AdminOther NewsScarnati Appeals Erie Community College DecisionErie County’s prolonged fight for a community college is about to get even longer. In an appeal filed Friday with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, state Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati is challenging the state Board of Education’s July 8 decision to approve the county’s community college application. Read MoreAugust 7, 2020Other NewsCoconino Community College Double-Times English for VeteransVeterans who have served their country return to civilian life and often want to begin a college career. They’ve lived a little life after high school. They have common experiences from being in the military. And they, typically, have very specific goals when it comes to what they want from their education. Read MoreAugust 7, 2020HealthCity Colleges Faculty and Staff Threaten to Strike if Everyone Isn’t Allowed to Work Remotely This Fall: ‘I Can’t Risk Getting Sick’Faculty and staff at City Colleges of Chicago are threatening to hold their first strike in more than a decade if administrators don’t allow all employees to work from home when fall classes begin in late August. While most instructors have been approved to teach remotely next semester, about 450 employees, including academic advisers and […]August 7, 2020Other NewsHow a Community College Heightens Its Commitment to DiversityEnrolling more Black students full-time and supporting them in persisting and graduating are key elements of the Ventura County Community College District’s renewed commitment to diversity and inclusion. The board of trustees for the California district, which comprises 32,000 students at Moorpark, Oxard and Ventura colleges, has resolved to make removing systemic barriers that hinder the […]August 4, 2020HealthAdapting to a Crisis: How Portland Community College Harnessed Technology to Combat a PandemicWhen calamity strikes, creativity beckons. Such has been the “Covid chronicles” and its impact on Portland Community College. In a span of 10 days, Oregon’s largest post-secondary institution moved its operations entirely remote in advance of the spring term. It was a massive undertaking at breakneck speed, made possible because of technology. Read MoreAugust 4, 2020Other NewsCommunity Colleges See a Decrease in Enrollment NumbersROCKFORD (WREX) — Due to the pandemic, college students across the country have had a tough decision to make this year. Should they attend a community college? Should they try a 4-year university? “I didn’t want to go off to ISU because I didn’t want to spend the money there and I would have rather […]August 4, 2020LeadershipOhlone Community College Welcomes First Black Superintendent PresidentDr. Eric Bishop was recently named the seventh Superintendent/President of the Ohlone Community College District and the first Black president in the district’s history. While some institutions of higher learning stopped their hiring processes Ohlone, with campuses in Fremont and Newark, has not. Read MoreAugust 4, 2020Workforce DevelopmentRoueche Center Forum: Diversifying the Undergraduate Engineering Education Pathway – An Opportunity for the Community CollegeVision 2030, a recently released report from the National Science Board (NSB), is the latest in a plethora of warnings that the American way of life is threatened because we are in danger of falling behind in STEM, the disciplines that have powered American prosperity for decades. The current COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the power and promise […]July 31, 2020Other NewsWisconsin’s Madison College Establishes ‘George Floyd Memorial Scholarship’Madison College plans to offer a new scholarship to support the black community and racial equity. The technical college is in the process of establishing the ‘George Floyd Memorial Scholarship.’ Madison College President Dr. Jack Daniels says it will be available to black students who are 25-years-old or older. “As we look at our unemployment […]July 31, 2020Other NewsPennsylvania’s Harrisburg Area Community College Launches New Diversity FundHarrisburg Area Community College is launching a million dollar diversity fund. It will help offer resources, including mentors and on-campus diversity programs. The board of trustees will give $200,000 to the fund for each of the next five years. “We have an employee professional development opportunity through the fund,” Dr. Armenta Hinton, vice president of […]July 31, 2020Previous PagePage 36 of 286Next Page
