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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recently, it has become apparent that higher education must give increased attention to skill development and educational attainment. will require postsecondary education or training, and 42% will require a bachelor’s degree. Sonya Christian serves as chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Dr. George R.

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When seeking increased social and economic mobility through higher education, many place-bound individuals encounter limited or no realistic options for affordable, quality postsecondary education programs. While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S., The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To refuse erasure and enact educational sovereignty in higher education, Tribal Nations chartered and developed Tribal Colleges and Universities, or TCUs, to serve the needs of their communities. that offer opportunities for postsecondary education at certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree levels.

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How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines

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percent since 2010, college-going rates declined by 5.4 3 And while students who participate in dual enrollment are historically more likely to go on to college, the pandemic has shifted the focus of some young adults to full-time employment, family obligations, and alternatives to traditional postsecondary education.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His own journey in higher education began at Laredo Junior College. from the Community College Leadership Program. Perhaps most notably, he was the founding president of El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas. “The When de los Santos became president of El Paso Community College, there was no campus.

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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Local Workforce Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Twenty-four years later, stakeholders are still seeing evidence of community colleges expanding their role in school reform, especially in the State of Missouri. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University.

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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For more than a century, our system has delivered on the promise of providing affordable, high-quality postsecondary education. In todays higher education landscape, no institution is immune to the questions surrounding the value of a postsecondary education. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.