AdminHealthRoxbury Community College Nursing Program Loses State ApprovalThe nursing program at Roxbury Community College (RCC) is facing an uncertain future. This week, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing voted to withdraw its approval of the program. Officials said several deficiencies led to the move, including a lack of stability in academic leadership. According to the state, the school has appointed five administrators since […]June 16, 2019LeadershipShould Community Colleges Build Dorms For Students?Matthew Polamalu was spending 1.5 hours each day commuting back and forth to community college along Southern California’s congested freeways when he decided he’d had enough. He sat down at his computer and Googled “community colleges with dorms.” “I was just looking for the full college experience,” said the psychology major. He found it in […]June 16, 2019LeadershipHawaiʻi Community College Chancellor Selected As Omidyar FellowHawaiʻi Community College Chancellor Rachel Solemsaas has been selected as a member of the seventh cohort of Omidyar Fellows. The 15-member cohort is comprised of a cross-sector of leaders and change makers who were selected through a rigorous application and selection process. “Leadership requires continuous learning,” said Solemsaas. “A program such as the Omidyar Fellows will broaden my horizons and […]June 11, 2019FacultyFormer Arizona Pitcher Taylor McQuillin Hired By Pima Community CollegeFormer University of Arizona softball ace pitcher Taylor McQuillin will be staying in Tucson after getting hired by Pima Community College as an assistant coach. McQuillin who guided the Wildcats back to the Women’s College World Series this spring for the first time since 2010, will join fellow Arizona alumni Rebekah Quiroz (head coach) and […]June 11, 2019Workforce DevelopmentAmazon Donates $3 Million For Arlington Housing, Backs New Computer Degree At NOVA And GMUAmazon will donate $3 million to support affordable housing in Arlington County and, in a separate venture, will help George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College create a new, high-tech bachelor’s degree to help meet its future workforce needs, the company announced Tuesday. The initiatives are aimed at addressing concerns that the online retail giant’s […]June 11, 2019LeadershipWest Valley College President Named College District ChancellorBradley Davis has been named chancellor of the West Valley-Mission Community College District, headquartered in Saratoga. Davis, the president of West Valley College in Saratoga for seven years, was selected after a national search. He will take the place of Patrick Schmitt, who is retiring June 30 after seven years with the district. Read MoreJune 11, 2019LeadershipConservative Organization Tests Iowa’s New Campus Free Speech Law at Southeastern Community CollegeJust months after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a new campus free-speech measure, the conservative student group Turning Point USA is testing the waters with an application for official recognition from Southeastern Community College. Turning Point USA, a student organization founded by firebrand Charlie Kirk in 2012, most recently drew attention in Iowa when they brought white nationalist […]June 9, 2019FinanceLots Of 2020 Candidates Are Talking About ‘Free College.’ Here’s What They’re Not Telling YouIt has become a cliche of this campaign: A White House hopeful pauses from a speech to invite beleaguered university graduates to shout out the size of the debt they carry — as if competing in an auction — and the numbers bellowed from the crowd spiral upward. In a nation where student loan debt […]June 9, 2019LeadershipWho Will Be Miami Dade College’s Next President? These Candidates Will Be InterviewedThe people charged with finding Miami Dade College’s next president have selected the candidates to be interviewed for the job. The presidential selection committee on Thursday whittled a list of 10 “active” candidates down to seven, although there is room for an exceptional candidate to apply and snag an interview spot. The 17 committee members […]June 9, 2019Workforce DevelopmentCommunity College Program Gives Foster Youth The Tools To SucceedABINGDON, Va. — A growing program initiated more than 10 years ago at Virginia Highlands Community College is in the national spotlight for empowering foster youth to succeed academically. Deborah Ledford, coach for Great Expectations at the community college, said she’s been contacted by higher education programs from as far away as California and Colorado […]June 9, 2019Previous PagePage 81 of 286Next Page
