Snapshots: AACC 2024
A few photos from the first three days of AACC 2024, the annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges, held April 5-9 in Louisville, Kentucky. (All photos: Adam Auel/AACC) Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
Leadership
Heads up on coming proposed regs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Education Department (ED) will soon issue several new proposed rules that will affect postsecondary institutions, including community colleges. Jo Alice Blondin, president of Clark State College (Ohio) — who represented…
Leveraging accreditation to drive innovation, equity
In the realm of higher education, the process of accreditation holds significant weight. It serves as both a validation of institutional quality, an impetus for continuous improvement, and a gatekeeper for financial aid and credit…
Turning the tables on Gayle King
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Over her long career, journalist Gayle King has interviewed many national and global leaders and celebrities, and taken on tough and complicated assignments, such as reporting about mass shootings and covering Supreme…
Some thoughts from COLOs (chief online learning officers)
Online learning continues to be a disruptor in education — in the way we teach and learn, the way we set aside geographical boundaries and time zones, and the origin of businesses specific to online…
A closer look at community colleges during Covid
Like most educational institutions, community and technical colleges across the United States were forced to make big changes during the height of the Covid pandemic. A new book by a faculty member at the University…
10 things your campus should be doing to launch generative AI
Every community college is dealing with the emergence of generative artificial intelligence; the positive implications for increased efficiencies, improved student services, more creative and relevant curriculum and the transformation of workforce readiness and training are…
Seeking to boost student success in Appalachia
As part of its mission to improve outcomes for rural students in its region, Community Colleges of Appalachia (CCA) has developed a Rural Educators Academy that provides a structured learning experience with insights for college…
New York’s LaGuardia lands $116M gift for workforce training center
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by philanthropist and New York Mets owner Alexandra Cohen, is awarding a $116.2 million grant to New York’s LaGuardia Community College to create a new massive workforce training…
Newsmakers
New CEO Tabitha Miller will serve as the 10th president of North Carolina’s Martin Community College (MCC), effective May 1. Miller has served as the college’s vice president/chief academic officer since July 2019 and has…