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Community College Innovator Janet Lieberman Dies at 97
Educational innovator Dr. Janet E. Lieberman, who helped integrate immigrants and struggling high school students into two- and four-year degree programs at LaGuardia Community College, died on March 19 at the age of 97. According to her son, Dr. Randolph Hugh Chase, the cause of death was due to pneumonia. Lieberman was present when Community […]
March 28, 2019
Roscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and Life
Around 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didn’t know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduate at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania. “I initially started […]
March 22, 2019
California Community College Appoints Marty J. Alvarado Executive Vice Chancellor for Educational Services
Marty J. Alvarado has been appointed executive vice chancellor for educational services at California Community Colleges. Alvarado previously was senior director of cross-sector networks at the national organization Jobs for the Future, which focuses on encouraging innovation in education and the workforce. She also served in several senior leadership roles, such as workforce development director […]
March 19, 2019
Educator Exhibits Passion for Community Colleges
Although Deborah “Debbie” Baker had “no intention of becoming a teacher” when she began her undergraduate studies, the field couldn’t escape her, as it almost runs through her blood.
March 15, 2019
Santa Fe Faculty Members Express Concerns About Presidential Candidate Dr. Raúl Rodríguez
Several faculty from Santa Fe Community College have expressed concerns regarding presidential candidate Dr. Raúl Rodríguez, stating that aspects of Rodriguez’s work history were not shared with the community college’s presidential search advisory committee that included approximately 20 community members, students, teachers and staff by the outside consulting firm asked to help narrow the list […]
March 14, 2019
Community College of Beaver County Appoints First African-American President
Dr. Roger W. Davis has been appointed the first African-American president of the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC). Davis is also the youngest person to lead the college in its 52-year history. “After a thorough and rigorous vetting process, we are proud and excited to announce Dr. Davis as the next president of CCBC, […]
March 8, 2019
Shawnee Community College President to Step Down as President, Move Into New Role
Dr. Peggy Bradford, president of Shawnee Community College, has announced that she will step down from her role in June. She will continue the final year of her three-year contract as a liaison between the college, community and legislative partners. Since her appointment almost two years ago, Bradford has regularly clashed with faculty. The union […]
March 7, 2019
Study Finds Professors’ Beliefs About Intelligence Impacts STEM Achievement
A revealing analysis of university faculty and students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) indicates that professors’ beliefs about intelligence play a measurable role in the success of STEM students, especially underrepresented minorities. “In a university-wide sample, we found that all students – and Black, Latino and Native American students in particular – earn significantly higher […]
February 21, 2019
AAUP Investigation: Dismissal of Nunez Professor Violated His Academic Freedom
Nunez 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, 2019
JCPS, Simmons College Partner to Increase Teacher Diversity
Staying true to the mission of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), Simmons College of Kentucky will partner with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to increase and retain the number of minority teachers in the district.
January 24, 2019
New Maricopa County District President to Propose Bringing Back Faculty Negotiation Process
Dr. Linda M. Thor, newly elected president of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board, has announced she will soon propose to bring back a previous board decision that stopped a “meet and confer” faculty negotiation process that the board ended last year. “Meet and confer” was previously used to negotiate faculty salaries and […]
January 17, 2019
Black Student Athletes Sue Community College District After Cutting Football Program
Eleven African-American student athletes have filed a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College (MCCC) District after the school decided to cut the JUCO football program after the 2018 season. The MCCC District, the largest community college system in Arizona, made the announcement in February 2018 citing the systems need to refocus their spending […]
January 10, 2019
Peralta Community College District earns lowest fiscal rating; placed on watch
The Peralta Community College District is in financial trouble and will need “enhanced monitoring” by its accreditors, who found the district and its four East Bay colleges achieving the lowest possible score on tests of fiscal health, The Chronicle has learned. The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges gave the $150 million college district […]
December 6, 2018
CCRI faculty union is taking no-confidence vote in administration
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Community College of Rhode Island faculty union is taking a vote of no confidence in President Meghan Hughes. The motion that faculty members are voting on says that Hughes, vice president of academic affairs Rosemary Costigan and Dean Thomas Sabbagh have each “repeatedly failed in their leadership roles at the college […]
November 29, 2018
Kress faces pressure from MCC faculty
Long-simmering tension between Monroe Community College President Anne Kress and the Faculty Senate and Faculty Association has erupted in a strong no-confidence vote by the Faculty Association, the MCC faculty’s union. Of the 502 full-time and part-time teachers who voted last week, 88 percent supported the no-confidence resolution. The vote by faculty represents 60 percent […]
November 27, 2018
Heartland to offer child care to evening students
NORMAL — Starting this spring, parents taking evening classes at Heartland Community College will have child care services on campus. Heartland’s Youth Evening Care program will be available for children ages 5 to 13 whose parents are taking evening credit classes, adult education classes or Continuing Education Work Ready programs. Kelli Hill, vice president of […]
November 27, 2018
Professor accuses Waubonsee Community College of retaliation for sharing information during sex harassment investigation
A Waubonsee Community College professor is alleging the school retaliated against her for providing information during a sexual harassment investigation, documents show. Sociology professor Kathleen Westman made the allegations in a complaint against the college’s board filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. The charge remains under investigation, a department spokesman said. Read more
November 21, 2018
Retired math professor gives Northern Virginia Community College $1 million
At Northern Virginia Community College Dr. Richard Semmler’s name appears on doors, plaques, and on this day a five tiered cake. “It just inspires me the multitude of people he’s helped,” said former NOVA student Tom Motak. Semmler, a former mathematics professor at the college, has an amazing record of giving. It started in 1968 […]
November 15, 2018
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