AdminOther NewsCarteret Community College Paramedic Students Back On CampusCollege campuses are still closed and students are still taking online courses. But for one group of students nearing graduation, their community college leaders are bringing them back to the classroom for final instruction. The paramedic class at Carteret Community College has been allowed to come back to campus to prepare for the final few […]April 24, 2020Other NewsSome Michigan Community Colleges See Big Declines in Summer EnrollmentsMichigan’s Washtenaw Community College and Grand Rapids Community College are seeing steep declines in summer enrollments due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Detroit Free Press. At the Washtenaw college, registration was down 11% on March 12 for summer classes, compared to the same time in 2019, After the school said it would go online, […]April 21, 2020Other NewsOpen Letter to Elected Officials: How are Community College Students Different?An open letter to the President of the United States, members of Congress, the U.S. Secretary of Education, all 50 state governors, state legislators, state education secretaries and commissioners, et al. Dear Elected Officials and Policymakers: Thank you for your public service. The work you do is both important and complicated. I recognize that the […]April 21, 2020Other NewsReport: 40% of Contingent and Adjunct Faculty Have Trouble Affording Basic ExpensesAs much as 40% of adjunct and contingent faculty at two- and four-year colleges and universities have trouble affording basic household expenses, says a new report that surveyed more than 3,000 such instructors in May-June last year. The report by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), released Monday, further said that a third of survey […]April 21, 2020Other NewsCommunity College Leaders Share Questions and Concerns on Coronavirus at Virtual Town HallAs higher education institutions struggle to finish the semester amid a pandemic – and start to explore the possibility of an online fall – community colleges face their own set of financial and educational concerns about the future. “Our learners are more vulnerable than we even imagined, [than] what the data has been telling us,” […]April 21, 2020LeadershipRiverside Community College District Chancellor Sued, Accused of Sex DiscriminationRiverside Community College District and its top official are being sued and accused of sex discrimination, creating a hostile workplace and retaliating against whistleblowers. The district and Chancellor Wolde-Ab Isaac were named in the lawsuit, filed Feb. 18 in Riverside County Superior Court, by the district’s former Vice Chancellor, Human Resources & Employee Relations Terri Hampton. […]April 19, 2020Other NewsMissouri Budget Cuts Impact Community Colleges and UniversitiesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Governor Mike Parson’s office is now freezing $180 million in spending The cuts are being made to not only make up for lost revenue but to also allow the state to purchase more personal protective equipment. The cuts will help make up for lost revenue and also allow the state to […]April 19, 2020HealthHow Community Colleges are Helping Students in Need During PandemicA single car payment. A month’s rent. Being able to keep the lights on. It can make all the difference for many college students struggling to stay in school during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read MoreApril 19, 2020Other NewsCommunity College Stakeholders Implement Supports to Guide Students to GraduationThe 2019 report from the National Student Clearinghouse found that the overall six-year completion rate for all types of institutions — two-year, four-year, public and private — was at 59.7%, while the completion rate at public two-year institutions, specifically, is 40.8%. “Community colleges are generally designed to do what society asked them to do in […]April 19, 2020Other NewsBend Community College Sues VA Over $3.2 Million Bill for Military Vet Flight School StudentsA Bend-based community college is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs claiming the federal agency wrongly billed them $3.2 million in overpaid tuition, housing and books for veteran students in the college’s aviation program. Central Oregon Community College alleges the federal agency failed to adequately explain why it was owed the money and has […]April 14, 2020Previous PagePage 48 of 286Next Page
