AdminAcademicsOakland Official: Try Tiny Homes for Student Housing CrisisArriving with a suitcase, a backpack and a few bags of groceries, Oakland City Councilmember Abel Guillen appeared more ready for a weekend getaway than a press conference — and that’s exactly the point. Guillen was preparing to spend two nights in a “tiny home” erected by Laney College carpentry students in the parking lot […]September 20, 2018Other NewsCalifornia Prepares to Scrap Remedial ClassesThe numbers were embarrassing to everyone involved. Eight out of ten students at California’s community colleges needed remedial education. In other words, courses just to get them up to college-level work. Those classes did not count toward a degree, but they cost just as much. And the students identified as needing them were significantly more […]September 20, 2018Blogs/OpinionDrink It InThere’s a meme that keeps popping up that says “hmmmm … and yet another day has passed and I did not use Algebra once … very interesting.” Oh, but we Americans do have a strong anti-intellectual strain in our collective DNA. Never mind that anytime we cross a bridge or travel through a tunnel or, […]September 18, 2018Other NewsCommunity Colleges Expand in Southwest OhioSouthwest Ohio’s four community colleges have seen explosive growth as the cost of a four-year degree and the demand for skilled workers continues to spike. Sinclair, Clark State, Edison State and Cincinnati State have expanded beyond their four main campuses in recent years to 17 locations in six counties where they offer two-year degrees, certificate […]September 18, 2018LeadershipLawmakers Offer Bill to Curb Criminal Record Check-OffU.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced on Sept. 13, 2018, the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, new legislation that would encourage colleges and universities to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admissions applications and give more Americans a chance to earn a higher education. […]September 18, 2018Other NewsFrom Prison to College – Consortium to Open DoorsPrison changed Jose Bou’s life in a way he never expected. While serving a 12-year sentence for drug trafficking, Bou earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston University through a special program for incarcerated students. Since his release seven years ago, Bou has become a community college professor and a mentor to others caught up in […]September 18, 2018Blogs/OpinionReady to WorkThe junior college systems in Minnesota and North Dakota rank among the best in America, and our local community college on the Minnesota side of the Red River holds a lofty spot of prominence in national rankings. So says the company WalletHub, a personal finance website known for all sorts of rankings related to finances […]September 14, 2018AcademicsTexas Lawmakers Aim to Make Transfers EasierMany Texas students enroll in community colleges hoping to eventually transfer to a university, but only about 20 percent of them end up doing it. And each year, students spend nearly $60 million in tuition, fees and other costs on excess courses that won’t help them earn a bachelor’s degree. The time wasted and mounting […]September 14, 2018Other NewsWake Tech Partnering With IBM on Blockchain EducationWake Technical Community College, North Carolina’s largest community college system, is partnering with IBM to take the lead on blockchain education in one of the nation’s premier research regions. The college, which operates campuses and education centers throughout the state, is launching its first blockchain-focused course as a senior capstone class this fall. Blockchain is […]September 14, 2018FinanceWhere Did America’s Dream of Free College Go?Classrooms full of crying students. That’s how the scene is often described. In November 2005, at Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan, every classroom was full of teary-eyed students—jubilant, but teary-eyed. They had good reason to be happy. The vice principal had just announced over the P.A. system that anonymous benefactors would be paying the […]September 14, 2018Previous PagePage 122 of 286Next Page