In her blog post on June 15, 2021, in which she announced awards going to 286 community-serving organizations, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott wrote, “The headline I would wish for this post is “286 Teams Empowering Voices…
New CEOs Chris Cox has been named president of Shelton State Community College in Alabama. He has served in an interim role as CEO since February. Previously, Cox was special assistant to the chancellor at…
No tuition, fee increases at state’s public community, technical collegesWilliamson HeraldStudents will not face a tuition or fee increase at Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges for the upcoming academic year after the Tennessee Board…
St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) FastTrack HiSET program is getting a boost from a $6,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The STLCC FastTrack HiSET program helps out-of-school adults in St. Louis City achieve…
Tennessee parks offer community service hours for studentsAssociated PressTennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at parks across the state this month for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Washtenaw Community…
Xavier Cotton and Cristian Madrazo wait for a bypasser to glance at their poster that outlines their idea for a drone that can clean up aquatic oil spills using hair as part of its filtration…
On Wednesday, student teams that comprised the 12 college finalists for the 2022 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) pitched their STEM-related solutions for real-world problems during a poster session held at the U.S. Library of…
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh wants to use work-based learning opportunities such as apprenticeships to re-engage students who left school during the Covid pandemic and get them on a career path. The challenge, he said…
Emerging technology trends are always evident in Mentor-Connect teams’ proposals. This summer, 21 faculty-led teams from two-year colleges are continuing to receive Mentor-Connect mentoring to sharpen their ideas for innovations in technician education fields…
Commentary: The pandemic taught colleges how to better support students who are single mothersHigher ed DiveDelgado Community College’s chancellor grew up with a single mother. She shares how the college responded when the coronavirus pressured…