Several community colleges late last week received notices from the U.S. Education Department (ED) canceling their TRIO Upward Bound continuation grants. While the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is still working with its membership…
Just a few days after delivering his 100-day address at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, President Donald Trump released a budget proposal that would slash funding for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) by…
The Trump administration late Friday released additional information that fleshes out its fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget proposal to Congress. The new materials fill in some additional details for higher education and workforce programs that…
At Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), our mission is to recognize academic excellence and provide students with opportunities to grow—and to lead. And when it comes to leadership, advocacy is where we believe it must begin….
The U.S. Senate is accelerating action on its version of the House’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” It is increasingly possible that the Senate bill, and therefore also the final reconciliation bill, will include devastating…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has written to the Senate Labor, Health, Education and Pension (HELP) Committee, outlining its position on the higher education provision in the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”…
What I wish I’d known in preparation for a college presidency is to have realized in my early years how much I would learn and how that journey of learning would enrich my life and…
This July, I will celebrate two significant work-related anniversaries: 20 years at Zane State College and 10 years as president. The higher education ecosystem has changed so drastically that the challenges facing today’s presidents look…
The House early Thursday passed its massive fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation bill – the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This sets the stage for Senate action and subsequent negotiations between the two chambers. The…
The House last week wrapped up a series of marathon markups in three key committees – Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture. Together, the bills advanced by these three committees represent the bulk…