Prior to the pandemic, there was a realization that community colleges were facing real challenges of staffing and leadership as the Baby Boomer generation reached retirement age. Experts anticipated acute personnel shortages at every level…
When it comes to hot career fields, it doesn’t get much hotter than artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (AIM), an IT-engineering hybrid application involving data analysis, visualization and algorithms performing useful business functions that…
Religious institutions provide a powerful link to underserved neighborhoods. By partnering with faith-based communities, you can make higher education accessible to families often missed by traditional recruitment programs. Churches can be a key resource in…
The Biden administration is encouraging community colleges to join local and state efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that will infuse massive amounts of federal funding for construction, broadband and electrification. On Thursday,…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in an attempt legally solidify the program due to ongoing litigation challenging its validity. The…
President Joe Biden’s long-anticipated announcement Wednesday to cancel $10,000 in student debt — and $20,000 in selected circumstances — may not be generally associated with community colleges, but the action will have a dramatic impact…
Leading House Republicans this month introduced a bill that would make major changes to federal student loan programs and expand Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term programs. House Republicans have positioned the Responsible Education Assistance…
There is a need for community and technical colleges across the country to consider the possibility and benefits of expanding tuition waivers for many potential students within their college districts. This proposal comes at a…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has announced a new $8 million grant competition geared to help minority-serving institutions in their efforts to diversify the teacher workforce and prepare teachers to meet underserved students’ needs. The…
Everyone was transfixed on the computer monitor as Danielle Bruner gave a tour of the mouth. Using a specialized camera embedded in a foot-long white wand — with one of her students as her patient…