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Commentary: Rockland and Orange community colleges: Rebooted for post-pandemic challengeslohud.comWhile it is important for students to be ready for college, we think it is just as important for colleges to be “student-ready”— meeting students where…


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Leading community college libraries during the pandemicIthaka S+R (blog)Community college libraries are positioned to emerge from the pandemic with expanded roles and greater visibility on campus. Commentary: Debunking the community college mythPeoria MagazineCommunity colleges are…


Valuable skills attained in first jobs

First jobs are typically on the lower end of the pay scale, but they often do provide an opportunity to develop crucial skills that are valuable in future jobs and job satisfaction, according to results…


Newsmakers

New CEOs Michael Gavin will become the fifth president of Delta College in Michigan. He most recently was vice president of learning at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. His leadership in strategic planning led…


Today’s hiring process

Editor’s note: This Q&A comes from the current issue of the Community College Journal, published bimonthly by the American Association of Community Colleges. The competencies community college leaders must demonstrate have expanded and evolved over…


Funding roundup

College of the Mainland (COM) will use a $20,000 donation from COM board trustee Alan Waters and Yolanda Nino-Waters to establish the Latinas Adelante Scholarship. The gift will expand opportunities for Latina women to achieve…


Gauging entrepreneurial activities at community colleges

Many community colleges with entrepreneurial interests appear to have increased, or at least not reduced, their range of entrepreneurship education and training activities over the past several years despite Covid and resource availability headwinds at…


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Kankakee Community College to offer a free class to vaccinated students in fall 2021Country Herald“We want to do our part in the community to mitigate Covid,” said Beth Nunley, the Illinois college’s vice president for…


New opportunities for sharing news

Soon after Northern Essex Community College’s (NECC) longtime local newspaper announced another round of cost-saving measures, a veteran reporter was asked how he was coping. He sighed and said staff members were doing the best…


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Most Washington state community colleges will require students to get Covid vaccines this fallSeattle TimesMore than 25 of the state’s 34 community and technical colleges will require vaccines come September, according to state officials. Heartland…