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Rising importance of technical college prompts local visit by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel With student loan debt continuing to pile up in recent years, Wisconsin technical colleges are being seen as one…
Campus Issues
Expanding interest in the humanities
“Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora” is a popular class at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) this summer. Same with “The Politics of Food.” Barbara ShellyBarbara Shelly is a higher education…
Balancing oversight and innovation
House lawmakers on Tuesday queried officials from a handful of countries about their lauded apprenticeship programs, covering a broad range of topics, from career preparation to the roles of the federal government and business and…
AACC news & notes
Upcoming events Aspiring to the presidency? The AACC Future Presidents Institute (FPI) is designed for senior leaders aspiring to the community college presidency. Participants will engage in case studies, roundtable discussions, problem-solving exercises and more. The next FPI is…
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Candidates: Mississippi should focus on vocational education Associated Press Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is proposing that the state spend $100 million to try to improve job skills. Reeves said the single largest expense would…
Helping faculty lead in and out of the classroom
Community college provosts and presidents are well aware of the need to invest in committed faculty and faculty development. Karrin Wilksis interim president at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York.More Posts
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Tallahassee Community College hopes to attract more women to workforce training WFSU (with audio) Women comprise less than one-quarter of the workforce for jobs like manufacturing, machining and welding. One reason for that is myths….
Newsmakers
Interim CEOs Kathleen Curphy will serve as interim president of Shawnee Community College in Illinois, where she currently is vice president of academic affairs. Curphy has more than 25 years of experience as a two-year…
Pizzella tapped as acting labor secretary
Patrick Pizzella, the current deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), has been tapped to serve as acting secretary following the resignation on Friday of Alexander Acosta. Acosta bowed out amid growing political pressure…
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Left without a league, Snow College football powers on, insists its future remains bright as an independent Salt Lake Tribune It could be said that Utah’s only community college football program is too important to…