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CEO on the move Lee Lambert will serve as chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District (California), beginning August 1. He is currently chancellor of Arizona’s Pima Community College (PCC), a position he has…
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Texas lawmakers pass ban on DEI programs at state universities New York Times The Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors said in a statement that the bill sends a clear message to the…
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Debt ceiling deal – What happens next? Student debt cancellation faces uncertain future Title IX delays Funding opportunities Debt ceiling deal – What happens next? Over the weekend, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin…
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ED delays new Title IX regs to October The U.S. Education Department (ED) plans to delay the release of its final Title IX rule until October, including its proposed athletic regulations. They were initially supposed…
From musician to mobile device maven
It became clear to him on stage minutes before the start of a Christmas concert where he was performing with the Omaha Symphony. Jason DeWater, who played principal horn for the symphony, set down his…
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Gov. Cox wants these 10 Utahns to strategize the future of higher education in Utah Salt Lake Tribune Tech and business executives should take the lead on setting strategy for the state’s public universities and…
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Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands Studying in France this summer Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the latest 98 additions to the Apprenticeship Ambassadors program — including nearly a dozen public two-year…
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College expanding welding program to community, local students WSOC North Carolina’s Cabarrus County donated $330,000 of the over $600,000 cost for the renovation of a lab that used to hold Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s…
Beyond a crisis plan: Preparing through tabletop exercises
What will a college’s next emergency be? No one can be sure. Many factors in a crisis situation are unpredictable. Otherwise, we’d take action to mitigate them. What is within control is preparation. To prepare,…
A snapshot of the past decade
Enrollment at two-year institutions has fallen nearly 40% since 2010, according to an annual federal report that covers a swath of information about education in the U.S. On a note of good news: the number…