Community colleges will be front and center at a House appropriations hearing on March 4, where advocates will present to lawmakers key areas of federal funding for programs that support their institutions and students, from…
Photos from institutional members of the American Association of Community Colleges. College of DuPage President Muddassir Siddiqi (at podium) welcomes Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) (far right) and Rep. Sean Casten (D-Illinois) (left of Siddiqi) to the…
Editor’s note: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s second term ends in January 2027. The election to determine his successor will take place in November. This article is an open letter calling for the new governor’s support…
“Go to QCC for free!” boasts the website for Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), one of 15 public two-year institutions in Massachusetts. This clarion call has grown QCC’s enrollment from 6,491 in 2022 — the year…
Across higher education, artificial intelligence (AI) is already present in classrooms, advising centers and students’ everyday lives. However, many learners have uneven experiences. In one course, the faculty encourages students to use AI tools to…
New research from Lumina Foundation and Gallup shows a startling difference between what the public thinks about higher education and what students and graduates say. In general, while public confidence in higher education has steadily…
When local businesses and community colleges join forces, everyone wins. Partnerships just make sense, as they create a shared purpose between public and private organizations: building a dynamic and sustainable workforce pipeline. It’s a perfect…
“You go ’round and around itYou go over and underI go through…” Those lines from the song “I Go Through” by O.A.R. feel uncomfortably familiar in higher education right now. Artificial intelligence (AI) did not…
GAO: Room for improvement in helping disabled job seekers Texas college’s museum recognized for community impact Washington college recommends some program closures GAO: Room for improvement in helping disabled job seekers A new Government Accountability…
The United States is facing a teacher shortage of historic proportions — one that now threatens both K–12 education and the nation’s emerging workforce agenda. The most recent estimates place the national K–12 teacher shortage…