As colleges continue online instruction for spring 2021, it is important for student services, success and support professionals to consider the impact on students, their success and outcomes. Now more than ever, it is important…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) on Tuesday released drafts of all 12 appropriations bills to fund the federal government…
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a week-long nationwide celebration highlighting the benefits of registered apprenticeships and their importance to prepare individuals for a high-demand skilled workforce. This year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced…
In today’s higher education landscape, community colleges face new and unexpected challenges. In this Covid era, attracting students and retaining those currently enrolled has become more difficult than ever before. It’s natural to “hope for…
The recent national elections will obviously have substantial implications for the community college agenda in Washington. However, the many unknowns of the new political balance make reliable predictions hazardous. The American Association of Community Colleges…
Nicola Blake and Niesha Ziehmke In the outcry for racial justice following the brutal killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Jacob Blake, the country is propelled to move from grief to action….
During his time as CEO of the Louisiana community and technical college system, as well as his 10-year tenure at the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dr. Walter G. Bumphus has…
Washington Watch is produced by the AACC office of government relations and policy analysis. One of the pressing challenges to college promise programs is how they will fare as state budgets begin to feel the…
Politics can be divisive. Nowhere is that felt more deeply than here in Washington, D.C., during an election year. Yet, politics are a part of any organization and effectively leading through the ideological divisions can…
Of the 40 million workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic since March, foreign-born workers have endured some of the worst job losses, according to a recent Pew study. What’s worse, those jobs may not be coming…