AdminAcademicsUMass Boston Bridges to Baccalaureate Programs Helps Community College Students SucceedMassBay Community College (MBCC) is one of three community colleges that have partnered with the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) on a paid 10-week STEM research summer program at the Boston campus that’s geared toward community college students. The Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at UMass Boston strives to support and assist in the […]February 19, 2019LeadershipLouisiana Community Students Pay More Tuition Than Students in The RegionAccording to Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed, students attending community colleges in Louisiana are paying more than the regional and national averages. Louisiana students pay 21.1 percent of their income when enrolled in state community colleges, whereas students in the same group attending school in other Southern states pay 17 percent of their income, […]February 19, 2019AcademicsHarford Community College Foundation Supports Students With Financial Restraints Attend CollegeHarford Community College (HCC) uses philanthropy in assisting students who might be experiencing financial issues – short- and long-term –to be able to pursue an education, according to the vice chair of the college’s foundation. “Philanthropy has become more necessary to the mission of higher education,” Eric McLauchlin told Harford trustees at a recent meeting. […]February 19, 2019Workforce DevelopmentDallas Community College District Program Offers Free Classes to Adult Residents in South DallasUnder a new partnership, the Dallas Community College District will offer free classes to South Dallas residents at the Richland and El Centro colleges to give working adults a second chance at getting a postsecondary education. “We wanted our residents with whom we work to begin to acquire the different skills that could lead them […]February 19, 2019LeadershipTennessee Higher Ed Commission: High School Grads Are Not Prepared For CollegeAccording to new data from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, high school graduates in the state are unprepared for college despite an increase in student enrollment. The data analyzed students who were in community colleges and universities. One-third to almost half of Tennessee students who entered public colleges during the 2016-17 academic year needed remedial […]February 15, 2019Workforce DevelopmentLawson State, Mercedes-Benz Partner to Help Automotive Industry Talent PipelineLawson State Community College has partnered with Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI) to launch a new certificate program as part of an effort to add to the automotive industry talent pipeline. Applications for the Mercedes Tech Certificate program are now open. “We want to increase the skill level of entry level production team members and […]February 15, 2019LeadershipACE Study: Racial Equity Gaps Still Plague Higher EdWASHINGTON – In a matter of seconds, University of Maryland higher education professor Dr. Sharon L. Fries-Britt picked off one of the biggest elephants in the room and extended a data-heavy conversation from the head to the heart. “We should be incensed by this,” Fries-Britt said of a new report on race inequities in higher […]February 15, 2019AcademicsReport Shows High School Counselors More Informed On Community Colleges Than For-Profit Institutions, Transfer RequirementsAccording to results from recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) research, high school counselors on average feel prepared to advise students about community colleges and believe the community colleges offer relatively simple application and enrollment processes. But, the research report “Community Colleges and Transfer” also determined that several counselors don’t feel as prepared […]February 15, 2019LeadershipAAUP Investigation: Dismissal of Nunez Professor Violated His Academic FreedomNunez Community College’s dismissal of professor Richard Schmitt was likely a retaliatory measure, violating his academic freedom, according to a recent investigative report by American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The college dismissed Schmitt, a non-tenured associate professor with over two decades of service at the school, after he disagreed with the administration over the […]February 14, 2019TechnologyPablo Avila: Empowering Professors in the ClassroomFor Pablo Avila, working in higher education wasn’t something that he thought he’d ever been doing professionally.February 14, 2019Previous PagePage 96 of 286Next Page
