Campus Issues

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…


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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…



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…