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White House Prepares Massive Infrastructure Bill with Universal Pre-K, Free Community College, Climate Measures

White House officials are preparing to present President Joe Biden with a $3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package that includes numerous sweeping domestic policy priorities, according to three people familiar with internal discussions. After completing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package earlier this month, Biden administration officials are piecing together their next major legislative priority. […]

Peralta Colleges Interim Chancellor Resigns For ‘Personal Reasons’

The interim chancellor of the four-campus Peralta Community College District has resigned, the district announced Wednesday. Interim Chancellor Carla Walter’s resignation is effective April 15. A district statement said she is leaving for “personal reasons.” Read More

Dr. Carla Stalling Walter

Community College Program Allows Grad to Turn Personal Recovery Struggles into New Career

Two-and-a-half years ago, Kevin McCloud was at the lowest point of his life: homeless, penniless, unemployed and battling substance abuse addiction. Today, he said it still feels surreal that he works as a certified recovery specialist at Change on Main in Northampton Borough. Read More

Dr. Cynthia T. Anthony Will Be Lawson State Community College’s First Female President

Dr. Cynthia T. Anthony is as much a veteran in the Alabama Community College System as anyone could be, having spent more than 30 years in various roles. And now, she’s gone from interim president to president of Lawson State Community College, the school where she first started her career. Anthony will be the first […]

Dr. Cynthia T. Anthony

Sinclair Community College Launches Free Mental Health Support App for Students

Sinclair Community College is making mental health services more accessible to their students by putting resources at their fingertips. The school recently launched the Sinclair College Hope Link app, which will allow students to easily seek help in stressful situations. Read More

Sinclair Community College

How Med Schools View Community College Credits

Years ago, there was a myth that you shouldn’t show credits from community college classes on your transcript when applying to medical school. Fortunately, that myth is dead, but there are pros and cons to consider. Read More

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UNCP, Richmond Community College Partnership Strengthens Teacher Pipeline

A new partnership between The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Richmond Community College will create a seamless path for aspiring teachers to become part of the state’s teacher pipeline. Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings and RCC President Dale McInnis launched the Growing Your Own Teachers partnership during a signing event at RCC on Thursday […]

Richmond Community College

Enrollment at NC’s Community Colleges Drops Amid Pandemic

Fewer students have been enrolling in North Carolina’s community colleges over the last year, and officials say the pandemic is to blame. According to figures published online by the North Carolina Community College System, enrollment was down 17% in the fall 2020 semester, compared with the previous year. System President Thomas Stith said nearly every community college […]

Calls to Change Funding to Increase Faculty Diversity at California Community Colleges

A prominent state lawmaker, advocates and a faculty association are calling for changes in how California funds efforts to bring diversity to community college faculties across the state. “There does need to be a fix to this issue,” Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager, D-Los Angeles, vice chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said in a statement. She […]

Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles)

Brad Newman Appointed President at Shelton State Community College

Brad Newman will be the next president of Shelton State Community College, the Tuscaloosa Patch reported. Newman – plant manager at ZF Chassis Systems and chairman for West Alabama Works – has 28 years of leadership and management experience, according to Shelton State officials. Read More

California Assembly Bill Seeks to Remove Barriers on Transfers from Community Colleges

Assembly Bill 928, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021, proposes making the transfer process from two to four-year institutions clear by creating consistent and readily understandable pathways. With 116 community colleges across the state of California, students are faced with figuring out what courses and curriculum they must pursue in order to be […]

Report: Libraries Contribute Significantly to Student Success at Community Colleges

Libraries are pulling more weight than one would expect when it comes to student success at community colleges, according to a recent report by Ithaka S+R. The report, titled “Student Focused: Fostering Cross-Unit Collaboration to Meet the Changing Needs of Community College Students,” involved interviews with 37 chief academic officers (CAOs), chief student affairs officers (CSAOs), library […]

Danielle Cooper

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