Going straight to good use
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…
Workforce Development
Broadening the Mentor-Connect opportunity
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…
Rising from the rubble: What we’ve learned one year after Hurricane Laura
On August 27, 2020, just 10 days after the start of SOWELA Technical Community College’s fall semester and amid the second serious Covid wave, Hurricane Laura nearly wiped out the Lake Charles area and caused…
Focused on cybersecurity
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…
Community colleges – Imperfectly advancing America’s Middle Class
Community colleges are getting a larger share of the higher education spotlight these days. For those of us that have spent many years working to advance the nation’s community college, we welcome the coverage and…
Community colleges’ role in helping Afghans
An article I recently found reminded me of the great potential that community colleges have in assisting in welcoming refugees to the U.S. As the Kabul airlift unfolds, parallels are being made to the fall…
Rising from the rubble: What we’ve learned one year after Hurricane Laura
On August 27, 2020, just 10 days after the start of SOWELA Technical Community College’s fall semester and amid the second serious Covid wave, Hurricane Laura nearly wiped out the Lake Charles area and caused…
Snapshots
Editor’s note: Recent photos from member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges. U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh (far right), Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (second from right) and Maricopa Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Steven…
Mission statements: The North Star for campus decisions
Campus leaders use the college mission statement to guide decision-making, and new leaders at the beginning of their presidency often take the time to have campus members reaffirm the mission statement or adjust and update…
Reporter’s notebook
Examining non-degree programsFlorida healthcare provider covers full tuition for employees Kudos to Kentucky colleges for awarding more credentials Alabama college holds evening program for mini terms Examining non-degree programs New America is seeking proposals to…