Community college provosts and presidents are well aware of the need to invest in committed faculty and faculty development. Karrin Wilksis interim president at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York.More Posts
The promise of education in America is a promise of opportunity. A promise that education — especially higher education — can offer a pathway to the middle class and an opportunity to build a successful…
Motherhood, apple pie and federal support for short-term training – these are all things that everyone likes, right? David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
For the last few years, AACC has sponsored Advocates in Action, a two-day affair in Washington when the association convenes its Advocacy Advisory Group and other interested parties to lobby Capitol Hill. This year, the…
Community colleges are becoming more entrepreneurial in their operational strategies. This entrepreneurism trend is partially in response to declining financial resources from traditional funding sources alongside increasing demands. Madeline Pumariega / Carrie HendersonMadeline Pumariega is…
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to recent Kentucky graduates from the president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. It also applies to college graduates across the country. To all of the…
In fall 2018, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) and Murray State University (MSU) launched a unique partnership leveraging the two institutions’ skill sets and resources in western Kentucky. Tyra F. Hendersonis an associate…
Polk State College is dedicated to providing affordable, accessible higher education to the residents of Florida’s Polk County and has done so for more than 50 years. As the needs of our community have shifted,…
You have all heard me talk about our colleges being laser-focused on student success initiatives and progress. Efforts to increase student success have been a hallmark in the recent history of the community college and…
As Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine accepted the National Education Service Award at this year’s National Legislative Summit, he described education as “the great lifter and the great leveler.” Sandra Kurtinitisis president of the Community College…