Men of color in community colleges face an array of challenges today. Low enrollment, retention and completion rates among this population are constantly discussed in academic environments, educational research and in the media. These issues…
Coalition aims to double PellGlamour celebrates community college women Coalition aims to double Pell The Double Pell Alliance is a coalition of higher education associations organizations and advocacy groups – including the American Association of…
With the sentencing of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derrick Chauvin now complete, Minnesotans and people all over the world are asking one question: What now? The death of George Floyd made it painfully clear to…
California community college students will be required to take ethnic studiesEdSourceThe board of governors overseeing California’s community colleges voted to amend the system’s general education requirements for associate degree-seeking students by adding an ethnic studies class. …
Increasing adult degree attainment is critical to building a skilled workforce and remaining economically competitive. Many efforts to do this, however, have overlooked how parenthood affects adults’ ability to reengage with and complete college, according…
While digital learning allowed education to continue during the pandemic, it also exposed inequities in access to high-quality learning. Evidence shows that “some student populations, including first-generation and academically at-risk learners, are especially vulnerable to…
College plans rebound, but cost remains a top concern CNBCNearly two-thirds of parents surveyed for a Discover Student Loans report said their child’s post-high school plans have returned to what they were before the global…
Student success, equity and institutional effectiveness are hot topics at every community college. Government grants and private foundations have funded numerous studies and continue to support research on how to improve student engagement, close achievement…
First-generation Latina college student introduces President Biden in Illinois Chicago TribuneMcHenry County College student trustee Edith Sanchez introduced President Joe Biden when he visited Crystal Lake to discuss his “Build Back Better” plan, which includes…
Of the 2.6 million students who entered college as first-time freshmen in fall 2019, 74% returned to college for their second year. This rate represents a one-year drop of 2 percentage points in this important…