Recognizing human trafficking on campus
Movies and other media tend to give the impression that human trafficking occurs mainly in other countries, like southeast Asia, or in large cities, like New York City or Los Angeles. But it happens in…
Campus Issues
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reflects on FAFSA rollout, debt forgiveness NPR Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona talks about what went wrong and what went right in his department during the Biden administration. Santa Monica College…
The skinny on digital portfolios
What’s in your digital wallet? Community colleges that offer the ability to upload learning and employment records (LER) into a dashboard that some call a “digital wallet” provide their students the opportunity to present their…
Newsmakers
Appointments Marcia J. Ballinger, president of Lorain County Community College (Ohio), is among the 18 inaugural members of the Natcast National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) Workforce Advisory Board (WFAB). The board includes leaders from higher…
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Mills’ budget would increase cigarette tax, continue free community college Portland Press Herald Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ two-year budget proposal includes $25 million to continue funding the governor’s free community college program, and would make…
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L.A.-area colleges and universities close, curtail in-person classes as wildfires spread EdSource Several Los Angeles-area colleges and universities have closed their campuses or otherwise curtailed in-person operations as multiple fast-moving wildfires forced thousands to evacuate,…
Addressing the needs of tomorrow’s workforce
Using an artificial intelligence chat program, I asked my computer what was new in workforce development. A response was generated quickly and it seemed to validate the myriad ways in which community colleges provide workforce…
Snapshot of fall enrollments, finances and more
New data from the National Center on Education Statistics (NCES) support findings that recent enrollment increases at public community colleges are driven by non-credential-seeking students — most likely dual-enrollment students — as well as first-time-in-college…
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Learning curve: Most Texas community college graduates find work or transfer schools Houston Landing For the past decade, at least 85% to 90% of the state’s community college graduates have found work or enrolled in…
Funding roundup
In Michigan, Washtenaw Community College (WCC) students have some new lab equipment to learn on for STEM-based careers, thanks to a donation from Fluke Corporation. WCC’s new tools include handheld meters, cameras, thermometers, oscilloscopes and…