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College of DuPage Math Professor Wins Award

Dr. Rita Patel, an associate professor of mathematics at College of DuPage, has received a major accolade from the Illinois section of the Mathematical Association of America – the 2019 Early Career Teaching Award for Extraordinarily Successful Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member. The award honors beginning college or university faculty […]

Border Patrol Uninvited From Community College Job Fair Amid Protests

The U.S. Border Patrol was uninvited from a job fair at a California community college amid protests and complaints from students and activists alike, the school said. A spokesman for San Jose City College confirmed to the Daily News that the government agency was asked not to attend the fair by the school and its […]

Southwest Tennessee Community College Named Recipient of AACC Award of Excellence

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Police Services/Public Safety Department has been named the recipient of the American Association of Community College (AACC)’s Community College Safety and Planning award for state-of-the-art training and innovative practices. The AACC Award of Excellence for Community College Safety and Planning honors outstanding work among the 1,200 two-year and associate-degree granting institutions […]

Zach Settembre Appointed Head Coach of The Tallahassee Community College Men’s Basketball Team

Zach Settembre, Tallahassee Community College (TCC)’s newest men’s basketball head coach has begun his first week on the job after serving in the interim role earlier this year after previous head coach Mark White stepped down. Settembre first joined the TCC men’s basketball staff in March 2018 as a volunteer assistant and was later promoted […]

Community College of Philadelphia Reach Tentative Labor Agreements With Faculty Union

The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and its faculty union have reached tentative labor agreements after several faculty and staff members recently expressed plans to strike. “It’s been a long, grueling process,” said union copresident Junior Brainard. Details of the agreements have not been yet released, as to allow the union time to brief its […]

Experienced Architect Named Vice Chancellor of General Services at Peralta Community College District

Peralta Community College District has appointed Leigh Sata as interim vice chancellor of general services. Sata has over three decades of experience working in the architecture and education fields, including a long-time position where he managed capital projects and large bond programs for the California Community Colleges. In this new role, Sata will oversee the […]

Community College of Philadelphia Faculty Union Announce Plans to Strike

The Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia AFT Local 206 has announced the union intends to go on strike. “We held the vote tonight and better than 90 percent of our union that represents 1,200 faculty and staff voted to strike,” union co-President Junior Brainard said Wednesday night. “We don’t have a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan

New America Launch Accelerator for Community Colleges

Wallace State Among Aspen Prize Finalists, Caring Campuses

California Legislators Pass Tuition-Free Community College Bachelor’s Degree Bill

International Conference to Focus on Black Males in Education

University of Missouri - Kansas City

University of Missouri- St. Louis

Community College of Baltimore County

University of Missouri- Columbia