AdminOther NewsVirginia’s Community Colleges System Has a New Goal: Total EquityEvery six years, Virginia’s Community Colleges System (VCCS) sets a new strategic goal for itself. Its latest goal, “Opportunity 2027,” is quite ambitious. Its main objective is that the states’ community colleges “will achieve equity in access, learning outcomes, and success for students from every race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic group.” Read MoreJuly 20, 2021Other NewsLeadership Change Announced at Bishop State Community CollegeThe current executive vice president of Bishop State Community College is now its interim president after the current president announced his retirement from the position on Wednesday. Lawrence Brandyburg was appointed as the new leader of the community college based in downtown Mobile by Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor Jimmy Baker. Former president Regional […]July 16, 2021Other NewsFall 2019 Freshman Class: How COVID Impacted Re-EnrollmentThe National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s report on retention and persistence rates for the fall 2019 freshman cohort, shows a marked decrease in return enrollment and is a direct reflection of the pandemic-related struggles experienced by first-year higher education students during the onset of COVID-19. Latinx students, part-time students, and community colleges were hardest hit. […]July 16, 2021Other NewsACCT Offers New Ways for Rural and Tribal Colleges to Connect and GrowRural colleges and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) could be strengthened by federal and statewide efforts to make broadband connection a telecommunications utility, through better funding, and more support for student’s basic mental health care needs. That’s the findings of the Association of Community College Trustees (AACT), who spent 18 months researching the issue at […]July 16, 2021Other NewsRoueche Center Forum: Toward Gender Equality in Technology CareersCOVID-19 has demonstrated that technology is a bridge to sustaining a degree of normalcy in our lives. Institutions were able to switch almost overnight to online instruction and services only because of advances in technology, showing how critical having prepared professionals to address world problems is. According to the 2021 study “Women Chief Technology Officers […]July 13, 2021Other NewsCalifornia Community College Students Will Soon Be Required To Take Ethnic StudiesA new course requirement in ethnic studies is officially coming to California’s community colleges. The board of governors overseeing the state’s 116 community colleges voted unanimously Monday to amend the system’s general education requirements by adding an ethnic studies class. The requirement will be in place for students pursuing an associate degree and could take […]July 13, 2021Other NewsLatest ‘Menstrual Equity’ Bill Would Require California’s Public Colleges To Provide Period ProductsUniversity of California Davis senior Audin Leung has spent their entire college career championing a novel concept — free period products throughout campuses. “People are surprised, or they think it’s a radical idea, but it’s not a very radical idea because it’s a basic need,” Leung said. Leung started advocating for better access to menstrual […]July 13, 2021Other NewsFall 2019 Freshman Class: How COVID Impacted Re-EnrollmentThe National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s report on retention and persistence rates for the fall 2019 freshman cohort, shows a marked decrease in return enrollment and is a direct reflection of the pandemic-related struggles experienced by first-year higher education students during the onset of COVID-19. Latinx students, part-time students, and community colleges were hardest hit. […]July 13, 2021Other NewsOPINION: Let’s Not Turn Community Colleges into Just Workforce DevelopmentEvery community college leader in the nation is thrilled that President Joe Biden is calling on their institutions to play a leading role in training the workforce of the future. More than any past administration, Biden and his Democrat colleagues understand the central position of community colleges in sustaining U.S. economic vitality. The amount of […]July 9, 2021Other NewsIncoming President Wants to Take Community College of Aurora to ‘The Next Level’The Community College of Aurora will undergo a changing of the guard this month as current president Betsy Oudenhoven retires after 10 years at the college and a 42-year career in higher education. Her successor Mordecai Brownlee will become CCA’s new president on July 15 after serving as the vice president for student success at […]July 9, 2021Previous PagePage 3 of 286Next Page