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Elms College President Retiring

CHICOPEE, Mass. — The president of a small Catholic college in western Massachusetts plans to retire at the end of the upcoming academic year. Sister Mary Reap has been president at Elms College in Chicopee since 2009. She is credited with overseeing the funding and construction of a $13.5 million health sciences building and creating […]

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Quinn Retiring from Erie Community College

BUFFALO, N.Y. —Jack Quinn says this will be his last academic year as president of Erie Community College. The 65-year-old former New York Congressman Quinn has been president of the two-year college, part of the State University of New York system, since 2008. He is paid $192,500. Quinn says he’ll go out on a high […]

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New Mexico Probes Luna College Finances

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — New Mexico is investigating a community college after receiving complaints about administrative misconduct there. The Las Vegas Optic reports that the state Higher Education Department has started a special audit into Luna Community College after a preliminary view raised enough concerns that the college was placed under a fiscal oversight program. […]

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Chancellor on Leave for Shingles; Board Names Fill-In

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The head of the state’s two-year college system is taking a leave of absence to be treated for shingles. The Alabama Community College System board of trustees granted Chancellor Mark Heinrich’s request for a leave of absence on August 10. The board named Chief of Staff Jimmy Baker to serve as acting […]

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Omaha Board Accepts Ex-Chairman’s Resignation

By Associated Press | OMAHA, Neb. — The Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors unanimously accepted the resignation of former board chairman Fred Conley on August 6. The board made the move at an emergency meeting at the college’s Fort Omaha campus, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Conley resigned the chairmanship of the Omaha college’s board […]

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Omaha Chairman Gives Up Post

By Associated Press | OMAHA, Neb. — The chairman of the Omaha community college board has stepped down from the position but is still resisting calls for his resignation from the board. Fred Conley resigned the chairmanship of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors at a special meeting on August 2. The U.S. Department […]

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White House Adding $100M Program to Tuition-free Community College Push

The White House will roll out a $100 million program to strengthen tuition-free community college programs across the United States early this summer, White House officials said on Monday.

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