What do fishers eat? There’s one way to find out
A scalpel in her right hand, Chloe Bliss begins cutting into the brownish-pink organ she holds in her left. This is part of her job as a work-study student at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC)…
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Funding roundup
Wallace State Community College (Alabama) recently received four grants totaling nearly $400,000 from the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). A $459,000 ACCS grant will fund career technical dual-enrollment scholarships, which will help area high school…
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DeVos says free college amounts to a ‘socialist takeover’Associated PressIn a veiled swing at President-elect Joe Biden’s education plans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday blasted the push for free college as a “socialist takeover…
The art of keeping time
It’s a program that has withstood the test of time. Paris Junior College in Texas offers courses in horology that in the 1940s mainly trained returning World War II veterans to help them find jobs…
The top five ways to improve program assessment of student learning
Sponsored content Most academic programs already have assessment processes in place, which are designed to provide evidence students are attaining the program’s learning outcomes. Based on the principles of best practice, here are the top…
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Advocating for part-time students to serve on college boardsResilient jobs in San DiegoRobots help with room cleanseFlorida college cuts energy use by two-thirds Advocating for part-time students to serve on college boards The Massachusetts State…
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Commentary: We need a college leader as secretary of educationThe HillPresident-elect Joe Biden has promised he will appoint a former schoolteacher to the post, and all the names under speculation come from K-12. But why…
Investing in the long term
Uplifting underserved populations is a compelling donor narrative, an effort buoyed in recent decades by endowments that fund scholarship opportunities and exciting new programming. “We have a great story to tell about giving,” says Mark…
Curtain rises on an unusual theater season
In theater, last-minute surprises are just part of the job. The show almost always goes on. But a global pandemic led to performance cancellations everywhere in the spring, including at community colleges. This fall, many…
Funding roundup
In Oregon, Portland Community College’s (PCC) foundation received its first-ever $1 million cash charitable donation. The gift is from civic leader and philanthropist Anne Naito-Campbell and will help to establish the Naito Family Fund for…