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Community Colleges

Potential Merger Of Two NJ Colleges Signals Growing Trend

Signaling a nationwide higher education trend, two New Jersey community colleges are exploring a potential merger to mitigate years of declining student enrollment and revenue and increase academic and economic opportunities for the region’s residents.

July 30, 2018

Community Colleges

Brian Murphy Set National Standard for Inclusion

Only the third president in the history of De Anza College, Dr. Brian Murphy has set a national standard not only for educational excellence, but also for a comprehensive commitment to social justice.

July 9, 2018

Community Colleges

FAMU’s IGNITE Boosts Transfer Student Population

Florida A&M University is on track to increase its transfer student enrollment to 1,100 by 2020 through new partnerships with Florida College Systems schools and community colleges this year.

July 5, 2018

Community Colleges

Summit to Focus on Creating Pathways for Educational and Economic Mobility

The Wayne County Community College District in Detroit will host its inaugural Urban Community College Summit, bringing together a variety of stakeholders to identify strategies to strengthen educational and economic mobility for students attending urban community colleges nationwide.

May 13, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Who Is An Effective Community College Leader?

There are few books that I looked forward to reading as much as Cheryl L. Hyman’s Reinvention: The Promise and Challenge of Transforming a Community College System.

May 8, 2018

Community Colleges

Maryland to Offer Free Tuition at Community Colleges

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Going to community college may soon be much more affordable for Maryland residents. Gov. Larry Hogan plans to sign a bill this week that covers tuition costs at community colleges for qualifying residents. The legislation was approved near the end of this year’s legislative session. It will create a $15-million program to […]

May 6, 2018

Students

Report: Focus on Part-Time Students to Close Achievement Gaps

A new report this week from the Education Advisory Board encourages community colleges to increase support for part-time students in order to achieve equity and reduce the nearly 20-percentage-point achievement gap between White and minority students.

April 30, 2018

Diverse Champions

McPhail Rallies Around College Access

Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, who became a pioneer in the community college world in 1998 and has gone on to blaze more trails in higher education, is the 2018 Diverse Champions winner.

April 16, 2018

Community Colleges

Waiting List: California Leads In Educating the Incarcerated

California leads the nation in offering college opportunities to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, according to a recent joint study by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and The Opportunity Institute.

March 21, 2018

Community Colleges

San Diego Community College District Models Support for Men of Color

San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has strategically increased its support of Hispanic and Black men in the last few years, making the district a leader in improving outcomes for the historically underserved groups.

March 14, 2018

Community Colleges

“Achieving the Dream’ ID’s Student Issues

NASHVILLE — Advancing equity, strengthening advising and improving pedagogy and curriculum were among the issues explored this week at the annual meeting of Achieving the Dream.

February 21, 2018

Community Colleges

Mississippi Universities Seek More State Funds, Outline Budget Woes

JACKSON, Miss. — Leaders of Mississippi‘s eight public universities are ringing alarm bells about state funding, saying they could lose their ability to compete if funding cuts from recent years aren’t restored. In presentations Monday to legislators, Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce and university presidents warned that Mississippi could fall further behind the nation economically […]

January 23, 2018