Juneteenth and the seats that are still empty
I grew up not knowing what Juneteenth was. That’s not something I say with shame. It’s something I say with honesty. It wasn’t until I became president and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa and moved…
Campus Issues
Fending off summer melt
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) has a warm-blooded approach to help stave off summer melt. Meet CeCe, an emotional support dog who is cared for by a campus police officer and visits all…
America is finally realizing what community colleges have been doing all along
Employers continue to be concerned that recent college graduates are unprepared for today’s workplace. A recent survey conducted by Lumina Foundation and Gallup found that a little more than half of employers say American colleges…
Headlines
Commentary: Adults want to go back to school. We should make it easier. Lumina Foundation (blog) The gap between interest and enrollment reflects a growing mismatch between the realities of adult learners’ lives and how…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Eric Bishop will become the permanent president of Riverside City College on July 1. He has served as the California college’s interim president since August 2025. “Bishop brings extensive experience in higher education…
Improving STEM career readiness: Lessons from Denmark
After a year in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a Fulbright Scholar, Saint Paul College (SPC) biology professor Kristyn VanderWaal Mills returned with a clearer picture of how different education systems prepare students for careers in science…
Headlines
Community colleges are kind of underrated The Indicator from Planet Money (National Public Radio) Community colleges are hot right now, growing faster nationwide than four-year colleges. So we decided to call a few of them…
Snapshots
Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Oakland Community College’s Groleau-White Lake Mastodon, nicknamed “Elmer,” will be loaned to the Cranbrook Institute of Science. It is a first step to grow a…
Collaborating community colleges
Corey Homer, president of Sussex County Community College (New Jersey), had been thinking about the success of the drone training program at nearby Warren County Community College – considering how his students could benefit from such…
Headlines
Iowa becomes first state to open applications for Workforce Pell Grant for people looking to learn a trade KCRG The program will be especially helpful for Iowans who can’t put their lives on hold, says…