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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, […]
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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 […]
Faculty
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 […]
Leadership
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 […]
Academics
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.
Faculty
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 […]
Leadership
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 […]
Leadership
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 […]
Leadership
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 […]
Leadership
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 […]
Workforce Development
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 […]
Leadership
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
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