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In Tennessee, free public college has existed for years. Could the rest of the country follow? wgbh.org All of the leading Democratic candidates are proposing, in some form, free college. But they’re clashing over details:…
Campus Issues
Reporter’s notebook
Internationalizing the campus Harper College (Illinois) has received the Institute of International Education’s 2020 Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in the community college category. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate…
Communicating across divisions
When people work in silos, so many opportunities are lost. More gets accomplished when collaboration reigns. Natalie Harderis chancellor of South Louisiana Community College. In 2019, she was named NCMPR’s National Pacesetter of the Year…
Driving past the naysayers
Jason Clark grew up in a family culture surrounded by cars, hauling them to scrap yards, picking up run-down junk cars and driving in demolition derbies. With all of this mobility, he learned to drive…
Newsmakers
CEO retirement Tim Hood, who has served as president Highland Community College (HCC) in Illinois since 2015, will retire in June when his current contract ends. Hood came to HCC in 2011 as vice president…
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Where you attend college could be costing you more to borrow and refinance education loans, report says Washington Post Two college students. Same credit profile. Same $10,000 loan. Same bank. The only difference is one…
Increasing access through noncredit education
Noncredit programs have been welcoming students and promoting career and college pathways for decades, regardless of individuals’ educational, personal or immigration status. Madelyn Arballois associate vice president of the School of Continuing Education at Mt….
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Michigan community colleges launch historic statewide transfer agreements WSYM-TV The agreements will allow community college students to transfer more credits to 25 universities in Michigan in four academic programs including biology, business, criminal justice and…
Outstanding alumni in the spotlight
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) will honor at the AACC Annual Convention next month four exceptional alumni from member colleges — a heart doctor, an anesthesiologist, a community housing advocate, and an owner…
Funding roundup
North Carolina’s Central Piedmont Community College received a $50,000 gift from Steele’s Mechanical for scholarships for student veterans. Steele’s Mechanical President Dan Bailey, a Central Piedmont alumnus and U.S. veteran, visited the college’s Central Campus…