path…


Reporter’s notebook

Bill proposes free meals for low-income college students Expanding apprenticeships to different industries Bill proposes free meals for low-income college students Democrats have introduced bicameral legislation that would bring free meal programs to community colleges…


Upskilling the instructional design skills of faculty

The pandemic elevated instructional design to perhaps the most sought-after skill in higher education as colleges struggled to put vast numbers of courses online quickly. Instructional designers, however, are a limited commodity at many colleges,…


Funding roundup

LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has received $350,000 from the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development/Empire State Development to expand job training in renewable energy and construction. The grant will enable LaGuardia to install an…


Headlines

Commentary: Want more diversity in schools? Copy the University of California and look to community colleges Los Angeles Times Most elite institutions have chosen to recruit the bulk of their students directly from high school….


Headlines

Students and employers look toward technical colleges for career and hiring opportunities Fort Bend Herald Technical colleges like Texas State Technical College have seen a surge in nontraditional students coming in from the workforce looking…