Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Felder, president of Harford Community College in Maryland, where Stout began her community college career in 1984.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Community colleges have historically served as an entry point into higher education for underserved populations. However, we have heard from students that there are sometimes significant hurdles to transferring from a community college to a state university while staying on track to graduate. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The school ultimately became a satellite campus of the El Camino Community College District in 2006 but has since regained its accreditation and its independence. In collaboration with the Los Angeles County Food Bank, Compton College offers a mobile food pantry. This is it.” The trio call themselves the Equity Avengers.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy. Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications.

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MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 30, 2023

At SUNY Broome Community College, Dr. Penny Kelly explains that they’ve taken some new approaches to how they use data and technology. Full Transcript Show Notes: [2:03] – Penny shares her background and current role at SUNY Broome Community College. [4:34]

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy. Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications.

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