HVAC is back at Lee College, thanks to alumnus
Chris Avirett recalls the moment he decided it was time to get an education. He was in the middle of serving a 15-year sentence in a Texas prison. “I was at the T.L. Roach Unit…
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Summer research prepares transfer students for STEM
Community college students Saray Angulo and Arai Leyva are participating in their first research activities as part of California State University, Fullerton’s Project RAISE Undergraduate Research Experience. Both students work alongside faculty mentors on projects…
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DOE selects lab interns for fall term New childcare apprenticeship in Maryland DOE selects lab interns for fall term Nearly 140 undergraduate students from two- and four-year institutions will participate this fall in STEM internships…
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Texas State Technical College working on industrial tech center Government Technology The two-year college last week broke ground on a $24 million facility that will provide training in diesel equipment technology, electrical lineworker and management…
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How Philly’s next-gen biotech lab workers earn while they learn WHYY The city’s Commerce Department enables Community College of Philadelphia students to earn $15 an hour during a cell and gene therapy industry lab technician…
Washington Watch: New federal guidance following affirmative action ruling
Through a Dear Colleague letter and accompanying Q&A document, the Departments of Education and Justice on Monday released joint guidance on the scope and impact of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down racial preferences in…
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New CEO Mario K. Castillo is now the fifth chancellor of the Lone Star College (LSC) system in Texas. Castillo most recently was LSC’s chief operating officer (COO) and general counsel. Castillo’s responsibilities have increased…
Home-school enrichment
As the number of home-schooling families rises, some community colleges are deepening their relationships with home-school communities and providing enrichment programming to enhance students’ education. At College of Southern Maryland (CSM), a home-school enrichment program…
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Randolph Community College offers help for free to employees who lost job due to Klaussner closing WFMY Resume writing, mental health support, short-term training. These are just a few resources the North Carolina college is…
A reflection on resiliency
On July 30, 2003, the news spread that Pillowtex had shuttered operations at textile plants in the U.S. and Canada, leaving nearly 4,000 residents of North Carolina’s Cabarrus and Rowan counties suddenly unemployed and well…