A force for positive change
A year ago, our country, and the world, shut down in order to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. Community colleges, the bastion of open access, quickly and effectively moved to online teaching…
Campus Issues
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Senate committee moves bill to allow collective bargaining rights for community college employeesWTOPIn Maryland, Senate Bill 746 would enable community college employees to unionize and hold elections if they wanted to, but it does not…
‘Consensus’ on Pell for short-term programs?
The chair of the House Education and Labor Committee on Wednesday reiterated his support to allow Pell grants to cover qualifying short-term training programs, noting that community colleges would play a key role in such…
Tiny homes for student parents
Every year, Glenn Richards, director of housing at Jackson College in Michigan, used to get one or two students calling to say they were scheduling their classes, but they would need housing with their children….
Newsmakers
New CEOs Cynthia Anthony will become president of Lawson State Community College in Alabama on April 1. She has served as interim president since September. Anthony has 30 years of higher education experience, previously serving…
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Higher education officials urge legislature to invest in colleges and universities after pandemic takes toll on students and economyTexas TribuneAs the Texas legislature grapples with a struggling pandemic economy and the impact of an unprecedented…
Assessing Covid’s impact on college campuses
At El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas, enrollments this spring are down -12.5%, following a -9.5% drop in the fall. Among its first-time-in-college students, enrollments dipped -12% this spring, compared to -31% in the…
Congress mulls the future of HPOG
A pilot program that trains low-income individuals to attain entry-level healthcare jobs that hopefully lead to more education and better-paying positions is getting a closer look by Congress. The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee, which…
AACC news & notes
Upcoming events AACC Digital is comingAACC Digital includes on-demand and live deep-dive workshops, bite-sized 30-minute sessions, and discussion rooms so you can talk with colleagues, new product showcases and more. There are three exciting keynote…
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Commentary: Fast facts, and a challengeInside Higher EdAACC puts out a list of “fast facts about community colleges” annually. It’s well worth the read. Yo-Yo Ma performs at Berkshire Community College vaccine clinicAssociated PressNewly vaccinated…