Showing what you value
While financial investment is one place to determine what a college deems important, it’s not the only indicator. Leaders’ time and attention, among other ways, also can show what a college values. A panel of…
Campus Issues
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Meals on Wheels and Western Dakota Technical College use fish to bring produce to the community KOTA Western Dakota Technical College is studying how to leverage aquaponics to locally deliver a wide variety of crops…
It’s not personal
Leadership is not easy. It requires you to balance today’s needs while striving to reach tomorrow’s goals. You must respect the culture while implementing needed change. It is arduous and wonderful when those goals are…
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Photos submitted by institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Feather River College in rural Northern California weathers the recent snowstorms that hit the northwestern United States. (Photo: FRC) Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner…
Reporter’s notebook
Lowe’s launches $50M effort to address skilled worker shortages DOL training grants to help homeless veterans House GOP reintroduces college cost transparency bill Women in construction webinar Lowe’s launches $50M effort to address skilled worker…
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California reconsiders the potential of college work-study jobs EdSource The state has invested $500 million for jobs that help a student’s career, not just working at campus cafeterias and bookstores. College is still worth it,…
The solar energy connection
Energy and environmental injustice have been persistent issues in the U.S., disproportionately affecting minority populations. To combat these issues, community colleges can play a crucial role in training minority students to become advocates for renewable…
ChatGPT: Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the bot
Higher education seemed to embrace the concept of AI for administrative systems and student relations support. There was a lot invested in technologies that could “personalize” systems and connect students with departments, divisions and support…
Building social justice degree programs
In fall 2022, New Jersey’s Camden County College and Hudson County Community College (HCCC) launched social justice degree programs. With no template to work from, the colleges had to figure out how to effectively and…
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Gov. Healey pitches free community college for residents 25 and up ahead of budget filing NBC Boston During an announcement at Bunker Hill Community College, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday outlined her plans to…