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Ivy Tech among first community colleges in U.S. to adopt new tuition modelWDRBIvy Tech is moving to a new tuition model that charges full-time students a flat fee, instead of charging per credit hour. Whitmer…
Campus Issues
Finding balance
There is a reason why flight attendants tell you to put on your oxygen mask before you help those around you. As a leader, our job is to make sure that those around us have…
Reviving TAACCCT
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats have introduced a bill that would revive a well-regarded job training program created during the Great Recession that used consortia — led by community colleges — to drive regional…
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Showing prideAACC 21st-Century CenterCommunity colleges are recognizing LGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty during Pride Month. Democrat stalls confirmation of top Biden higher education pickBloomberg GovernmentThe nomination of James Kvaal, President Joe Biden’s pick for undersecretary…
Newsmakers
Kudos Robert S. Shackleford, Jr., president of Randolph Community College in North Carolina, has been selected as one of the recipients of the Triad Business Journal’s C-Suite Award. The honor recognizes outstanding CEOs and CFOs…
Training to meet offshore wind industry workforce needs
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030. The East Coast, and particularly the Northeast, is poised to benefit from this growing industry. The…
Funding roundup
The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), with a $150,000 grant from ECMC Foundation, will work to set the standard for community college baccalaureate (CCB) degree development and implementation. The organization will identify all CCB degree programs…
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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh praises community colleges in Cedar RapidsKWWLDuring a visit to Kirkwood Community College in Iowa, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he’s heard the rhetoric about people not coming back to…
Fostering STEM innovations
The creativity and energy of community college students were evident throughout the showcases of the 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge held on Wednesday. During the virtual sessions, the finalist teams described the innovations they designed…
Tapping Covid rescue and recovery funds
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday heard from a handful of college and university leaders about their institutions’ response to the pandemic, from expanding emergency help to students, to preparing for…