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A career tool? A dishonor? College students And educators consider the place of AI in learning LAist LAist asked community college students, faculty and staff about their experiences with generative AI. Community colleges getting funding…
Campus Issues
The student success dividend: Colleges that double down on their students will thrive in the long-term
New federal data suggest that hunger and homelessness among college students are more widespread than previously believed. As many as 4 million college students are wrestling with food insecurity — a factor associated with lower graduation rates —…
A toolkit to help build your college’s equity framework
Tapping into its two decades of experience in helping community colleges close achievement gaps and accelerate student success, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has released an 87-page toolkit to guide colleges through their policies and practices…
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Fentanyl killed their kids at college. Now Colorado schools are changing. Colorado Sun Several universities and community colleges have agreed to a list of requests, including joining a real-time overdose map and naloxone training for…
DataPoints: Multiple goals
Community college students often have multiple goals. In fact, more than half (55%) of recent two-year college students had at least two goals, and one-third (33%) had three or more goals, according to recent findings…
A DEEPer approach to dual enrollment
For dual enrollment to be transformational at scale, it needs a revamped strategic approach that aligns better with students’ interests and potential career pathways, and expands access to underserved students, according to two new publications…
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Georgia officials aim to open college doors to more of state’s students with mail outreach Rough Draft Atlanta Instead of students applying to colleges, the Georgia Student Finance Commission will reach out to students to…
Latino success through fellowship
“It can be lonely at the top — especially for Latino leaders.” This sentiment was heard from several of the nation’s higher education leaders during this year’s National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) Leadership Symposium, appropriately…
Funding roundup
MiraCosta College has received two grants for more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing education for diverse, underrepresented community college and high school students. “Through experiential learning,…
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Piedmont Community College offering Taylor Swift course in 2024 WRAL A North Carolina college is out to prove that education will “never go out of style” with online course on Taylor Swift’s cultural impact. Nursing…