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New presidents Michael Geoghegan will become the fifth president of Eastern Gateway Community College, which has campuses in Youngstown and Steubenville, Ohio. He has served in a dual role as interim president and chief financial…
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Leading higher ed stakeholders offer advice to newly minted Ph.Ds looking for workDiverse Issues in Higher EducationThe changes in higher education due to the pandemic could create both hindrances and positive opportunities to the job…
A silver lining during uncertain times
When Simone Yalanty was laid off from a job as a machine operator due to COVID-19, it seemed to come from out of nowhere. “It was pretty surprising,” Yalanty says. “We hadn’t been told anything…
Grading COVID-impacted ‘pass’ grades
As the coronavirus upended students’ lives, colleges and universities abruptly transitioned to remote learning and often relaxed deadlines around pass/fail. Numerous community colleges introduced voluntary pass/no-pass grading options. But do the pass marks from these…
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Jefferson community college sees big enrollment drop from historically black neighborhoodsCourier JournalJefferson Community and Technical College’s overall minority enrollment is down 27 percent from this time last year. And enrollment from Louisville’s historically black neighborhoods…
Not waiting to give back
A single 24-year-old sat at her kitchen island at 9:15 one night 10 weeks ago, her thoughts fixed not on her mortgage payment, her auto insurance statement, her water, electric, natural gas, Internet and phone…
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San Bernardino Community College District saves taxpayers $19.6MIECNDistrict officials recently refinanced bonds and took advantage of two low-interest-rate periods before and after the COVID-19 pandemic to replace higher interest rates with lower interest rates. Gateway…
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Alexander introduces bill to continue deferral of certain student loan paymentsSenate bill aims to help students with voting this fall Alexander introduces bill to continue deferral of certain student loan payments The chair of the…
New national network focuses on helping workers
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) are launching a new network that links governors’ offices, community colleges and workforce leaders to help workers…
AACC news & notes
News & social media In case you missed it: AACC honors select leadersThe American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) last week honored the recipients of its 2020 Leadership Award and the Harry S. Truman Award,…