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Roadside messaging

The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) this week unveiled a new statewide billboard campaign aimed at the nearly 1.3 million Illinois’ adults who have less than a high school diploma or equivalent and close to…




Now the flooding

The wind and rain of Hurricane Florence may have subsided but many parts of North and South Carolina now face damaging floods. As a result of rising waters and power lines downed by the storm,…


Equal playing field

Community college leaders would be hard pressed to find a federal statute that has had such a tremendous impact, yet is as widely misunderstood — even reviled — as Title IX of the Education Amendments…


Real talk about suicide

Approximately 1,100 U.S. college students commit suicide each year. During September, many colleges are recognizing Suicide Prevention Awareness Month by sharing resources and stories in an effort to break the stigma that surrounds mental health….





DataPoints

A second chance through Pell: Last fall, a federal pilot program provided nearly 5,000 incarcerated individuals with Pell grants so that they could enroll in postsecondary education prior to their release from prison. (Read the…