It’s about more than the salary
With the national student debt level surpassing $1.75 trillion, the post-Covid return of loan repayments and the recent Supreme Court ruling on debt forgiveness, student debt has been a hot topic in the news in…
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Solving the mystery of tech support
Community College tech support professionals deal with solving mysteries on a daily basis. Some calls and emails can be an open-and-shut case (Have you turned it off and on?), but others need some detective work…
Washington Watch: Tough funding talks down the road
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2024 spending bill for education, workforce development and other programs that sets the stage for difficult negotiations later this year to reconcile differences between its…
State directors reflect on wins, challenges ahead
At the just-concluded summer meeting of state community college directors, updates were more positive than they have been in recent years. Meeting earlier this week in Boston, the National Council of State Directors of Community…
Hearing focuses on ensuring value of higher education
The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing Thursday that centered on increasing the value of college for students and taxpayers. Witnesses and committee members discussed the need for greater transparency…
Persistence, retention rates on the rise
Community colleges saw increases in both persistence and retention rates this year, according to a new report from National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. This marks the second consecutive year that community colleges saw gains,…
Building interest in criminal justice
The critical lens under which law enforcement has been viewed during the past few years since the George Floyd murder and resulting racial reckoning has contributed to lower enrollments in criminal justice programs at some…
Upskilling the instructional design skills of faculty
The pandemic elevated instructional design to perhaps the most sought-after skill in higher education as colleges struggled to put vast numbers of courses online quickly. Instructional designers, however, are a limited commodity at many colleges,…
Easing up on degree requirements
Employers continue to loosen the reigns on requiring a college degree for entry-level positions — focusing instead on applicants’ skills — as they struggle to find enough workers for open jobs, according to an annual…
Lonely but not alone
After a small stint in municipal government, I began my career as a student affairs practitioner in 1995. I believe that every position I have held, every degree I have earned and every mentor I…