AdminOther NewsEnrollment Usually Rises at Community Colleges During an Economic Downturn. That’s Not the Case During Coronavirus.Times of economic distress typically give rise to bustling community college campuses, where students of all backgrounds turn to enhance their skills or build new ones in pursuit of a new career altogether. Accessible to all, community colleges offer a safe harbor for students — both traditional and nontraditional — trying to navigate toward an […]May 19, 2020Other News2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges Set the Standard When it Comes to Inclusive PracticesSixteen institutions are featured in Diverse’s 2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges (MPPWCC), highlighting their focus on recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse faculty and staff as well as inclusive campus policies and initiatives. Among this year’s schools, seven were also recognized in last year’s MPPWCC list, including the Community College of Allegheny […]May 19, 2020Other NewsWhy Flexibility in Credit Transfers Is Crucial for Equity in a Post-COVID-19 WorldHigher education groups have urged four-year institutions to revamp how they evaluate credits earned by students transferring campuses, saying both four-year and two-year colleges must ensure that more credits count toward baccalaureate degrees, especially in a post-coronavirus economy. In an appeal last month, six associations representing academe and its constituents asked colleges and universities to break […]May 19, 2020LeadershipLevinson Named Interim President of Future Connecticut State Community CollegeThe Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ board of regents named David Levinson as interim president of the state’s to-be-consolidated community college system, which will be called Connecticut State Community College. The board on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of hiring Levinson, the former president of Norwalk Community College who retired last year, for the position. […]May 15, 2020Other NewsTwo Mercer County Community College Students Among Princeton TransfersOut of 1,500 community college students nationwide that applied to transfer to Princeton University, 13 were accepted. And two of them are from Mercer County Community College. Two years after Princeton University reopened its doors to transfer students, MCCC students Jessica Bookholdt, of Hamilton, and Trenton resident Ivania Asencio are the first two Mercer students […]May 15, 2020Other NewsCuyahoga Community College Resorts to Layoffs, Buyouts, Pay Cuts to Stave Off Coronavirus Budget ShortfallsCLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga Community College will cut pay, offer buyouts and eventually lay off workers to help fill a projected $25 million budget hole due to the coronavirus crisis. Tri-C is expecting $2.7 million less in state aid, and a decline enrollment due to the pandemic. It’s also estimating additional costs associated with the […]May 15, 2020Other NewsCalifornia Community Colleges Sue U.S. for Denying COVID-19 Funds to Undocumented Students, OthersThe nation’s largest community college system is suing the federal government for denying coronavirus relief funds to more than a half-million California students, including DACA recipients and many of those from low-income families. California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley and the system’s Board of Governors filed suit this week in U.S. District Court in […]May 15, 2020Other NewsPandemic Compounds InequitiesThe coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating inequities for many African-American students in California, according to community college leaders. Compton College has always targeted assistance to African-American students and others in need, but the pandemic has “made it more clear about their lack of basic needs,” said President Keith Curry. “COVID is adding another layer of impact.” […]May 12, 2020Other NewsDallas County Community Colleges to Remain Online for Most Classes in the FallColleges in the Dallas County Community College District will remain online for most classes through the fall semester in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the county body said in a statement. The decision has been taken to “to protect students, faculty and staff,” because if they opened for on-campus instruction, they would have to individually […]May 12, 2020FacultyAs Universities Tighten Budgets During the Coronavirus, What Will Happen to Diversity Initiatives?As the coronavirus spurs an economic downturn, colleges and universities have started to tighten their budgets. But when institutions cut spending, will their diversity and inclusion work suffer? Diverse: Issues in Higher Education explored this question and others with university leaders and diversity professionals in a two-part webinar moderated by editor-at-large Dr. Jamal Watson last […]May 12, 2020Previous PagePage 45 of 286Next Page
