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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As noted by Dennis (2020), community colleges in the U.S. are uniquely positioned to bring about social change, particularly in police reform and race relations, as they are primarily responsible for the police academies that educate and train U.S. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Kansas State University.

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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

Insight Into Diversity

“These courses also provide incarcerated students and formerly incarcerated alumni with knowledge, skills, and connections they can use to benefit their children and families, multiplying the impact of a single college degree.” Currently, only about 35% of state prisons offer some form of college programming, according to NCAN.

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Inside the 2024 SANsational Awards: Meet this Year’s Winners!

WCET Frontiers

The recipients for 2024 are: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Compliance Innovations), Post University (Licensure Programs), Rio Salado College (Compliance Innovations) Southern New Hampshire University (Location), The University of Kentucky (Compliance Innovations and Licensure Programs), and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Location).

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