Architecture of a successful program
A U.S. Navy veteran with 25 years of service, Angela Muhammad is working toward a new career that’s close to her heart: Building affordable homes for single parents and the elderly. “I’ve done missionary work…
Campus Issues
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Community college students can live in university dorms NJ.com In New Jersey, Mercer County Community College students can live in dorms at a reduced rate on the Rider University campus under an agreement signed by…
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Call for campus child care proved resonant at ballot box Patch.com Two victors in the race for seats on the Austin Community College board of trustees have made expanding child care for ACC students a…
Commentary: The benefits of effective delegation
Editor’s note: This article comes from the current issue of the Community College Journal, which has been published by the American Association of Community Colleges since 1930. As a president, you bear the responsibility for…
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Centralia College focuses on meeting demand for a skilled workforce The Chronicle A gap of over 10,000 more degrees in the mid-level section will need to be fulfilled by community and technical colleges in Washington…
Commentary: Synchronized for success
Communications and marketing professionals in community colleges are responsible for all kinds of communications: internal and external, digital and traditional, curriculum and continuing education, and more. They must be both creative and strategic, integrating the…
DataPoints
Low tuition and fees: Community colleges continue to offer the lowest tuition and fees across all sectors of higher education. Editor’s note: DataPoints is a biweekly feature of the American Association of Community Colleges that…
Commentary: Developmental ed will remain a hot topic
Two phenomena have kept development education front and center in higher education: expanded access to college and a new focus on student success. Expanded access to college has spurred more people to go to college,…
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Ariz. college district looks at a more regional approach KJZZ (with audio) Maria Harper-Marinick, chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District, explains what officials are considering and what the impetus was for its proposed…
Newsmakers
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…