Bringing equity to online learning
In teaching online and hybrid classes for nearly a dozen years, Blinn College English professor Becky Almany spotted a curious trend. It wasn’t the content that often tripped up students in her courses. It was…
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CEOs on the move William Wainwright, who has served for seven years as chancellor of Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) in Louisiana, has been named the next president of Southeastern Louisiana University. During his tenure…
Opening doors to success: 1st ‘Jets Village’ resident graduates
There is a group of tiny homes on Jackson College‘s Central Campus known as Jets Village. The village at the Michigan college was created in 2021 to help accommodate families, including single parents, trying to…
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Commentary: Final test for Connecticut’s community colleges Connecticut Post Without more funding, the president of the Connecticut System of Colleges and Universities projects that community college students will be hit with 10% tuition increases over…
Washington Watch: Data transparency remains a top priority
Bipartisan groups of policymakers in the House and Senate have announced the bipartisan reintroduction of the College Transparency Act (CTA), legislation that the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has long supported. Sen. Bill Cassidy…
Bumphus joins new higher ed council
Walter Bumphus Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, will represent community colleges on the newly formed Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset (HESA). The council represents a…
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How the promise of free college doesn’t always help low-income students Hechinger Report A handful of states are trying something different. They’re launching “first-dollar” programs, in which money from the state can be applied first…
The future of open educational resources
Saying that it’s time for open educational resources (OER) is almost a truism in higher education. The percentage of faculty across all sectors of U.S. higher education who say they use OER for their introductory…
Requiring seniors to complete the FAFSA
A new report exploring the value of requiring all high school students to complete a federal student aid application can be summarized by two key findings: Students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student…
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California Community Colleges moving forward with bachelor’s degree approvals despite lawmaker objections EdSource Key lawmakers last week asked the system to pause the current cycle of applications to settle a dispute with the California State…