A force for positive change
A year ago, our country, and the world, shut down in order to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. Community colleges, the bastion of open access, quickly and effectively moved to online teaching…
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Washington Watch: Biden signs $1.9T stimulus legislation
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which builds on both the CARES Act and CRRSAA and will provide even more financial assistance to community colleges and their…
How are women who work at community colleges faring during Covid?
Since Covid-19 abruptly changed how community college leaders live and work, the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) conducted a study that focused on the new and unique challenges of women working at…
Global Connections: Why international students remain important for community colleges
International student enrollment has been an important element of campus internationalization at community colleges for many years. For most U.S. students at community colleges who are unable to travel and study abroad, international students on…
Don’t forget about the lowly press release quite yet
This article is part of a bimonthly series provided by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Regardless of what marketers call it today – a…
A new appreciation for community colleges
Covid has prompted many of us to look at things differently. For Samantha Raymond, a junior at Tufts University, it helped her learn to appreciate the value of community college, after taking courses at Montgomery…
Washington Watch: Aiming to double the Pell Grant maximum
As part of its overall advocacy strategy to promote equity and student success, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is endorsing a doubling of the Pell Grant maximum. The Pell Grant program continues to…
Coronavirus, community colleges and the equity gap: Revisited
Last year, just as Covid-19 was beginning to spread and many colleges and universities across the country were scrambling to send students home to finish their spring semesters online, CC Daily ran this piece, “Coronavirus,…
Washington Watch: Policies for changing workforce needs
Even before Covid, globalization and technological advances permanently changed the U.S. workforce. The pandemic turbocharged these changes. In 1970, one in four jobs were in manufacturing; today, it’s one in 10. As automation takes different…
Celebrating Black history at the nation’s community colleges
The presence of African-American presidents, staff and faculty has played a key role in advancing the open-door policy and primary mission of the American community college system. During the 1960s and 1970s, community college campuses…