Tag: Community Colleges: Page 14

Native Americans

Ponca Tribe’s History Played Key Role at Conference

Educators and stakeholders of two-year institutions shared best practices, along with new and different ways to teach, stimulate learning and enhance the community college experience at last week’s League for Innovation.

March 20, 2017

African-American

Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics

Her mother’s sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.

March 19, 2017

Students

Arkansas College Grant Provides 2 years of Tuition and Fees

JONESBORO, Ark. — Kyler Daniels has not yet graduated from Walnut Ridge High School, but the 19-year-old is already working as a certified nursing assistant. He has also earned needed certifications to work in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). For the past two years, Daniels has taken advantage of electives offered at his school’s […]

March 12, 2017

Students

A2MEND Growing into its Empowerment Role

The African American Male Education Network and Development organization (A2MEND) conference marked its 10th anniversary last week by attracting more than 1,000 attendees and more than doubling the total amount of scholarship money awarded last year.

March 6, 2017

Students

Maricopa Community Colleges Giving ‘Step’ Compensation System the Boot

Maricopa Community Colleges seeks to usher in a new system that will change the way the school system compensates, recognizes and rewards its employees.

March 6, 2017

Students

Tennessee Finds Remedial Education Reform Success

A new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University sheds light on why developmental education may not be working at the community college level and offers some solutions.

February 27, 2017

Students

Professor Slashed with Box Cutter Allegedly Groped Woman

RICHMOND, Va. — According to a police report a Reynolds Community College professor allegedly touched a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks before she slashed him with a box cutter. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia State Police complaint states that the woman, Brittany Leigh Burfield, went to the officer of Douglas Gava at about 12:30 […]

February 26, 2017

Students

California Looks to Add More Four-year Degree Programs to Community Colleges

A new bill, SB 769, would double the number of four-year degree programs that the community college system can offer from 15 to 30.

February 22, 2017

Students

Achieving the Dream Promotes 7 Principles to Help Students Succeed

Several thousand educators from nearly 265 community colleges throughout the nation are meeting this week to strategize over how best to support and enhance student success work at their respective institutions.

February 22, 2017

Faculty & Staff

As the Academic World Turns, Leadership Evolves

The following trends stand out as significant and influential in terms of how colleges and universities operate.

February 22, 2017

Students

Report: Financial Pressure Swamping Community College Students

Despite relatively low costs, a Center for Community College Student Engagement report found that nearly half of all students said they were considering dropping out due to financial pressures.

February 20, 2017

Students

DeVos Says Community Colleges Key to Workforce Development

Community colleges will play an important role in advancing President Donald Trump’s workforce agenda, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said at a meeting of community college leaders Thursday. It was DeVos’ first appearance at a conference event in her new role.

February 16, 2017