AdminAcademicsCommunity College Boosts Retention with Student Pathways RedesignA multi-year campaign to improve student success at Lorain County Community College is seeing positive results. The Ohio institution utilized Civitas Learning‘s student success platform and suite of application to identify common barriers to student persistence and streamline pathways to completion, increasing full-time student retention by nearly 12 percentage points. Data analysis from the Civitas Learning platform revealed […]June 4, 2019Workforce DevelopmentTallahassee Community College Helps Foster Youth Get Workplace Training, JobsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Dozens of former foster youth, ranging from 18 to 24 years old, are participating in workplace readiness training this week. During week-long classes at Tallahassee Community College, young adults from across Florida are learning skills ranging from communication and networking to dressing professionally and showing up to work on time. Read […]June 4, 2019LeadershipIvy Tech Community College Welcomes New Acting ChancellorThe new acting chancellor at Ivy Tech Community College began on Monday. Dr. Katherine Kent is the former Vice Chancellor at Ivy Tech but is now managing the South Bend and Elkhart campuses. Dr. Kent has worked for the school close to three decades and took over for the retired Dr. Thomas Coley. Read MoreJune 4, 2019FinanceFree CT Community College Tuition Hinges On Online Lottery GamesA plan to help thousands of first-time students – regardless of income – attend college cost-free is in the proposed budget bill, but whether it happens depends on a complex funding scheme. The proposal’s fate involves the legalization of online lottery games. The bill calls on the governor to consult with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation […]June 4, 2019AcademicsOpEd: College Partnerships Benefit StudentsThomas Nelson Community College and Old Dominion University are finalizing an academic partnership agreement that makes it even easier for TNCC’s industrial technology students to transfer to ODU. Streamlining the award of credits for prior work experiences, the agreement responds to societal demands for a more technologically-prepared workforce. This agreement is one of dozens the […]June 2, 2019FacultyGreenfield Community College Settles Discrimination Lawsuit With Former Public Safety Director Luis SantamariaThe former director of public safety at Greenfield Community College, Luis Santamaria, has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the college for $60,000. Santamaria, who is Nicaraguan, was hired by Greenfield Community College in 2015. In a 2017 lawsuit filed in federal court against the college and its then-president Robert Pura, Santamaria said he was treated […]June 2, 2019AcademicsA Parting Gift: Holyoke Community College Receives $1 Million Legacy Donation From Late Alumna, Professor Elaine MariebHOLYOKE — To Elaine Marieb, few things in the world mattered more than learning and helping others. She showed that commitment through one of her final gifts: a $1 million donation to Holyoke Community College. Announced Tuesday at a Board of Trustees meeting, the gift from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Foundation will go toward HCC […]June 2, 2019LeadershipDuluth’s College of St. Scholastica Names New PresidentThe College of St. Scholastica in Duluth has enlisted a Twin Cities community college president to serve as its next top leader. Barbara McDonald, who leads North Hennepin Community College, will take over the top job at the private nonprofit St. Scholastica in August. The college said Colette Geary, its president since 2016, is leaving […]June 2, 2019LeadershipNew College of DuPage President: ‘This Is All About Service’As the College of DuPage’s interim president, Brian Caputo has focused these past five months on moving the school forward and not settling for the status quo. “There’s so much going on at this college,” said Caputo, who has served in the interim role since Jan. 1. “I don’t think the institution would have been […]May 29, 2019LeadershipShaun McKay Ends Tenure As Suffolk County Community College PresidentShaun McKay formally ended his decadelong tenure as Suffolk County Community College president Friday after the board of trustees unanimously approved a settlement for an undisclosed amount terminating his contract 15 months early. The board voted 7-0 without discussion for the settlement after an executive session during a special meeting at SCCC’s Selden campus. Three trustees did not […]May 29, 2019Previous PagePage 82 of 286Next Page
