AACC news & notes
Upcoming events Register for the equity audit webinarThe American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) will host a webinar on October 6 at 3:00 p.m. (ET) focused on the campus equity audit, which is a comprehensive…
Campus Issues
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Democrats hammer out details of free community college planPoliticoDemocrats must now turn to the nitty-gritty policy details of actually creating a national free community college program — an undertaking that will remake how higher education…
Reporter’s notebook
Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeships advisory panelED’s understaffed student aid office results in delays, work backlog Bumphus, Eddinger to serve on DOL apprenticeship advisory panel Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American…
A hand up for parenting students
Yavapai College (YC) wants to help aspiring students whose childcare costs have kept their college dreams out of reach. The college is part of a three-year pilot program through the Arizona Department of Economic Security aimed…
How it feels to join a nursing program at Campus Zero
Editor’s note: This article comes from the August/September issue of the Community College Journal, published by the American Association of Community Colleges. In the winter of 2020, I interviewed for the associate dean of nursing…
Donors want to see an immediate impact
When it comes to fundraising for community colleges, Ann Decker has some advice: listen to the potential donor and be transparent. It’s on that bedrock strategy that the Indian River State College (IRSC) Foundation in…
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Kansas offers free community college to some students if they stay for 2 years after graduatingHigh Plans Public RadioThe state is putting $10 million annually toward helping students who enter certain high-demand fields pay for…
Funding roundup
Columbia State Community College has received a $19,300 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. The Tennesse college’s project will revolve around the book “Beloved” by Toni Morrison. The NEA Big Read grant supports…
Newsmakers
New president Andrew Treadwell will serve as campus president of Indian River State College’s (IRSC) Pruitt Campus. He joined the Florida college in 2009 as part of the college president’s executive leadership team. Treadwell most…
Headlines
Mentorship program supporting Black male students at Seattle colleges to expandKing5.comIn less than one year, Seattle Central College’s mentor pilot program for Black male students is yielding results. Newsom administration opposes major changes to Cal…