Massachusetts Senate leader calls for free community college
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 6, 2023
Karen Spilka, who's backed higher education investment, proposed the idea during the start of the legislative session Wednesday.
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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2024
American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R.
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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.
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Proposal Calls for Merger of California’s Higher Education Systems
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A bold new proposal suggests combining Californias community colleges, California State University (CSU), and University of California (UC) systems into a unified institution: California University. The post Proposal Calls for Merger of Californias Higher Education Systems appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
The Future of Equitable AI in Higher Education
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As AI (artificial intelligence) continues to reshape industries, Complete College America (CCA) launched its Council on Equitable AI in 2024, a significant move that addresses systemic inequities in higher education. According to CCA, “Equitable AI spans far beyond the risk of mis-trained data.
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Investing in Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 5, 2024
It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.
HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
Community colleges were able to persevere through the pandemic thanks to the emergency relief funding passed through Congress. That’s the conclusion of the latest research from the Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges Network at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University.
Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Interestingly, at the Community College of Aurora, over 40% of our learners identify as adult learners.
California’s Public Higher Education Leaders Reassure Communities After Presidential Election
The Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
California State University Chancellor Dr. Mildred García, and California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Sonya Christian released the following statement today, Wednesday, Nov. University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., 6, 2024:
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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.
ACCT Project Catalogs State Funding Models for Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2024
A new project by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) explores how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students. Bumphus “There is no national data set that reflects the true scope of community college enrollments and curriculum,” said Dr. Walter G. Dr. Walter G.
Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
This trend is present in higher education, as well – Black and American Indian student course success and persistence rates within the California Community College system are the lowest of all ethnic groups in nearly every category measured by the system’s Chancellor’s Office. King, Jamal A. Cooks and David M. Johnson.
New Ways to Support Community College Student Health
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.
Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education
MindMax
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Today, colleges and universities everywhere increasingly embrace the concept of a holistic year , and summer sessions have become an essential component of both standard and alternative educational pathways. Professional education.
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From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Why a CRM is Essential for Community College Recruitment
Liaison International
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Key Takeaways Community colleges face unique recruitment challenges that CRM systems address by streamlining workflows, centralizing data, and improving coordination. For community colleges, CRMs enhance student engagement through personalized, data-driven communication tailored to individual interests and enrollment stages.
Report: Increasing Numbers of Community Colleges are Offering Bachelor's Degrees
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc.
No Increased Funding Proposed for New Jersey Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 17, 2024
Phil Murphy is planning to cut about $20 million in state funding to community colleges. Dr. Aaron Fichtner Educators, college administrators and students say the governor’s proposed FY25 budget reduction — flat funding from FY24 — could negatively affect students and the higher education community.
Community ‘college deserts’ leave students stranded from higher education
University Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Experts are increasingly sounding the alarm on community “college deserts” that leave students without readily accessible higher education options. These college deserts, a lot of them, obviously, are more prevalent in rural areas, where you have a lot of space, and people are kind of distributed out.
Study: Community College Housing Program Produced Better Life Outcomes
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 30, 2024
Education Northwest, an Oregon-based nonprofit organization promoting education for all, unveiled the results on Tuesday of a first-of-its kind, nine-year study of the partnership between Tacoma Community College (TCC) and the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), called the College Housing Assistance Program (CHAP).
Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience.
Massachusetts Unveils Plan to Safeguard Equity in Higher Education
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Governor Kim Driscoll have unveiled a set of recommendations aimed at promoting equitable access to higher education across the state. Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler emphasized the state’s commitment to fostering inclusive educational environments despite the Supreme Court ruling.
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Report Details How Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act Could Better Serve Students of Color and Low-Income Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA).
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Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 8, 2024
When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education.
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Achieving the Dream Selects Community College Cohort for Rural-Serving Initiative
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2024
Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced its selection of seven community colleges to participate in the second cohort of its Accelerating Equitable Outcomes initiative. Stout “America’s rural communities are integral to our nation’s economic and fiscal well-being,” said ATD President and CEO Dr. Karen A. Dr. Karen A.
Fierce Advocate for Community College Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
As her days as president of Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan, wind down, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea is pleased with the impact she and the college have made on the community. After building her reputation in student services, Walker-Griffea found a perfect fit in community colleges.
