AACC news & notes
Event information Cancel your convention registration by March 27 You can cancel your convention registration for a full refund, or you can apply your 2020 base registration to the 2021 convention. If you are planning…
Event information Cancel your convention registration by March 27 You can cancel your convention registration for a full refund, or you can apply your 2020 base registration to the 2021 convention. If you are planning…
Congress and the Trump administration are working on legislation and guidance related to federal student aid and other issues affecting colleges and students as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Education Department (ED)…
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), which includes 415 public two-year college members, has canceled its upcoming basketball championships as well as its spring sports season. NJCAA initially postponed the season until April 3…
Drive-thru coronavirus screenings offered at Blue Ridge Community College Blue Ridge Now An offsite, mobile screening site for coronavirus opened Sunday on the main campus of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Fulton-Montgomery Community…
Presidents on the move Lisa Avery will be the seventh president of Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon, beginning July 1. She is currently campus president of Sylvania Campus at Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon,…
The U.S. Census Bureau aims to complete its 2020 Census as scheduled. The bureau said in a press release this week that it is monitoring the coronavirus and making some changes to how it collects…
As many colleges and universities head into uncharted territory in addressing concerns over the coronavirus, Senate Democrats have introduced a bill to relieve students from paying back their Pell grants and student loans when college…
During the best of times, the differences between community college students and students at America’s private and public flagship universities are sizable and challenging. During crises, like the current coronavirus pandemic, they can be staggeringly…
A reporter from a national higher education magazine just asked me what the climate was like on our campus now that we are two days into our COVID-19 response as a college. I was able to…
How schools and colleges are responding to COVID-19 Education Writers Association Challenges include adopting new methods of digital learning and instruction if bricks-and-mortar classrooms remain closed for an extended period, as well as helping families…