e-Headlines
Want to search earnings for English majors by college? You can’t. New York Times The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has proposed an idea: Release the data, but only on people who borrow…
Campus Issues
House HEA bill calls for major changes
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Friday released a 542-page bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act that would significantly change federal student aid, such as allowing students to tap Pell grants…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Susan Lamb will return to Diablo Valley College (DVC) in California to serve as its president, pending contract approval. She formerly served as vice chancellor of academic affairs at City College of San…
e-Headlines
Despite protests, St. Louis Community College board approves layoffs, voluntary buyouts STLtoday.com The board approved a series of budget reduction proposals, including a voluntary buyout, suspension of sabbaticals, changes to benefits and the hotly contested…
Focus on an affordable, quality education
The nation’s system of higher education can be significantly improved to ensure more Americans obtain a quality undergraduate education and a meaningful degree without taking on onerous debt, concludes a far-reaching study by the Commission…
Looking back to move forward
As we take a look at AACC Pathways and the many ways in which it is working at community colleges, it is important to reflect upon the road that we have traveled together. Walter G….
e-Headlines
Jenny Durkan takes step on free-college promise on 1st full day as Seattle mayor Seattle Times The Seattle mayor signed an executive order saying the city will further help public high school graduates attend community…
Washington Watch: It’s crunch time in Washington
Congress is under intense pressure — on taxes, funding and DACA — as the first legislative session of the 115th Congress turns into its final month, while, after years of deliberation, legislative action on reauthorizing…
DataPoints
Good-paying jobs that don’t require a BA: There are about 30 million good jobs in the U.S. that don’t require a bachelor’s degree but do require some postsecondary education. (Read full PDF.) Daily StaffCCDaily is…
Giving back to MentorLinks
MentorLinks mentors Danis Heighton and Cathryn Balas have more insights to share with their mentees than what they learned during the successful execution of multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants. Madeline…