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Technology will be the death of me, I once said. Richard Soriarecently served as president of Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus in Florida.More Posts
Campus Issues
Accreditation is a learning experience
In the past, accreditation was focused on “what and how,” says Liang Chee Wee, president of Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC). Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
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Gas company is siphoning pipeline workers from community colleges Technical.ly Philly PECO, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., is turning to a consortium of community colleges in the Greater Philadelphia region to meet its need for…
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New York to fund college courses for prisoners New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is awarding more than $7 million in grants to higher education institutions – including Mohawk Valley Community College and Jefferson…
Taking the confusion out of college leadership programs
By now, we’re all aware of the reality that community college leadership is suffering from both a high turnover and a shortage of qualified candidates to fill empty positions. According to the American Association of…
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Texas bathroom bill likely would apply to community colleges MyStatesman.com When state Sen. Kirk Watson quizzed Sen. Lois Kolkhorst on the Senate floor about the scope of her bill to outlaw certain transgender-friendly bathrooms…
Funding roundup
In Tennessee, Volunteer State Community College’s respiratory care program is getting a MetaNeb system, thanks to a $10,000 grant from device manufacturer Hill-Rom. MetaNeb delivers medication while also helping to loosen up secretions in patients’…
Year-round Pell opens opportunities for students
The reinstatement of year-round Pell grants is good news for community college students who otherwise had to take the summer semester off or find other ways to pay for that term. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor…
A leg up for utility apprenticeships and jobs
Good pay. Important work. Physically challenging. These are just a few of the reasons that many young people are attracted to a career as a lineman for a utility. Susan Cratonis media relations coordinator at…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Sherry Zylka has been named president of Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Kentucky, effective October 1. She currently is provost of the Wayne County Community College District in Michigan. Zylka has…