Kathleen Kennedy ManzoLeadership & PolicyThe shifting terrain of welfare reform: educational advocates for low-income students looking for solid groundFor hundreds of thousands of the nation’s poor adults, community colleges have long delivered their best chance for gaining sufficient education and training to land a job that could break their dependence on welfare.July 11, 2007Faculty & StaffCalifornia chancellor’s compensation squabble – City College of San Francisco Chancellor Del M. AndersonWhen Del M. Anderson accepted the position as chancellor of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), she knew she wasn’t walking into the ideal situation. There had been relatively few applicants for the job, the pay was lower than she expected for such a large urban institution, and there was much work to be done in building community support.July 4, 2007StudentsCalifornia proposes high school academic standards to combat higher education remediationCalifornia’s higher education officials have teamed up with the public schools to create the state’s first proposal for academic standards for high school students.July 4, 2007StudentsBuilding leaders: leadership development program important step for community college presidentsAs a community college administrator with an eye on the presidency, Dr. Walter Bumphus wanted to ensure he would be competitive when the time came to climb the career ladder.June 22, 2007Faculty & StaffBelt-tightening goes on – and on: ACE report offers ten-year retrospective – American Council on EducationRealizing that the budgetary woes colleges and universities have suffered the past decade may be permanent, higher education officials are coming up with more substantive strategies to deal with the long-range crisis, according to an annual report.June 20, 2007HomeRisk & reward: teleconference focuses on retirement plan needs of higher education professionalsWASHINGTON Whether retirement is rapidly approaching or an unimaginable distance down the career path, higher education professionals should act quickly and aggressively to understand and plan for their post-career financial needs.June 17, 2007Faculty & StaffLifestyle-friendly education – non-traditional colleges and off-campus approachDespite a successful career, Greg Atkins always felt something was holding him back. Two [years ago, at the age of thirty-eight, he climbed to a position of prestige in state government [as assistant commissioner of New Jersey’s department of community affairs.June 16, 2007Leadership & PolicyNew community college liaison to ED – appointment of Jacqueline E. Woods to a Department of Eduction postJacqueline E. Woods, the vice chancellor for external affairs at City Colleges of Chicago and a former American Association of Community Colleges staff member, will become the second community college liason to the Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley announced last week.June 16, 2007Community CollegesSeamless system – financial problem of public higher education in the USWASHINGTON As funding problems persist, state legislators are looking to increase tuition and raise admissions standards at public four-year colleges, making community colleges the primary access to higher education, according to a new survey of state legislators released here this month.June 15, 2007Page 1 of 1
