Headlines
Wisconsin tech colleges’ budgets could get ‘tough … ugly,’ leader says Cap Times Wisconsin’s 16 public technical colleges are facing a financial storm while preparing their budget plans for next year, warns the system’s president,…
Campus Issues
Gen ed is where the American Dream gets built
For generations, higher education has been central to the promise of a stable career, a picket fence and 2.5 dependents. It has been a pathway to opportunity and upward mobility. But for today’s students, especially…
Connecting students to employers, with help from MentorLinks
When Donna Barron applied to MentorLinks in 2023, she wanted help adding cell and gene therapy lessons to the biotechnology curriculum at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). The reason: Regeneron, one of the largest employers…
Dear Community College President: Your job has changed
Dear Community College President, If you accepted your presidency believing your primary responsibility was to lead a community college, you now occupy a role far more complex than the one you inherited. The community college…
Headlines
Commentary: Americans haven’t given up on higher ed. They’re asking more of it. Lumina Foundation (blog) Today’s Americans still believe in higher education. They simply expect it to demonstrate its value in ways previous generations…
Gauging adult learners’ needs
In the past 15 years, American community colleges have experienced significant declines in enrollment among adult students. This was not a Covid phenomenon but started soon after the recovery from the Great Recession began. As…
Headlines
Colleges get more money for workforce development, athletic departments in North Carolina budget WRAL News The new state budget overhauls how North Carolina’s community colleges are funded, among other changes affecting higher education. The budget…
Dismantling the silos
Jessie Schook remembers when communication gaps across the Kentucky Community & Technical College System’s (KCTCS) campuses made it hard to track local industry demands. Multiple siloed conversations meant, for example, a pitch for a customized…
Newsmakers
Kudos Meghan Brown, vice president of advancement and operations at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC), was named to the Triangle Business Journal’s 2026 40 Under 40 list, recognizing emerging leaders shaping North Carolina’s Triangle area….
Helping small businesses recover and thrive
In North Carolina, small business owners operating in the state’s eastern coastal region know it is likely only a matter of time before a hurricane disrupts their businesses and lives. But such storms are also…