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Funding roundup

JPMorgan Chase has committed $3.3 million toward a disaster resilience and workforce collaborative led by Houston Community College (HCC). The collaborative unites 17 local community partners to offer resiliency career training. Local community partners will…


The problem with PDFs: It’s an accessibility thing

The letters P, D and F – which stand for “portable document format” – changed the world back in 1991, and they have become a common source of information on college websites. Rather than creating…


Workforce partnerships missing their full potential

New research by the Harvard Business School in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) shows a significant disconnect between community colleges and business and industry when it comes to collaborating on workforce…


Headlines

Big tech, community colleges partnering in educationVoice of AmericaNeethi Anand Gangidi came from India to the U.S. to study chemical engineering. But when the Covid pandemic created difficulties for her doctoral studies, she changed direction…


Newsmakers

New CEOs Brian Knetl will serve as the fifth president of Waubonsee Community College in Illinois. He is currently provost and executive vice president of academic and student Affairs at Grand Rapids Community College in…


Reporter’s notebook

Tools help to understand, compare economic value of colleges Business group launches cybersecurity workforce initiative DOE grants for clean energy workforce development Georgia covers students’ GED exam fee Tools help to understand, compare economic value…


Headlines

Enrollment at Wisconsin technical colleges grows by more than 10%Wisconsin Public RadioAll of the state’s 16 technical colleges saw enrollment gains during the 2021-22 school year. Community college students can be especially squeezed by inflation….


A closer look at general studies degrees

Many students stop short of achieving their community and technical college associate degrees. There are many reasons, such as dropping out of college to work, raise a family, running out of personal funds and/or being unable…


Harper’s JEDI Faculty Fellows are a force for change

When you hear the word JEDI, you might think of lightsabers and a galaxy far, far away. But Harper College’s JEDI Faculty Fellowship isn’t focused on “the force,” but being a force for change. Harper’s…


Concern about inflation’s impact on enrollments

The threat of inflation pricing out more college students, especially those who attend community colleges, is an increasing concern for higher education leaders, according to a new report, which notes that administrators at two-year institutions…