AACC

MAY 14, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced Monday that the Tennessee Promise program saw a record number of applicants—more than 670,000—from the Class of 2025. The program, launched in 2015, is a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for the state’s community college students.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 5, 2025

SUNY Learns From CUNY ASAP to Promote Student Success Ashley Mowreader Mon, 05/05/2025 - 03:00 AM Westchester Community College, part of the State University of New York system, saw gains in graduation and enrollment rates thanks to their adoption of the City University of New Yorks wraparound support initiative.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 12, 2025

Congress Could Make Paying for College Even More Complicated Liam Knox Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:00 AM House Republicans proposed sweeping changes to financial aid, federal loans and program cost estimates that could make paying for college more challenging and expensive. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 11, 2024

Michigan high schoolers will be able to attend a local community college without paying tuition starting next fall.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2025

In a June 2024 article, Katherine Gonzalez noted, Top-level leaders in community colleges are not only aging, but also retiring in waves, with an average tenure of five to seven years. More from UB: Is this the first college closing announced in 2025? Training and retaining Emerging Community College Leaders.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 8, 2025

Conservatives Clash Over Ono Hire at UF Josh Moody Thu, 05/08/2025 - 01:39 PM Santa Ono appears poised to jump from the University of Michigan to the top job at the University of Florida. But some powerful conservative figures have concerns over DEI. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 9, 2025

Cancels Fulbright-Hays Applications, at Least for Now jessica.blake@ Fri, 05/09/2025 - 03:00 AM The grant programs have supported the international research of students and scholars for more than 60 years. Education Dept. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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JANUARY 30, 2025

2024-2025 CGDSD Award Recipients Congratulations to all 2024-2025 CGDSD Award Recipients! Hanna Lee , Data Analyst – Cayuga Community College Graduate Student Excellence Award This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated a passion for international education and advocates for international populations.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 8, 2025

Why I Chose the University of Florida Elizabeth Redden Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:49 PM Santa J. Ono explains why hes pursuing the University of Florida presidency. Byline(s) Santa J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Aspen Institute has named the 150 community colleges that can compete for its $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. public two-year colleges – were chosen for high and improving levels of student success and equitable outcomes for lower-income, Black, and Hispanic students.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 12, 2025

kathryn.palmer Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:00 AM Universities are offering temporary relief to researchers whose projects have been disrupted by federal funding cuts. Can Scientific Research Survive Without Federal Funding? But it won't help in the long term, and experts say industry and philanthropy are in no position to make up for the losses.

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Helix Education

MARCH 19, 2025

As higher education faces what experts call an “ enrollment cliff ,” with projections showing a potential 15% decline in traditional college-aged students, institutions are radically re-imagining their recruitment strategies. Want to dive deeper?

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 12, 2025

Elizabeth Redden Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:00 AM A narrow track and a small leadership circuit shapes, or rather misshapes, U.S. The Higher Ed Nomenklatura? higher education, Hollis Robbins writes. Byline(s) Hollis Robbins

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 5, 2025

Chief Diversity Officers Are Struggling Sara Weissman Mon, 05/05/2025 - 03:00 AM A recent report finds that CDOs are doing their best to navigate state-level DEI bans, but its affecting their mental and physical health. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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MAY 12, 2025

Colleges Invest in Range of Basic Needs Programs Ashley Mowreader Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:00 AM As more college students report struggling with financial obligations, institutions are thinking outside the box to meet their needs. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2023

Oregon is changing how $550 million-plus in annual local and state taxpayer funding will be distributed to the state’s 17 community colleges. As it stands, the community colleges funding model distributed funds almost entirely based on student enrollment, which did not incorporate student success components.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 10, 2025

Significant Endowment Tax Increase Looms Josh Moody Sat, 05/10/2025 - 12:32 PM The current endowment excise tax of 1.4 percent could soon expand to numerous institutions and soar to as high as 21 percent for some, depending on value per student. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Rolita Flores Ezeonu Rolita Flores Ezeonu has been appointed Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at Highline College. Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The College Futures Foundation has released a comprehensive report highlighting California's push to achieve 70% postsecondary attainment by 2035, while revealing significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in college completion rates across the state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Nassau Community College teachers have reportedly filed an ethics complaint against the college regarding allegations it paid $120,000 to a lobbying company supporting the construction of a Sands casino on Long Island, New York. Faren Siminoff, concerns are ongoing about the financial management of the community college.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 12, 2025

Survey: Americans Disapprove of Higher Ed Attacks Johanna Alonso Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:00 AM The survey, which also shows a low overall approval rating for the president, indicates that Americans see the value in universities scientific research and consider tuition the biggest problem with higher ed. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Free community college is part of a $58 billion budget recently approved by the Massachusetts State Senate for Fiscal Year 2025. Rodrigues “Tuition free Community College impacts individuals most in need and whom otherwise would not be afforded this opportunity,” said Sen. The proposed $117.5

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ACPA

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Promising Practice in Social Justice Veronica Palafox, Director of Admissions Normandale Community Colllege New Professional at a Two-Year College Allie Remm, Career Services Specialist Central Community College Service to the Profession Cecilia Gomez, Academic Advisor Oakton College Congratulations to these outstanding professionals!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

The data also shows more transfers into community colleges and shorter-term programs and certificates. These are both students transferring from one community college to another as well as people transferring from four-year institutions to community colleges. These reverse transfers showed a 6.3%

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AACC

JANUARY 21, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 Contact: Martha M. 202-728-0200 x209 mparham@aacc.nche.edu Community College Innovation Challenge invites community college students to create STEM solutions to real-world problems Washington, D.C. Parham, Ed.D.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Interest in Tennesse’s free tuition program for its community and state technical colleges is promising, to say the least, as the number of applicants for its Class of 2025 broke last year’s record by more than 700. Community colleges, however, have fared better than their counterparts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms. For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 6, 2025

Q&A With an AI on Its Creative Process Elizabeth Redden Tue, 05/06/2025 - 03:00 AM David Galef interviews an emerging author. Byline(s) David Galef

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MAY 8, 2025

Why First-Year Comp Classes Give Me Hope Elizabeth Redden Thu, 05/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Imagine the kinds of critical thinkers we could graduate if we put expository writing courses at the center of the curriculum, Deborah Lindsay Williams writes. Byline(s) Deborah Lindsay Williams

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Gavin Newsom (D) reached an agreement on a new pilot pathway program designed to facilitate student transfers between the University of California (UC) and the state’s community college system. The post California Seeks to Expand Access for Community College Transfers Under New Plan appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Achieve Academy for Adults with Autism has launched at the Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. Stout said the academy, which is slated to begin accepting clients in 2025, is a partnership among many entities collectively dedicated to filling the gap in services for adults with autism. Dr. David M.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 6, 2025

colleges and universities. This year's Pulitzer Prize winners include a number of writers affiliated with U.S. They include:

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This is the first program of its kind at any historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation. Set to launch in 2025, IAIER reflects a forward-thinking approach to leadership in one of todays most dynamic fields, ensuring that underrepresented voices play a central role in shaping AIs development.

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AACC

APRIL 29, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2025 Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 5, 2025

Confessions of a Reformed DEI Officer Elizabeth Redden Mon, 05/05/2025 - 03:00 AM We need to distinguish between good DEI and bad DEI, Michael A. Yassa writes. Byline(s) Michael A.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform.

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