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New CEOs Chris Cox has been named president of Shelton State Community College in Alabama. He has served in an interim role as CEO since February. Previously, Cox was special assistant to the chancellor at…
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No tuition, fee increases at state’s public community, technical collegesWilliamson HeraldStudents will not face a tuition or fee increase at Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges for the upcoming academic year after the Tennessee Board…
Funding roundup
St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) FastTrack HiSET program is getting a boost from a $6,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The STLCC FastTrack HiSET program helps out-of-school adults in St. Louis City achieve…
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Tennessee parks offer community service hours for studentsAssociated PressTennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at parks across the state this month for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Washtenaw Community…
Final pitches and the CCIC winners
Xavier Cotton and Cristian Madrazo wait for a bypasser to glance at their poster that outlines their idea for a drone that can clean up aquatic oil spills using hair as part of its filtration…
In Photos: The CCIC poster showcase
On Wednesday, student teams that comprised the 12 college finalists for the 2022 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) pitched their STEM-related solutions for real-world problems during a poster session held at the U.S. Library of…
What’s hot: Electric vehicles, drones and more
Emerging technology trends are always evident in Mentor-Connect teams’ proposals. This summer, 21 faculty-led teams from two-year colleges are continuing to receive Mentor-Connect mentoring to sharpen their ideas for innovations in technician education fields…
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Commentary: The pandemic taught colleges how to better support students who are single mothersHigher ed DiveDelgado Community College’s chancellor grew up with a single mother. She shares how the college responded when the coronavirus pressured…
Opportunities in a workforce crisis
Employers in nearly all industries are scrambling to find workers, which has many members of Congress concerned about its potential effects on the U.S. economy. But Labor Secretary Marty Walsh sees a potential to help…
A local partnership to produce more aerospace workers
According to a report by Boeing, in the next two decades the aviation industry will face a dire shortage of skilled workers to maintain the North American fleet as demand for aviation technicians will hit…