Louise Petruzzella was an adjunct instructor of construction technology when she was selected for a $20,000 MentorLinks grant in 2014. The two years of mentoring and professional development she received through MentorLinks, she says, changed…
“Welcome to the community,” is how Ellen Hause introduced the new cohort of 10 MentorLinks colleges to the mentoring they will receive during the next two years. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based…
The Community College Undergraduate Research Experience Summit may have ended Friday, but many of its participants hope it’s the beginning of a new movement that results in more two-year college students having research experiences. Madeline…
Charles Fadel, founder and chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign, began his speech at the 2019 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference by expressing admiration for the educators — mostly community college faculty —…
It was one of those moments you like to see at a conference. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Tech giants Google and Amazon are beefing up their involvement in helping to train more technology professionals, and community colleges are key partners in their efforts. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves…
It’s hard to remember at a time when seemingly every student has at least a couple of devices and sometimes several — laptops, tablets, smartphones and more — but within the lifetime of anyone currently…
Working part-time or full-time is a reality for most community college students, but some colleges are using various initiatives to ease working students’ academic and financial burdens to ensure that they don’t drop out, according…
After her family immigrated to Southern California from Syria in 2013, Diala Alhousari often pulled all-nighters out of necessity. Getting her homework done required on the spot translation into Arabic and back into English. Rhonda…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the nature of work and the workforce, requiring community and technical colleges to restructure programs to meet employers’ demand for new skill sets. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College…