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Interim president Kathleen Kirklin, vice president of administration at Folsom Lake College in California, will serve as interim president of the college. She fills in for Rachel Rosenthal, who is retiring this month. Kirklin has…
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Maricopa Community Colleges proposes consolidation of presidencies to cut costs AZCentral.com The district expects to save about $1 million by consolidating the top administrative positions in eight of its 10 colleges into four regional administrations….
Ensuring the educational future of foster youth
Lisa Féinics is the perfect person to run Portland Community College‘s (PCC) new program that assists current and former foster youth. That’s because she was one. The new coordinator of the Oregon college’s Foster Success…
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Illinois college board adopts formula for $3M in emergency funds The Southern Illinoisan The Illinois Community College Board has adopted a formula to distribute $3 million in emergency funds to community colleges in need. UM…
Protected: Testing medical drones for disasters
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Expect the unexpected
When Jefferson Community College was making plans to build its first residence hall, there was one must-have for President Carole McCoy: generators for backup if the power went out. With her campus in Watertown, New…
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Grads’ earnings can contribute to community college decisions U.S. News & World Report The U.S. Department of Education for the first time released data on the earnings of graduates from thousands of different career training…
Helping students from failed for-profits
Earnest Simpson enrolled in an electrical engineering program at an ITT Technical Institute campus in Virginia a year ago after being laid off from his shipyard job. His son Matthew soon followed, with the goal…
Many students face food, housing insecurities
About a third of community college students in California face a huge obstacle to academic success because they experience housing insecurity, according to a new report by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) at…
Colleges explore ‘sanctuary status’ for immigrants
Universities and colleges in several states are considering labeling themselves “sanctuary campuses” amid fears from immigrant students and pressure from activists following the election of Donald Trump. College administrators in New Mexico — the state…