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Federal Help on the Way for Students Hit by Hurricane

College students affected by Hurricane Florence could be eligible for grants totaling $2.8 million that were announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education. The grants would go to students who are deemed financially needy, with priority to those who are currently on Pell Grants. The emergency money was made available by the Federal Supplemental […]

In First Year of R.I. Promise, Retention Increases

WARWICK, R.I. — The Community College of Rhode Island this week released new data indicating that 62 percent of full-time, fresh-out-of-high-school students who entered the college in the fall of 2017 — the first Rhode Island Promise cohort — returned this fall, and 22 percent are on track to graduate within a two-year time frame. […]

Corporations Turn to Colleges to Meet Workforce Needs

Since its inception in 1998, Google has grown to one of the most powerful technology companies in the world. Now it is taking that influence directly to the classroom with an information technology program. The eight-month long, online certificate program, launched in January, aims to supply in demand IT workers for a growing industry. According to […]

Dean Says Gender Discrimination Led to Firing

A longtime dean at Lehigh Carbon Community College claims she was fired due to gender discrimination, according to a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Thursday says Glynis Daniels was fired in May 2017 after serving since 2008 as the school’s associate dean of institutional research and effectiveness. She claims in the lawsuit her treatment at work changed […]

N.J. Governor Announces First Step Toward Free College

CRANFORD – Ocean County College was one of thirteen community colleges chosen for Gov. Phil Murphy’s “Community College Innovation Challenge,” which will provide the institutions $250,000 grants each for student outreach, recruitment and support at no cost to more than 13,000 eligible students statewide. The pilot program will start for the Spring 2019 semester. It […]

Arizona Faculty Association Files Complaint

TEMPE, AZ – When the Maricopa Community College System decided to undergo a “transformation,” many teachers felt they had been cut off from decision-making after that. But now, the Faculty Association has released nearly 250 pages of some serious accusations. The Association complained to the Higher Learning Commission, which is the accreditation body. In the complaint, […]

Connecticut Students Will Get a Break on Cost of Texts

A new agreement between Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Follett Higher Education Group is going to help college students save more than $4 million in textbook costs. “I think that’s something that students get very worried about when they hear textbooks and with these negotiations I think students can get a lot less worried […]

Participation in Dual-Credit Courses Rising In Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Higher education officials in Kentucky are reporting a big increase in the number of high school students taking dual-credit courses through a college or university. The Council on Postsecondary Education says nearly 35,000 high school students across Kentucky participated in the dual-credit courses during the 2017-18 academic year. The council says participation […]

California Gambles with New Funding Formula

In her 13 years at San Diego City College, geography professor Lisa Chaddock has been known to care deeply about her students’ success. Her classes are a mix of lectures, field trips, videos and textbook readings so that everyone has an opportunity to grasp the material. After attending a recent forum by San Diego Community […]

Auditor Demands 2 Former College Employees Return $750,000

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi auditor is demanding that two former community college employees repay nearly $1 million to the state. Most of that is for public money the auditor says was misspent from January 2013 to September 2017 on personal items, including shoes, watches and a chandelier. Auditor Shad White on Monday announced the […]

1st Generation Transfer Students Face Obstacles

Four years ago, Yousef Moneer decided to leave his homeland of Yemen to live with his family in California and study at Fresno City College. Moneer, a first-generation student who transferred to UC Berkeley this fall, chose to attend community college first because out-of-state tuition was cheaper there than at a four-year university. Moving to a […]

HBCU Hopes $10,000 Degree Pathway Will Win Students

A public university in North Carolina has teamed up with six community colleges to offer a program that promises students they will pay no more than $10,000 out of pocket for their four-year degree. Participating students will attend a two-year college in the state to get their Associate’s degree, then transfer to an online program […]

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Associate Dean of Nursing Program

Community Colleges of Spokane

Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Systems and Operations

Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Executive Director, Foundation and Institutional Advancement

Cerritos College

Amanda Fuchs Miller

What Colleges and Universities Should Take Away from What Happened at UVA

Moody's: Federal Policies on International Students Pose Credit Risk to Higher Ed Sector

Report: U.S. Faces Annual 712,000 Middle-Skills Credential Shortage

Michigan Task Force Unveils 12 Recommendations to Address College Student Basic Needs