Jefferson to Preside Over Roxbury Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 4, 2024
Jefferson will become the 18th president of Roxbury Community College (RCC), effective July 1. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for her exemplary leadership, which has positioned RCC to continue its vision of empowering the community with an education that matters,” he continued.
State Funding Models for Community Colleges Examined in New Brief
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has published a new brief that examines how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students, including those pursuing credit-bearing degrees and certificates, non-credit workforce programs, and those enrolled via dual-enrollment programs.
Community colleges drive rebound in higher ed enrollment
University Business
AUGUST 21, 2024
Leading the way are the nation’s community colleges. That sector of higher education made up about 55% of the recent bump. But the students who are returning to community college classrooms today are less interested in earning a bachelor’s degree. this spring. The school even has a clean room lab space.
Howard Community College Partners with Power52 for Clean Energy Careers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
Students who complete Power52's Energy Professional Training Program and solar curriculum may now transfer to a skilled building trades associate degree program at Howard Community College, thanks to a new articulation agreement with the Power52 Foundation. "We Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J.
Community College: The Right Path and the Right Foot
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 22, 2024
Community colleges have the ability to not only put students on the right path, but most importantly, ensure that students begin on the right foot. That right foot has so many implications, the first of which is the financial impact of attending a community college as the first step toward a bachelor ’ s degree.
Report: Adult Community College Students Make Strides
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Adult community college students in degree-progressing English and math courses are nearing parity with their traditional-age student counterparts when it comes to course completion, according to a new report from California Competes.
New Study Measures ‘Return on Investment’ in Cal Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 9, 2024
A new study measures “return on investment” in California higher education for low- and moderate-income learners and analyzes whether they can quickly recoup their costs of attending. The report seeks to inform the state and nation’s approach to ensuring that higher education delivers on its promise for students of all backgrounds.
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Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023
Higher Education Today
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The surveys collected responses from 61,085 students at 149 community colleges. The post Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023 appeared first on Higher Education Today.
Pharr Selected to Lead Pitt Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 22, 2024
Pharr has been named president of Pitt Community College (PCC). Dr. Maria Pharr “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as next president of Pitt Community College and look forward to contributing to the college’s legacy of leadership excellence,” said Pharr. Pharr starts the role Aug.
Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 9, 2024
Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? North Carolina is the only state in the country doing this.
Here are 9 ways higher education can ensure rural America’s long-term vitality
University Business
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A comprehensive report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) illustrates the resilience of America’s blue-collar region and describes how increased collaboration with higher education can ensure its survival. Rural towns in the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2015 to 2019.
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Community College District’s New Minimum Wage Nearly Double State’s Floor
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 24, 2024
The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has boosted the minimum wage for all its permanent employees to $30.58 Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in San Diego Community College District's minimum wage to $30.58. Previously, it was $22.13. Previously, it was $22.13.
Iowa’s community college leaders could soon set their own state funding formula
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 29, 2024
An advancing bill would give the institutions flexibility amid a shifting higher education landscape, one proponent said.
Mississippi Delta Community College Picks Its Next Leader
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Mississippi Delta Community College has named Dr. Steven J. Jones as the tenth president of the college. Dr. Steven Jones Jones currently serves as Vice President of Administrative and Student Services at the College located in the city of Moorhead. A native of Taylorsville, MS.,
Oakland University, Oakland Community College Pilot Student Housing Initiative
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 2, 2024
Oakland University (OU) and Oakland Community College (OCC) in Michigan, are launching a pilot program campus housing program to permit community college students to live on the university campus.
Partnership to Reopen Community College Campus Childcare Center
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 19, 2024
Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. The college was awarded a $1 million grant in 2023 from the U.S.
Thinking Beyond College Rankings
MindMax
DECEMBER 8, 2022
A few months ago, Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona declared college rankings “a joke.” Calling for “a new vision for college excellence,” Cardona championed equity, inclusivity, and upward mobility for disadvantaged demographics as new metrics for success to take the place of privilege, legacy, and selectivity.
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Examining Educational Equity in Leadership
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2024
Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Dr. Robert T.
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Massachusetts Funds Free Community College Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 29, 2024
Maura Healey signed the state budget worth nearly $58 billion that includes free community college. Maura Healey “Massachusetts is the leader in innovation and education, the best place to raise your family or grow a business. Massachusetts Gov.
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