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Berkeley City College President Dr. Angélica Garcia Sees Education As ‘Pathway for Liberation’

Normally, when a new college president takes office, there’s a lot of handshaking, sitting in the dining hall with students and getting coffee with faculty members. But not for Dr. Angélica Garcia, president of Berkeley City College. Previously the vice president of student services at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., she started her new […]

July 21, 2020

Calhoun Community College to Forward Concerns Over School’s Name to State Chancellor

Calhoun Community College in north Alabama said it received concerns over the school’s name as a monument of its namesake, former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun, was removed in South Carolina over Calhoun’s ties to slavery. The community college, in Tanner, Alabama, said Thursday it “received inquiries regarding the origin of its name. We […]

June 26, 2020

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Columbus State Community College Removes Christopher Columbus Statue From Campus

Columbus State Community College has removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from its campus, saying the statue was “not consistent” with the school’s values. The statue, which has stood on the community college’s campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, since 1988, was disassembled on June 19. It took several hours for workers to saw the statue […]

June 23, 2020

More Than 60 California Community College Presidents Form Alliance to Actively Combat Campus Racism

Dr. Shaun Harper, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Race & Equity Center, couldn’t sleep on Saturday night as he looked at his inbox full of emails from college administrators asking for guidance as anti-racist protests spread across the country. He got up at 3:30 a.m. the next day and sent an email […]

June 12, 2020

Heartland Community College President Fills Diversity Post, Calls Action ‘Overdue’

NORMAL – It was “somewhat coincidental” that the appointment of an assistant to the president for equity, diversity and inclusion at Heartland Community College comes amid civil unrest following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. But, in a larger sense, it is part of the issues of inequality that have […]

June 9, 2020

Levinson Named Interim President of Future Connecticut State Community College

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ board of regents named David Levinson as interim president of the state’s to-be-consolidated community college system, which will be called Connecticut State Community College. The board on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of hiring Levinson, the former president of Norwalk Community College who retired last year, for the position. […]

May 15, 2020

CUPA-HR Survey: Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities in College Presidencies Persists

Data in the “2020 CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Report” shows that underrepresentation of women and minorities in college and university presidencies persists. While colleges and universities embrace the concept of diversity and equity, the numbers are still falling short. The report noted that just 32% of college or university presidents are women and only […]

April 28, 2020

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Riverside Community College District Chancellor Sued, Accused of Sex Discrimination

Riverside Community College District and its top official are being sued and accused of sex discrimination, creating a hostile workplace and retaliating against whistleblowers. The district and Chancellor Wolde-Ab Isaac were named in the lawsuit, filed Feb. 18 in Riverside County Superior Court, by the district’s former Vice Chancellor, Human Resources & Employee Relations Terri Hampton. […]

April 19, 2020

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Clark State Professor Recognized by National Association for Making a Difference

A Clark State Community College professor has been selected for a prestigious distinction. Bridget Ingram, professor of Early Childhood Education, was awarded the 2020 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition by the American Association of Community Colleges, according to a release from the college. Read More

February 4, 2020

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Owens Community College President Creates Initiative to Combat Community College Stigma

Throughout their existence, community colleges have been given “snarky” nicknames or been referred to as someone’s “second” or “last choice,” according to Owens Community College President Dr. Steve Robinson. There has also been a presumption that two-year schools offer easier or less demanding courses as well as provide fewer opportunities for student engagement, student life […]

December 6, 2019

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A San Jose Community College Names a New President

San Jose City College has announced that Rowena M. Tomaneng will serve as the school’s next president. Tomaneng has been an educator in the California community college system for nearly 25 years, including most recently president of Berkeley City College since 2016. She previously held multiple positions at De Anza College, including associate vice president […]

November 27, 2019

New Chancellor Named for East County Community College District

EAST COUNTY — Lynn Ceresino Neault will be the next chancellor of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. The district’s governing board on Tuesday named Neault, currently vice chancellor of student services for the neighboring San Diego Community College District, to lead the two campuses in El Cajon and Rancho San Diego. Earlier this year, Grossmont-Cuyamaca […]

November 26, 2019

Adrien Bennings Will be KCC’s First Female President and its First Black President, Too

Kellogg Community College has found a new president. The college’s Board of Trustees selected Adrien L. Bennings as KCC’s sixth president on Wednesday night. “Dr. Bennings is a dynamic, enthusiastic leader who will boldly move KCC forward and help all of us excel in our mission to provide excellent higher education to our students,” Board […]

November 22, 2019

Hudson County Community College Welcomes Dr. Darryl Jones as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Chris Reber has announced the appointment of Dr. Darryl Jones as the College’s new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. “We are very happy to welcome Dr. Jones to Hudson County Community College,” Dr. Reber said. “He possesses a wealth of leadership and academic experience. Further, he is […]

November 1, 2019

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Northeast Community College Names New President

NORFOLK, Neb. (SUBMITTED) – For the first time in its 91-year history, Northeast Community College will have a female president. On Wednesday, the College Board of Governors unanimously selected Dr. Leah Barrett, currently a vice president for a community college district in Wyoming, as the institution’s next president. Barrett, who will succeed Dr. Michael Chipps, […]

October 25, 2019

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Tidewater Community College Hires its 6th President

Tidewater Community College announced Tuesday its sixth president will be Marcia Conston, a vice president at a community college in Charlotte, N.C. She’ll move from Charlotte, North Carolina, and start early next year, according to a news release from the school. Conston has worked in higher education for 30 years in Mississippi, South Carolina and […]

October 18, 2019

New President of Northwestern Michigan College Announced

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Northwestern Michigan College has a new president! On Monday, the Board of Trustees unanimously chose Nick Nissley at the 11th president of the college. “We are extremely pleased to conclude our comprehensive and transparent presidential search by officially welcoming Dr. Nissley to NMC,” said board chair Chris Bott. “Dr. […]

October 15, 2019

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Paul Broadie Exiting as President of Housatonic, Gateway Community Colleges

Paul Broadie II, who became president of both Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport and Gateway Community College in New Haven as part of a controversial consolidation plan, is leaving both posts to become president of Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. He is scheduled to begin his new position in Florida in January. Read More

October 8, 2019

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