AdminFinanceLCCC’s SAIL program provides help for low-income studentsLorain County Community College showcased its Students Accelerating in Learning program Dec. 12 at the college’s Norton Culinary Arts Center, 1005 Abbe Road. The program, launched in 2015, financially assists college students, making it easier to graduate. Students Accelerating in Learning, also known as SAIL, was modeled after the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, also […]December 14, 2018LeadershipMitchell Community College trustees to consider voter ID next yearMitchell Community College officials will decide next year if it wants to make sure photo identification cards given to students will qualify as photo ID when voting. A bill passed by the N.C. House and Senate would allow an individual community college to declare its student IDs as valid for voting, granted that it meets […]December 14, 2018Other NewsFaculty Bring Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to LaGuardia Community CollegeWith shifting notions of gender and sexuality, ongoing discussions about reproductive rights and the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, a cohort of faculty members at LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) within the City University of New York system saw a need for a program that could provide students with an understanding of the systems […]December 14, 2018Blogs/OpinionTennessee community colleges must improve graduation rates if we are going to do right by our students“Miserable” and “embarrassing.” These are the harsh words outgoing Governor Bill Haslam recently used to describe community college graduation rates in Tennessee. His assessment, while blunt, is undeniably true. Thanks to programs like Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect that cover tuition for eligible students, enrollment in our state’s community colleges has ticked up in recent […]December 13, 2018FinanceRock on: Clackamas Community College receives $100K grant from Metallica foundationOREGON CITY, OR (KPTV) – Clackamas Community College is getting a big boost from a major rock band. CCC is one of 10 recipients of a $100,000 grant from the Metallica Scholars Initiative, funded by Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation. The foundation provides direct support to community colleges to enhance career and technical education […]December 13, 2018LeadershipCollin College to be Texas’ first community college with armed marshal programAs students sit in the library and cram for their final exams, it’s likely that the last thing on their minds is safety. This week, Collin College is turning the page, becoming the first community college in Texas to have a marshal program. In 2015, the Texas Legislature expanded the marshal program to two-year colleges. […]December 13, 2018Other NewsFrida Kahlo Way unveiled at City CollegeQueer students at City College of San Francisco will now see themselves represented in the community college’s address. The official unveiling of Frida Kahlo Way was held at the Diego Rivera Theatre on the college’s Ocean Campus December 7. The internationally renowned bisexual Mexican artist’s name replaced Phelan Avenue, named after James Phelan, a wealthy […]December 13, 2018HealthHow Food From Harvard Feeds Hungry Community College StudentsLunch had just ended inside the cafeteria of Harvard University’s Annenberg Hall. Trays full of chicken, noodles and snow peas remain, and Motoy Kuno-Lewis was making sure none of it will go to waste. Each week, he and other student volunteers package 1,200 pounds of leftovers into microwaveable frozen meals. Kuno-Lewis, who studies environmental science, […]December 13, 2018Blogs/OpinionEditorial: Education changes and Amazon’s HQ2 could help workers across the entire stateGOV. RALPH Northam’s recent announcement of plans for changes in Virginia’s community college system raises hope that Amazon’s much-hyped decision to build one of two additional headquarters — dubbed HQ2 — in Northern Virginia really could have benefits for the entire state. That was the idea when state leaders offered substantial subsidies and investments as […]December 11, 2018HealthTB Cases Stir Notices at San Diego City College, MiraCosta College AnnexSan Diego County health officials are trying to reach people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis at San Diego City College and a MiraCosta College annex in Oceanside. The county Health and Human Services Agency says the cases were unrelated. One was at the MiraCosta College Community Learning Center, 1831 Mission Ave., Oceanside, with […]December 11, 2018Previous PagePage 105 of 286Next Page
