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Larry Galizio, President & CEO of the Community College League of California. California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

It is this quality experience that learners courting and attending our community colleges expect to receive, and failure to provide will lead to continuous declines in enrollment and confidence in higher education. Interestingly, at the Community College of Aurora, over 40% of our learners identify as adult learners.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Over half of Asian students and nearly 40% of white students earn a college degree within eight years of high school graduation, while less than 20% of low-income, Black, or Latinx students reach the same milestone. The data shows stark disparities in educational attainment among recent high school graduates.

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APRIL 6, 2025

Johnson The allure of a community college presidency lies in the opportunity it affords to effect meaningful change in the lives of our students. As such, it is critical to summon (and strengthen) our knowledge, skills, and talents to master the rudiments of community college leadership.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Historically Black and Predominantly Black community colleges across the South received an unprecedented $2.7 This study offers a clear picture of what institutional funding can be when policymakers prioritize the needs of students, said Dr. Kayla Elliott, co-author and Joint Center Workforce Policy Director.

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MAY 21, 2025

introduced legislation Wednesday that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for approximately 95% of American students, in what supporters call the most significant higher education investment in six decades. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) Jayapal highlighted the legislation's focus on addressing educational inequity.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students. Francesca I.

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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.,

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Since witnessing this, Gavin has spent his career working towards reducing inequities for historically marginalized students. Dr. Michael Gavin Delta College is a two-year public community college in University Center, Michigan. Numbers went up 10% in one year, 19% for African Americans and 20% for Hispanic [students].”

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JANUARY 21, 2025

On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation. That effort and others like it are essential services for basic needs in college.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees. Recommendations follow.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over the last two decades, our nation’s community colleges have received increasing recognition, and for good reason. They educate close to 40% of American undergraduates — nearly 6 million students. Community college students are more likely to be Black, Hispanic, and from lower-income backgrounds than four-year students.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. The seven community colleges in the CCC system currently have a 30% completion rate for Black students and 33% completion rate for Latinx students.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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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? Good ideas are good ideas.

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MARCH 27, 2025

The report, "Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs," found that these institutions consistently outperform non-minority serving institutions in awarding degrees to their target populations and providing pathways to economic success for underrepresented students.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Oregon is changing how $550 million-plus in annual local and state taxpayer funding will be distributed to the state’s 17 community colleges. As it stands, the community colleges funding model distributed funds almost entirely based on student enrollment, which did not incorporate student success components.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. It’s a testament that the college is thriving, thanks in large part to Curry, who has been the school’s most vocal cheerleader. Dr. Keith Curry Eddie Ruvalcaba Photography It’s no secret that Compton College has had its fair share of challenges.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). Equity is everyone's job at an institution,” said Francesca Carpenter, director of equity initiatives at ATD and contributor to the toolkit.

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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.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., Sáenz is the associate dean for Student Success, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin.

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MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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APRIL 20, 2025

From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education. But they cannot thrive without public investment.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. On last Friday, it was all about the students. If I were community college president for a day, I would make student representation a bigger part of school,” said Miclaus. “If asked Shegog.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. Chanelle Whittaker “I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of the Prince George's Community College family,” Whittaker said. “My

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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.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

1, to qualify as a California Black-Serving institution (BSI), an institution must enroll 1,500 Black students, or 10% of the total student population must be Black. A very predictable, persistent, and pervasive gap in achievement [for Black students] exists, said Bush.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

She possesses an associate degree earned in her early 20’s from her local community college. Most demographic and related higher education surveys do not include a box for place-bound students to check. Marta also takes care of her mother, who has declining health and requires increasing levels of care. Lawrence A.

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APRIL 2, 2023

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access.

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MARCH 7, 2025

This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia. Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State Community College in 2018. Success stories Among the initiatives success stories is Dr. Shanna L.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Oakton Community College has changed its name to Oakton College. The school also presented a new logo and visual identity focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). Oakton’s new logo features a stylized person at the crown of the leaf, indicating a focus on students and the broader community.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Kelli Sims Butler The California Community College System consists of 116 institutions with over 1.8 million students. In the system, there are 140 Community College Chief Executive Officers (CEO). Of the current 140 chancellors and college presidents, 63 are female, and 12 identify as Black females.

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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.

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