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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…
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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…
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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…
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MasterClass’s co-founder takes on the community college degreeWall Street JournalA new, online-only education model promises associate degrees via prerecorded lectures from experts at Yale, NASA and other prestigious institutions. PCC part of free tuition program…
Washington Watch: AACC urges refinements to Title IX rules in planned comments
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is putting the final touches on its comments on the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX regulations. AACC’s comments complement and augment comments the higher education community is preparing…
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Cardona’s Title IX rule draws more than 349K commentsPolitico’s Weekly EducationU.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s proposed Title IX rule that overhauls the Trump-era rules on responding to sexual misconduct on campus drew more than 349,000…
$1B Build Back Better Regional Challenge projects include community college partners
The Biden administration on Friday announced the 21 selected regional economic development projects that will receive funding through the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Most of the projects include state community college systems…