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New Bates president amazed ‘how education can change a person’s life’ – including hers News Tribune Lin Zhou, the new president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Washington, talks about community colleges and her own…
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New CEOs Keith Aytch has been named president of Evergreen Valley College (EVC) in California. He has served as interim president at EVC since July 2017 and vice president of academic affairs at the college…
Have you read your college’s emergency plan lately?
DALLAS — Over his 35 years at Lone Star College in Texas, Chancellor Stephen Head has been through at least three major storms that resulted in significant damage from rain, flooding, wind and ice. Matthew…
Effective strategies counter enrollment declines
DALLAS — “Our colleges are not in crisis. We’re in motion.” Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
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Editorial: Trump doesn’t understand community colleges Roanoke Times The real import is not just that Trump confessed he didn’t understand a key pillar of the educational system (more than 40 percent of the nation’s undergraduates…
Successful onboarding requires honesty, transparency
DALLAS — A smooth transition when a community college board hires a new president requires transparency, honesty and respect, according to a panel of seasoned college leaders who discussed “onboarding” during a spotlight session at the…
Colleges should educate students to be ‘robot proof’
DALLAS — A key challenge for community college leaders is the need to educate people to be “robot proof,” as artificial intelligence will make many jobs obsolete. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…
Visionaries among community colleges
DALLAS — “Wow. I’m truly humbled. This is a surprise.” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Serving students’ mental health needs
DALLAS — Jacqueline Spiegel hopes that one day having people trained to spot whether a person may have mental health issues will be as common as receiving training in first aid and CPR. Matthew DembickiMatthew…
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Why part-time success matters Insider Higher Ed If community colleges are going to close achievement gaps, they need to better accommodate part-time students, report says. Information shared about the impact of community colleges in Illinois…