First Lady Jill Biden praised that leadership at Michigan’s Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in helping students and community members get vaccinated against Covid during a tour of a campus pop-up clinic on Thursday. Dr….
As Congress begins to look at revamping the nation’s main workforce development legislation, members of a House workforce investment subcommittee on Thursday offered a glimpse of their broad goals, with Democrats leaning toward more funding…
Commentary: Reimagining accessInside Higher EdWe must create a new community-based, equity-focused agenda for community colleges, writes Karen Stout of Achieving the Dream. Commentary: How community colleges can lead our economic recoveryStrada Education Network (blog)Investing in…
Louise Petruzzella credits MentorLinks – the program development initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – with a recent $426,886 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and her leadership of three distinct…
Last year at this time I was lamenting the cancellation of our 100th Annual Convention — a celebration that we had thoughtfully planned and that I was looking forward to sharing with all of you….
Community colleges can play a key role in helping adult learners of color prepare for jobs — especially as the economy revs up — but it will require a keen eye in designing, implementing and…
California’s community colleges move to require ethnic studiesEdSourceThe Board of Governors overseeing California’s community colleges is expected to vote on the requirement this summer. Metallica expands ‘thriving’ community college scholarship initiativeRolling StoneMetallica and its charitable…
Despite the kudos community colleges garner for serving as lynchpins for workforce development, they continue to face stigmas among employers and students, even affecting graduates’ confidence to apply for certain jobs, according to a new…
Community colleges continue to garner strong public support overall, but especially when it comes to their role in workforce development and how efficient they are, according to an annual survey by New America. Eight of…
ED hearings on potential new regsSeeking free public transportation for students in L.A.Dash for Cash targets completing the FAFSAPartnership with Uber Eats for student-athletes ED hearings on potential new regs The U.S. Education Department will hold…