In today’s economic climate, the cost of higher education remains a significant barrier for many students pursuing a bachelor’s degree. However, a growing option is changing the landscape: community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs. New research…
AI is no longer on the horizon — it’s here, already shaping how students learn, complete assignments and develop skills. Whether we choose to actively integrate AI into teaching and learning or simply acknowledge its…
The shaping and adoption of a fiscal year 2026 budget resolution by congressional Republicans has huge implications for community colleges and their students. Baked into the discussions of broad fiscal policy are assumptions about the…
Educators, administrators, staff and other interested parties from community colleges and institutions dove a little deeper into AI in higher education, a particularly hot topic at colleges and universities. The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) gathered…
Huntsville has long been a symbol of American innovation. From the Apollo missions to the cutting-edge work happening today at Redstone Arsenal and the Marshall Space Flight Center, this city embodies the power of American…
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague letter on February 14 outlining its interpretation of the legal obligations of educational institutions since the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for…
As campus officials are aware, the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter on February 14 to institutions of higher education to “clarify and reaffirm the nondiscrimination obligations…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is extending the deadline for Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency (GE/FVT) reporting to September 30. Colleges also have until September 30 to review and submit corrections to Completers’ Lists, according to…
My maternal grandfather was a tough guy to impress, particularly about the role and value of education. He was a traditional Italian-American man, with an endless work ethic and had dropped out of formal education…
Sixteen years ago, I stepped into the world of higher education. I never imagined I would find myself here, serving as a community college president of Bay College in central Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) If…