Call it a climate emergency
Editor’s note: Mark Mitsui, president of Portland Community College, and Wim Wiewel, president of Lewis & Clark College, participated this month in the Conference of the Parties 25 in Madrid, which was related to the…
Sustainability
A focus on student research experiences
As community college advocates and other stakeholders prepare for a summit this week focused on exploring how research experiences can serve community college students, a recent survey shows that two-year college students who have had…
Howard Community College wins Baldrige Award
For a second consecutive year, a community college institution has won the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the…
Creating a sustainable campus
Community colleges can boost the well-being of their campus community through an active sustainability program. Jennifer Haywardis director of facilities, management and planning at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.More Posts
Educating the next generation of climate leaders
Reducing the impact of climate change requires leadership from higher education, and many community college presidents are taking up that commitment by educating students about sustainability. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts…
Changing lives a continent away
Tanzania is one of the largest countries in Africa, but almost half of its 51.8 million people live on less than $1.90 per day, and 54 percent of its rural areas lack access to water. …
Funding roundup
In Illinois, students and instructors involved in Highland Community College’s agriculture program were on hand to receive $5,000 from Vita Plus Corporation. The donation will support the dairy judging program and the purchase of feed…
New England colleges team to aid green workforce
Four colleges in three New England states are working together to train students and make it easier for them to create programs for their region’s growing green building and resilient design industries. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
Pitching their passion projects
Danial Nasr Azadani is passionate about his work. The work? Saving lives. Tabitha WhissemoreTabitha Whissemore is a contributor to Community College Daily and managing editor of AACC’s Community College Journal.More Posts – Website
Colleges save money on energy
Faced with declining public funds and less tuition revenue because of lagging enrollments, many community colleges are looking for ways to curb spending to balance their books. One area that several colleges have focused on…