Filling California’s jobs gap
Nineteen-year-old Nick Soultanian has been building his own personal computers since the ninth grade, and was adept in code by his senior year of high school. He’s currently preparing for his future career in San…
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Embracing business strategies to drive enrollment
Thinking of community colleges as a business is not a new concept, but it is a controversial one. Laura B. LeatherwoodDr. Laura B. Leatherwood is president of Blue Ridge Community College in North Carolina.More Posts
New Jersey’s link to the international glass community
As a 14-year-old in the mid-1950s, I crafted a duck boat to paddle on the pond and glide on shallow water in the swamp near my home in rural Massachusetts, attuning myself to the subtle…
Tripping over transfer credit policy
States and institutions must address the real issues facing students as they pursue a college degree. The focus should be on the loss of transfer credits and college completion, which would help more students graduate on…
Washington Watch: Progress on the budget
Congressional leaders and the Trump administration this week struck a deal to raise federal spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling for the next two years. Jim HermesJim Hermes is associate vice president of government…
A more robust college experience
I first became familiar with the idea of something being “transactional” in an economics class. Lynn Tincher-LadnerDr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner is president and CEO of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the international honor society of…
Helping faculty lead in and out of the classroom
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
Higher ed must not leave working families behind
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…
Washington Watch: Short-term training politics get tough
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…
Washington Watch: Advocates in Action wrap-up
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…