When I started thinking about becoming a president, I attended a leadership seminar where the keynote speaker provided words of wisdom and caution for those of us eager to advance into the role. “It is…
Picture it: a college basement adjunct lounge, 2017. In four years, I never saw anyone be able to print anything from the printer. There was a random toy castle on one of the shelves —…
In narrative therapy, a technique that asks clients to examine the stories they tell themselves, “thin” and “thick” are used to help users seek out more complicated, subtle and meaningful stories. The time is now…
The challenges of the past few years have pushed America’s community colleges across the country to the brink, with bleak enrollment figures, strained finances and new questions about how these institutions should retool themselves to…
President Joe Biden is pitching for a 13.6% increase in funding for the U.S. Education Department and an 11% boost for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), continuing the administration’s series of generous requests for…
President Biden’s budget proposal showcases his commitment to the nation’s community colleges and the millions of students they serve. By significantly increasing the funding to programs and services aimed directly at supporting community college student…
Two bills have been introduced in the 118th Congress to provide Pell Grant eligibility to students in short-term workforce education programs. While the end goal of both is the same, they take different paths to…
One of the best ways to ensure that the marketing department is revered across campus is to boost enrollment. At the end of the day, that’s the goal, right? To increase enrollment for the institution?…
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…
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…