e-Headlines
Dozens of states consider laws banning transgender women from team sportsSpectrum News 1A proposed law in North Carolina would mean transgender women and girls in public schools, community colleges and universities in the state would…
Campus Issues
PepsiCo launches $40M program to serve Black, Hispanic students
PepsiCo and its philanthropic foundation on Tuesday announced a new $40 million scholarship and professional mentoring program to support Black and Hispanic community college students. The program will initially launch at Dallas College, Houston Community…
Reporter’s notebook
ED shields defaulted student loans during pandemicNew Mexico colleges partner to increase efficienciesQCC helps students in closure of four-year collegeDual enrollment on the rise in IllinoisAspen Prize winner to be announced in May ED shields…
Discussions for change: Moving forward in fighting injustice
Editor’s note: This article is part of a monthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Active engagement in conversations around social…
Job training needs for Biden’s infrastructure plan
President Joe Biden’s anticipated $1.5 trillion infrastructure program would increase the number of jobs in the sector, and workforce training programs – especially short-term ones – would be crucial to help workers prepare for the…
e-Headlines
State, higher education employees could receive pay raisesAssociated PressIn Mississippi, state employees would receive a 3% raise and most public university and community college staff would receive at least a 1% raise under one lawmaker’s…
Launching into different nursing career options
Ian Miller looked inside the “emergency room and intensive care unit, with blades” – that’s how veteran flight nurse Ciara Rupp described the Airbus EC-135 STAT MedEvac helicopter to 42 Butler County Community College (BC3)…
Changing climate of energy education
Climate-related disasters like hurricanes, wildfires or the extreme cold that took down most of Texas’ electrical grid last month present challenges for energy-related companies and, relatedly, the community colleges who train their future workforce. The…
Funding roundup
Bank of America recently donated $10,000 to Guilford Technical Community College’s (GTCC) truck driver training program, which was created last year to meet local demand. The funds will help the college market the program to…
Newsmakers
Campus CEOs The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education has selected several campus chief executive officers who will oversee the day-to-day operations of campuses. The board is undertaking a major reorganization of the state’s…