AdminOther NewsAs Pandemic Lifts, Student Mental Health Needs ShiftHave we entered a season of hope for student mental health? The outlook for student well-being may finally be improving with COVID-19 cases going down, vaccinations going up, and more schools announcing plans to return to primarily in-person instruction this fall. As executive director of Mental Health at TimelyMD, a telehealth provider focused solely on the unique […]March 26, 2021Other NewsCalifornia Higher Ed Leaders to Host California Community College Black Student Success Week April 26-30California higher ed leaders are hosting California Community College Black Student Success Week from April 26 to 30, an event dedicated to Black and African American student success at California community colleges. A daily webinar series – called “The Black Hour” – will be held throughout the week from 12 to 1 p.m. and open […]March 26, 2021Other NewsReport Shows How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Community College ExperienceA survey of students at 38 community colleges details how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the most vulnerable. On Thursday, the Center for Community College Student Engagement (the Center) at the University of Texas at Austin released “The Impact of COVID-19 on Entering Students in Community Colleges,” a report which spotlights the ongoing issues of […]March 26, 2021Other NewsWyo. House Debate Blocking Abortion Funding Through UW, Community College Insurance PlansThe Wyoming House of Representatives passed House Bill 253 on first reading, legislation which in its initial form aimed to prohibit the University of Wyoming from using any funding it controls to provide either elective abortions for students or “group health insurance that provides coverage of elective abortions for students.” The House amended the legislation prior to […]March 23, 2021Other NewsCalifornia Community Colleges to Offer Limited Expansion of Fall In-Person Classes, Chancellor SaysAfter a year in which they operated almost entirely online, California’s community colleges are likely to offer more in-person instruction and activities this fall, while many classes will still be offered remotely. That is the message that Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the chancellor of the state’s 116 community college system, delivered to its Board of Governors […]March 23, 2021Other NewsBishop State Community College: No Tuition Increase & Normal On-Campus Operations for Fall 2021The Alabama Community College System’s Chancellor Jimmy Baker has announced tuition will not increase for the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition, as a result of the declining number of reported COVID cases and an increase in the number of students, faculty, and staff taking advantage of access to the COVID vaccine, the ACCS anticipates all […]March 23, 2021Other NewsWhite House Prepares Massive Infrastructure Bill with Universal Pre-K, Free Community College, Climate MeasuresWhite House officials are preparing to present President Joe Biden with a $3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package that includes numerous sweeping domestic policy priorities, according to three people familiar with internal discussions. After completing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package earlier this month, Biden administration officials are piecing together their next major legislative priority. […]March 23, 2021Other NewsPeralta Colleges Interim Chancellor Resigns For ‘Personal Reasons’The interim chancellor of the four-campus Peralta Community College District has resigned, the district announced Wednesday. Interim Chancellor Carla Walter’s resignation is effective April 15. A district statement said she is leaving for “personal reasons.” Read MoreMarch 19, 2021Other NewsCommunity College Program Allows Grad to Turn Personal Recovery Struggles into New CareerTwo-and-a-half years ago, Kevin McCloud was at the lowest point of his life: homeless, penniless, unemployed and battling substance abuse addiction. Today, he said it still feels surreal that he works as a certified recovery specialist at Change on Main in Northampton Borough. Read MoreMarch 19, 2021Other NewsDr. Cynthia T. Anthony Will Be Lawson State Community College’s First Female PresidentDr. Cynthia T. Anthony is as much a veteran in the Alabama Community College System as anyone could be, having spent more than 30 years in various roles. And now, she’s gone from interim president to president of Lawson State Community College, the school where she first started her career. Anthony will be the first […]March 19, 2021Previous PagePage 15 of 286Next Page
