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New CEO Kimberly Hogan is now CEO of Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. She has served as interim CEO since April 2022. Hogan will also lead the college’s transition as the Middlesex campus and Meriden…
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Commentary: Transferability sets New Mexico community colleges ahead of other states Roswell Daily Record Leaders from New Mexico higher education institutions worked for four years to determine general education courses standards and to develop a…
Improving the online learning experience for students
A wise friend of mine once said to me, as I was lamenting the fact that I was finding it difficult to find time to read scholarly journals or books about online learning, “Learning is…
Funding roundup
Using a $1.28 million grant, Holyoke Community College (HCC) and four social service agencies will partner on a new certificate and internship program intended to help address a shortage of workers in the human services…
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SUNY Chancellor John King calls for more “real world” experience as he outlines vision New York Daily News To help boost enrollments, community colleges in the State University of New York system are sending individualized…
DEI = acceptance, understanding, empathy and more
I am a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and am pleased to celebrate LGBTQ+ Month. This national celebration is a reminder of all that has been accomplished and all that remains to be done…
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Potential budget cut puts community college students at risk by further delaying building maintenance CalMatters Proposed budget cuts stemming from California’s budget deficit mean community colleges may be unable to do things like improve AC,…
Washington Watch: Movement on key Farm Bill priorities
Congress is working hard to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the governing legislation for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, including agriculture development and nutrition programs. The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years, with the…
Better together: Teaming to tackle San Antonio’s need for medical assistants
Before she turned 28, Elizabeth Trevino had worked a couple of nothing-special jobs as a call center representative and a retail store manager. The San Antonio resident always thought she might work one day in…
Washington Watch: What the debt limit extension means for AACC’s funding agenda
As has been widely reported, House Republicans and White House negotiators this weekend reached a deal on a legislative package to suspend the debt ceiling until January 2025, making other changes as part of the…