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Ohlone Community College Welcomes First Black Superintendent President

Dr. Eric Bishop was recently named the seventh Superintendent/President of the Ohlone Community College District and the first Black president in the district’s history. While some institutions of higher learning stopped their hiring processes Ohlone, with campuses in Fremont and Newark, has not. Read More

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

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