As part of its overall advocacy strategy to promote equity and student success, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is endorsing a doubling of the Pell Grant maximum. The Pell Grant program continues to…
Even before Covid, globalization and technological advances permanently changed the U.S. workforce. The pandemic turbocharged these changes. In 1970, one in four jobs were in manufacturing; today, it’s one in 10. As automation takes different…
The presence of African-American presidents, staff and faculty has played a key role in advancing the open-door policy and primary mission of the American community college system. During the 1960s and 1970s, community college campuses…
Higher education is at a point of inflection in which it must decide its purpose in America. President Joe Biden’s plan to offer the first two years of college tuition-free has created an imbalance in…
The House Rules Committee is expected on Friday to approve the American Rescue Act, and it’s likely the full House will pass it later the same day. The higher education provisions in the bill brought…
A few semesters ago, I received this email from a student in my human sexuality class whom I will call “Karla”: “Dear Professor Dennis, I am sorry that I have not been in class the past…
March 2020 changed the world of education forever. Upon the initial emergence of Covid-19, many educational institutions were forced to close their doors completely, halting instruction for thousands of students. But in the coming months,…
The House Education and Labor Committee was poised to approve legislation at our press time on Tuesday night that would provide $39.6 billion in additional higher spending to combat the pandemic’s impact. The bill was…
For the first time since 2012-13, the number of undergraduate credential earners in 2019-20 did not increase over the prior year, according to new data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. However, there…
Finding a job after college can be a daunting task for any student. The process is especially intimidating for community college graduates, who are often also competing against the graduates of four-year institutions, who have…