Practical ideas for real-world challenges
When Evi de Bois looks at a prototype of a portable, solar-powered water pump that her student team from California’s Feather River College (FRC) developed, she thinks about how it can help her fiancé, who…
Leadership
Successful approaches to workforce, economic development
Discussions on community college workforce programs often miss the connection between career pathways and local economic development strategies in their communities. America’s Hidden Economic Engines: How Community Can Drive Shared Prosperity (editors Robert B. Schwartz…
Cultivating a welcoming culture
Feeling pride in your LGBTQ+ identity is much easier when the people around you and the places you spend time every day are welcoming and affirming to you. There are no doubt thousands of LGBTQ+…
DEI = acceptance, understanding, empathy and more
I am a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and am pleased to celebrate LGBTQ+ Month. This national celebration is a reminder of all that has been accomplished and all that remains to be done…
Washington Watch: Movement on key Farm Bill priorities
Congress is working hard to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the governing legislation for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, including agriculture development and nutrition programs. The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years, with the…
Better together: Teaming to tackle San Antonio’s need for medical assistants
Before she turned 28, Elizabeth Trevino had worked a couple of nothing-special jobs as a call center representative and a retail store manager. The San Antonio resident always thought she might work one day in…
Reporter’s notebook
Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands Studying in France this summer Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the latest 98 additions to the Apprenticeship Ambassadors program — including nearly a dozen public two-year…
Perfect storm leads to collaboration on workforce development
New Jersey expects to add 78,300 new health services jobs by 2026. By 2028, the demand for technology and innovation workers will have increased by 6% from today’s 300,000. These industries and others rely on…
Texas poised to fund community colleges based on student outcomes
Texas community college advocates are cheering after the Senate unanimously approved a House bill Friday to fund the state’s community colleges based on how many of their students graduate with a degree or certificate or…
Newsmakers
CEOs on the move Shah Ardalan has been named the seventh president of Randolph Community College (RCC) in North Carolina. He is currently president of Lone Star College (LSC)-University Park in Houston, RCC’s board noted…