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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

Abingdon Community College Names New President

The provost of Texas State Technical College in Waco has been named as the next president of Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon. Adam Hutchison will assume the position at the start of 2020, according to a news release issued Tuesday. “Adam Hutchison is an impressive and seasoned higher education leader,” Glenn DuBois, chancellor of […]

October 8, 2019

New Spokane Community College President Aims to Provide Stability

SPOKANE — As a first-generation college student in Northern California, Kimberlee Messina changed her major three times before completing a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in Spanish. So it’s fitting that Messina, who started as president of Spokane Falls Community College in June, is focused on helping students choose academic paths that suit […]

October 1, 2019

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New President Named at Haywood Community College

The search for a successor to retiring Haywood Community College President Dr. Barbara Parker is over, the school announced via press release earlier today: “The Haywood Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Shelley White as its seventh President as approved by the State Board of Community Colleges. Dr. […]

September 24, 2019

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CCC President Announces Retirement

CLINTON — Clinton Community College President Karen Vickers has announced her retirement effective Dec. 31. Vickers, whose announcement was made today, has served Eastern Iowa Community Colleges as president of Clinton Community College since 1996, providing vision, leadership and direction to the college’s credit and non-credit programs and student development services. In addition, Vickers serves […]

September 10, 2019

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Nash Community College Names New President

ROCKY MOUNT — Nash Community College on Friday announced Lew Kyle Hunnicutt as its fifth president. The State Board of Community Colleges has approved the appointment. Hunnicutt is currently the assistant provost and campus director for the University of Georgia – Griffin Campus, which serves more than 32,000 students annually in academic, workforce, continuing education […]

August 16, 2019

Meet Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s New President, Julie A. White, Ph.D.

Dr. Julie White joined the college in July as Pierce College Fort Steilacoom’s new president, relocating from Syracuse, New York. She previously served as senior vice president of student engagement and learning support at Onondaga Community College. White has spent the past 25 years in higher education, with roles in student services, academic administration, research […]

August 13, 2019

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New Provost Named at Grand Rapids Community College

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Brian Knetl will be Grand Rapids Community College’s next provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, President Bill Pink announced Thursday, Aug. 8. Knetl comes from Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, where he has been interim provost since July. He had been the associate provost since 2014 and […]

August 9, 2019

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Holyoke Community College President Christina Royal Makes Kindness Challenge

Decluttering. You know the deal. The closet is crammed with coats and jackets you haven’t worn for years, if not decades. You have drawers filled with things you’ve forgotten you had. Time to make a trip to Goodwill (or your favorite charity shop) in hopes your castoffs can find new life with someone else. Holyoke […]

July 30, 2019

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Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges

Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial or developmental education in community colleges as a “trap” – an unintentional barrier to student success, particularly for its impact on low-income and minority students’ persistence and completion outcomes. Because placement into remedial courses often relies on the use of a single placement […]

July 27, 2019

Retired Community College President To Be GTCC’s Interim Leader

The trustees of Guilford Technical Community College have picked a retired community college president to serve as its interim leader. GTCC on Friday announced that Gordon Burns will become interim president Aug. 1 pending approval from the State Board of Community Colleges. Currect President Randy Parker will retire July 31, and Burns will stay until […]

July 21, 2019

Commission Has More Questions About Community College Merger Plan

As the controversial plan to merge the state’s 12 community college inches forward, the accrediting body overseeing the process has laid out a new to-do list. The guidance comes in a six-page response to the state’s latest 90-page progress report. In its response, the New England Commission on Higher Education asks for more details on how […]

July 21, 2019

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Brookdale Community College

Dean

San Diego City College

Provost

Valencia College

President

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James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education

James Kvaal as Under Secretary: What to Expect

Investing in Community Colleges Does More Than Fuel California’s Workforce

The Pandemic Hurt Colorado Community College Fall Enrollment. But Not as Much as School Leaders Feared.

Delaware's West Chester and DCCC Are the First Local Colleges To Join National Program to Close Equity Gaps

Texas Southern University

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Texas A&M University