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California’s Debt-Free Plan May Cost $3.3B

Increasing financial aid so California students can graduate public colleges and universities without debt could cost the state up to $3.3 billion annually, according to a new report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The report, “Creating a Debt Free College Program,” found that even with the additional funding, students would still need to rely on […]

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Faculty Votes “No Confidence” in College Head

BLOUNTVILLE, TN (WJHL) – The faculty senate at a local community college says it has no confidence in its president’s leadership. The vote was taken by the faculty senate, not the Northeast State Community College’s full faculty and staff. Faculty Senate President Francis Canedo notified President Dr. Janice Gilliam about the vote Tuesday morning saying: […]

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5 Things Administrators Want from Edtech

If you could make an education technology wish list, what would it be? We asked community college administrators around the country what they think edtech CEOs and entrepreneurs should work on next. Here’s what we heard: 1. Tools need to be designed for community colleges There’re a lot of edtech ideas and innovations out there, […]

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W.Va. Congressman, Colleges Form Research Consortium

U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., has made an agreement with leaders from eight colleges and universities in the Ohio Valley to create a research consortium to both spur the economy and come up with ways to tackle some of the region’s most pressing issues. “Today’s signing and the official establishment of the Ohio Valley Research […]

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Philadelphia-Area College Names President

Delaware County Community College’s Board of Trustees in Pennsylvania has unanimously selected Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, currently vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Tarrant County College District (TCC) in Fort Worth, Texas, to become the school’s president. Dr. Black will succeed Dr. Jerry Parker, who will retire on June 30, after […]

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Oregon Board Chair Quits Over Sanctuary Vote

Gene Pitts, the chairman of Portland Community College’s board of directors, has resigned his seat because he doesn’t agree with a decision last month to designate PCC a “sanctuary” campus for undocumented students. “[T]he decision to use the term ‘sanctuary college,’” he wrote in a resignation letter to colleagues sent just before Christmas, “politicizes the […]

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Expert Pushes for Community College Near Obama Library

HYDE PARK — A new city college near the Obama Library? On his way out the door as the leader of the University of Chicago’s influential education institute, Timothy Knowles made a push for the city to start a new community college. In an interview late last week, Knowles, the departing chairman of the Urban […]

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After Threats, Maryland College May Continue Security for President

The Montgomery College Board of Trustees is expected to decide early next year how to continue providing security for college President DeRionne Pollard. The community college has provided security for Pollard since earlier this year under a pilot program. In February, the board in closed session approved the program at a cost of about $68,000 […]

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Tacoma Faculty Demand New President

Faculty at Tacoma Community College have drafted a four-page letter outlining frustrations with TCC President Sheila Ruhland and telling the college’s board of trustees it’s time to seek a new leader. The faculty members’ complaints against Ruhland are wide-ranging. They include allegations that Ruhland didn’t inform staff when the college’s accreditation was placed on probation […]

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Philadelphia Campus Going Smoke Free

As a pregnant faculty member at Community College of Philadelphia six years ago, Kristy Shuda McGuire would walk through “clouds of smoke” to get into her building. “It really bothered me,” said McGuire, an associate biology professor. The college had a ban on smoking inside buildings and near entrances, but that left a lot of […]

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Tulsa College Suspends Student Over Racist Posts

TULSA, Oklahoma – Tuesday, Tulsa Community College suspended a student it says was identified with a social media group that posted racist messages. In a statement from TCC President and CEO Leigh B. Goodson, the action falls under TCC’s Student Code of Conduct Policy prohibiting behavior that could be seen as threatening or bullying. The […]

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Alabama Sets New Transfer Rules

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama students who attend two-year colleges with plans to transfer to a four-year school will now be able to “reverse transfer” their four-year college credits toward an associate’s degree from the two-year school. Every public university and Huntington College signed an agreement with the Alabama Community College System on Wednesday setting […]

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