Speaking the language of success
Nina Keery got a call recently. The woman on the other end – a Massachusetts Bay Community College student – had difficulty conveying what she needed. English wasn’t her native language. The conversation was long…
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Community college sticker price up nearly 2%
The average 2020-21 tuition-and-fees sticker price for public two-year colleges is $3,770, which is an increase of 1.9% (or $70) for full-time students compared to last fall, according to an annual report from the College…
2020 is taking a toll on men of color
During a year hit by the COVID pandemic and protests for racial justice, community college programs for men of color are more needed than ever. But with college campuses closed, it’s become more difficult to…
Students’ advice to keep remote learning strong
The pandemic has brought greater awareness in communities and across the country about the myriad challenges that community colleges face, from access to technology to childcare. It has prompted many colleges to listen more carefully…
Tuned into unintentional ‘micromessaging’
From what Kathy Albin learned through a program called “Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student,” she knew that even very brief verbal and nonverbal communications can affect behaviors. Still, it was startling when a…
Institutional transformation in a pandemic
In March, when the Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) in Detroit was faced with the sudden and unprecedented total shutdown of college operations caused by the onset of the COVID pandemic, the Design Center…
Adapting to changing workforce needs during COVID and beyond
While acknowledging COVID-19 challenges, speakers at the 2020 Virtual ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference this week complimented the resiliency of the 1,050 people attending the meeting. They urged them to move through difficulties to strengthen their…
A ‘secret sauce’ to increasing enrollment
Every organization wants to believe they have a special organizational culture, a “secret sauce” that gives rise to special outcomes. Leaders want to believe that a mission statement, a set of core values or goals,…
Finding opportunities amid crises — even COVID-19
Grants from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program not only help faculty test their ideas for innovative STEM technician programs, but they are also a funding source that helps community colleges become…
Recording perspectives, history with pandemic journal project
As the pandemic continues, so has Lone Star College-CyFair Professor Robert O’Brien’s journal project – an opportunity for his students living in this most unprecedented of times to share their frustrations, fears and hopes through…