AdminFinanceSeattle high-school graduates will get 2 free years of community college. Here’s how it will work.Earlier this month, Seattle voters approved the city’s most expensive education levy ever. The tax includes a measure that gives future high-school graduates of Seattle Public Schools two years of community college tuition-free, no matter how much their families make. Seattle joins a wave of programs across the country that have been created by lawmakers, […]November 30, 2018AcademicsEMCC, OCH and Oktibbeha County partner for EMT trainingSTARKVILLE — Officials from Oktibbeha County and East Mississippi Community College gathered at OCH Regional Medical Center Nov. 28, to mark a collaboration that will provide members of the Oktibbeha County Fire Department an opportunity to earn their emergency medical technician (EMT) certification without leaving the county. OCH emergency room physicians, nurses and paramedics will […]November 30, 2018Other NewsMitchell Community College’s student IDs might not count for votingMitchell Community College officials say it’s unclear whether the identification cards it issues to students will meet voting ID requirements under a proposed bill making its way through the N.C. General Assembly. The bill, approved Thursday by the Senate and now headed to the House, would let voters use photo IDs issued by a state […]November 30, 2018Other NewsReport: Aligning K-12 and Community Colleges for Student SuccessAccelerate academic transitions, extend navigational supports and serve as career bridges are three principal recommendations of a new resource guide focused on aligning the K-12 system and community colleges for student success. Released by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Education Strategy Group (ESG), the report […]November 30, 2018AcademicsFree College In Hudson County? NJ Pilot Program Begins RolloutHUDSON COUNTY, NJ — It’s hard to refuse “free,” especially when it involves a college education. Hudson County Community College, which has campuses in Jersey City and Union City, has officially started accepting applications for the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) program, which offers a fee-free education to eligible low-income students. Read moreNovember 29, 2018LeadershipUW, colleges requesting $1.5 million for transcript systemLARAMIE (WNE) — Implementing a 2018 law to create a common college transcript system for the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges will cost $1.5 million in initial funding, according to a report presented Tuesday to the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee. The report — created by staff from UW, community colleges and the […]November 29, 2018FinanceCollege students live at retirement, rehabilitation home for reduced rent, community serviceMIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) – Imagine exchanging volunteer time for rent. That’s what a couple Dauphin County college students are doing at The Middletown Home. College students pay a reduced rent and complete 20 hours of community service a month to live at The Middletown Home. But residents say the energy and friendship the students provide […]November 29, 2018LeadershipCCRI faculty union is taking no-confidence vote in administrationPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Community College of Rhode Island faculty union is taking a vote of no confidence in President Meghan Hughes. The motion that faculty members are voting on says that Hughes, vice president of academic affairs Rosemary Costigan and Dean Thomas Sabbagh have each “repeatedly failed in their leadership roles at the college […]November 29, 2018Blogs/OpinionWhat ED’s Title IX proposal means for your collegeThe U.S. Department of Education last Friday released its long-awaited proposed regulations governing how institutions must treat allegations of sexual harassment to be in compliance with Title IX. Community college leaders will want to familiarize themselves with all aspects of the regulations, which differ from Obama administration guidance in many respects. A full analysis of […]November 27, 2018LeadershipKress faces pressure from MCC facultyLong-simmering tension between Monroe Community College President Anne Kress and the Faculty Senate and Faculty Association has erupted in a strong no-confidence vote by the Faculty Association, the MCC faculty’s union. Of the 502 full-time and part-time teachers who voted last week, 88 percent supported the no-confidence resolution. The vote by faculty represents 60 percent […]November 27, 2018Previous PagePage 108 of 286Next Page
