As students return to campus, community colleges are finding new ways to address mental health issues and broadening access to mental health support. Students at Holyoke Community College will have access to counselors both in-person…
Growing up in Iowa, Lauren Wieser had a hobbyist’s interest in all things mechanical, whether dismantling her bicycle for fun or tinkering underneath the hood of the family truck. “It was mostly about how the…
In the cold of a Nebraska winter, amidst the misery of the Covid pandemic, recruiters from Northeast Community College in Norfolk began reaching out to high schools with a message of hope for students. In…
Mentor-Connect is opening its mentoring services to two-year college STEM faculty members who have not previously received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. In the past, the Mentor-Connect mentoring…
The White House this week announced a series of initiatives to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity, including efforts to develop and train a larger and more diverse cybersecurity workforce. One of the initiatives includes the designation…
Editor’s note: This article is provided by the Instructional Technology Council, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges. Campuses are busily preparing for the fall term and the hoped-for return to “normal.”…
Researchers of global climate change have long been aware that an increase in atmospheric CO2 leads to increased crop production, but none have ever understood precisely why. It is possible that a team of student…
There is no doubt that the Covid pandemic has resulted in a myriad of leadership lessons for community college presidents and governing boards across the nation. At Rogue Community College (RCC), located in southern Oregon,…
Recently submitted photos from college members of the American Association of Community Colleges. Edith Sanchez, a student trustee at McHenry County College, introduced President Joe Biden before his remarks on the American Families Plan when he…
Grace Whittington was always fascinated with construction. Thinking back on it now, the 17-year-old can’t recall exactly how she got interested or why, but she has vivid memories of playing with Legos as a child…