Technology

Career-ready in the age of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape education, work and daily life, educators across disciplines face a timely and transformative opportunity: to equip students with the AI literacy they need to thrive in a rapidly…


Call to action: Support the NSF

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has directed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to terminate active grants. More than 1,000 awards have already been cancelled, with more terminations expected. This comes as Congress considers severe…


12 student teams named CCIC finalists

A record number of student teams from community colleges across the country competed this year in the annual Community College Innovation Challenge, with the American Association of Community Colleges announcing on Tuesday that 12 teams…


Forging the future: Building the Web 3.0 workforce

As community college educators, we are proud to equip students for the challenges of a dynamic job market. With the emergence of Web 3.0, which is a convergence of blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality…


Ky. taps data mapping to improve business partnerships

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) wanted to get a better understanding of the partnerships its 16 colleges had with business and industry, it launched a systemwide “mapping” initiative…


The nitty gritty of online fundraising

There are a variety of steps and methods to secure one-time and continuing gifts through online fundraising. Below are some of the keys to our online fundraising efforts at Orange Coast College (OCC). The first…


Don’t let the AI race burn out your faculty innovators

Apple TV’s “most-watched show ever” wrapped up its second season recently, firmly establishing its status as a cultural phenomenon. “Severance” follows a small group of workers at a company called Lumon who choose to undergo…


Life after HEERF

Like many institutions, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts, used the emergency funding it received during the pandemic in a variety of ways. A large portion of this money went directly to students in the…


Different approaches to CCIC mentoring

The faculty mentors of teams from Perimeter College at Georgia State University and Dallas College, which placed first and second, respectively, at the 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) had different approaches to the academic…


Keeping all social media posts on-brand

Managing social media for a college is a bit like throwing a house party where everyone wants to be the DJ. Cape Cod Community College (4Cs) in Massachusetts has figured out a way to keep…