Leadership



Dear Community College President: Your job has changed

Dear Community College President, If you accepted your presidency believing your primary responsibility was to lead a community college, you now occupy a role far more complex than the one you inherited. The community college…


Dismantling the silos

Jessie Schook remembers when communication gaps across the Kentucky Community & Technical College System’s (KCTCS) campuses made it hard to track local industry demands. Multiple siloed conversations meant, for example, a pitch for a customized…


Newsmakers

Kudos Meghan Brown, vice president of advancement and operations at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC), was named to the Triangle Business Journal’s 2026 40 Under 40 list, recognizing emerging leaders shaping North Carolina’s Triangle area….


Helping small businesses recover and thrive

In North Carolina, small business owners operating in the state’s eastern coastal region know it is likely only a matter of time before a hurricane disrupts their businesses and lives. But such storms are also…


Newsmakers

CEO on the move Tawny Dotson is now the eighth superintendent/president of California’s Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC). She previously was president of Yuba College (California) since 2020. MSJC board president Tom Ashley said in…


Family style: Reflections on commencement

Many readers will remember the viral story from May 2025 in which a student parent at the University at Buffalo was pursued by campus security for carrying his infant across the graduation stage. The university…


Snapshots

Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. San Diego College of Continuing Education was represented at the Anduril 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race at Naval Base Coronado last weekend, helping showcase skilled…


Enamait to lead AACC board of directors

John Enamait, president of North Carolina’s Stanly Community College, will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding Leigh Goodson, president of Tulsa Community College (Oklahoma)….