Kan. colleges brace for concealed gun law
If you keep a handgun in your backpack and the professor calls you to the front of the class to answer a question, take the backpack with you. If your weapon is holstered on you,…
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Campus ‘free speech’ bill struck down by La. governor
A proposal aimed at protecting controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has been vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who described the bill as a…
The next generation of leadership
You’ve heard me tout the importance of face-to-face connections, and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) annual convention in April provided ample opportunity for that. Seeing dear colleagues and friends always recharges my energy…
Borrowers wait for promised college loan forgiveness
Danielle Ramos’ student-debt nightmare was supposed to be over. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.More Posts
Providing startup grants to startup companies
Macomb Community College (MCC) in Michigan supports entrepreneurial innovation in a big way. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
Homeless college students a growing concern on campuses
Jennifer Carr knows she’s not the profile of a typical college student. The Detroit-area woman is 37 and has battled alcohol and heroin addiction. She’s also been homeless in the past and even now is…
House passes bill to reauthorize Perkins
The House has passed legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act that is similar to a Perkins bill it passed last year. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American…
R.I. steps closer to free tuition
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is thanking the state House of Representatives for passing a $9.2 billion budget plan she says “protects our priorities.” Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
Developing OER course pathways
A new study of 38 community colleges participating in an open education resources (OER) initiative says that students in OER courses engage with the content as well or better than students in non-OER classes using…
Ariz. court overturns in-state tuition for DACA students
The Arizona Court of Appeals this week ruled that young immigrants granted deferred deportation status under a program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition. Associated PressCopyright 2018…