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JULY 16, 2024

Students who complete Power52's Energy Professional Training Program and solar curriculum may now transfer to a skilled building trades associate degree program at Howard Community College, thanks to a new articulation agreement with the Power52 Foundation. "We Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Dr. Daria J.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.

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MAY 7, 2023

With downtown San Antonio as a beautiful backdrop, representatives from 24 community colleges in 13 states convened for the 29th Annual Community College Futures Assembly in February. Hudson County Community College (N.J.) Rose Martinez, director of the Bellwether College Consortium.

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MARCH 20, 2024

million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. Kenneth Adams "We are profoundly grateful for this incredible gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation," said Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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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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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?” Reedley College professor Bill Blanken said in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

New College of Florida and Spartanburg Community College have been added to the American Association of University Professors ’ list of institutions sanctioned for substantial noncompliance with widely accepted standards of academic government. AAUP’s Governing Council voted on the measure Feb.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dr. Edward Bush, president of Cosumnes River College, which is part of the Los Rios Community College District, said that the bill does not just address a need but will force institutions to critically assess how they serve Black students.

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APRIL 26, 2023

George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC).

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APRIL 2, 2023

In 2022, student leaders launched a campaign to challenge the long-standing stigma associated with attending community colleges. To overcome negative stereotypes, the CCSmart advocacy campaign tells the stories of students’ educational journeys and the positive impact community colleges had on their lives.

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APRIL 24, 2023

Jeff Cox has been appointed president of the North Carolina Community College System. Dr. Jeff Cox Cox is currently president of Wilkes Community College and head of the North Carolina Community College Presidents’ Association.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

California’s community colleges are lacking in full-time faculty, according to a recent report from California’s state auditor. The state-ordered audit looked at hiring and state funds spending practices for full-time faculty at four community college districts: Foothill-De Anza, Kern, Los Rios and San Diego.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Marta Yera Cronin will become president of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), making her the second woman and the first Latina to lead the school. Dr. Marta Cronin Cronin – a first-generation college student born of immigrant parents – is currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Recently, he has focused on community colleges and the financial and governance elements of these institutions that provide crucial higher education access for millions of people. “My Smith was recently named guest editor for the summer 2023 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges, which will focus on urban community colleges.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

It was also in 1986 that Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) was designated as the first Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the US, and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was born from a meeting at OLLU. Today, the California Community College System, with more than 1.8 Dr. Kimberly R.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Jerry Fliger has been appointed president of Bakersfield College. Dr. Jerry Fliger Fliger is currently vice president for instruction at College of the Mainland. Previously, he has served as dean of arts and sciences at Alvin Community College and associate dean at Florida State College at Jacksonville. “Dr.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association. In this new role, Whalen will be part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District leadership team.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college. In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” Also, the college’s nursing program is experiencing exciting growth.

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JULY 15, 2024

Jennifer Ernst Jennifer Ernst has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at Portland Community College. She serves as vice president of instruction and student services at Yakima Valley College. in community college leadership from Ferris State University.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Community college students assigned to corequisite mathematic courses instead of remedial courses not only graduate faster, but earn higher wages. That’s the findings of a study that has been tracking 900 community college students since 2013.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Johnny Smith Johnny Smith has been appointed vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from Carson Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, as well as a master’s in education, an Ed.S.,

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MARCH 31, 2023

Learning Commons at Florida’s Tallahassee Community College. DeZerga earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and humanities and a master’s in instructional systems and learning technologies from Florida State University. Samantha DeZerga Samantha Dezerga has been appointed director of the William D.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Page received a bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing from Michigan State University, a master’s in instructional design and technology from Governors State University, and a doctorate in community college leadership from Northern Illinois University. Xavier University in Chicago.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Rajeev Jayadeva Rajeev Jayadeva has been appointed director of enterprise applications at the Community College of Rhode Island. Jayadeva holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a Master of Library and Information Science from Queens College as well as a Ph.D.

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MAY 3, 2023

Alfred McQuarters Alfred McQuarters has been named president of the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. He is vice president of instruction at Mt. Hood Community College in Oregon. McQuarters holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University, an MBA from Central Michigan University, and an Ed.D.

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MAY 23, 2023

Previously, she was vice president of instruction at CCC; vice president for academic and student affairs at Roxbury Community College; assistant professor of higher education at SUNY Buffalo; and English instructor at Université de Haute-Alsace.

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MARCH 22, 2023

The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district. Zarate believes that this will particularly benefit students who are the first in their families to attend college.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

He has previously been co-director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL); director of the joint Ph.D. Program in Community College Leadership. program in education between SDSU and Claremont Graduate University; and director of the Ed.D. Joining Wood is Candis Bowles, a Southern California attorney.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For many community college students, gateway math courses—required for entry into many programs of study—have functioned more like gatekeeper math courses. The colleges were in different regions and settings, ranged in size from small to large, and had racially diverse student bodies.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Here are some factors to consider: Your competition: Who are the education competitors for your community college? Dual-enrollment options for high school students to complete college credit are growing in popularity. It is not uncommon for students to start college with between three and 12 credit hours already completed.

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APRIL 28, 2023

NEW YORK Students, scholars, and administrators from across the City University of New York (CUNY) gathered last week at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) for an ethnic studies conference that both reflected on the discipline’s history and showed off new and on-going work.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Jeffrey Robinson, the Who We Are Project founder, spoke candidly during his recent visit to the Central Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fight will be vicious when you know the time for your narrative is ending.”

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MARCH 28, 2024

In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. It was a devastating blow to the college. If I have students living on campus in housing and they get sick, what are we going to do, say ‘go in the morning?’”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Elston is currently the longest serving staff member at CCA, and he says that the organization’s increased focus on minority serving institutions (MSIs), marginalized populations, and first-generation, low-income, and rural community college students began under Watson Spiva’s leadership. Dr. Dhanfu E.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

“Colleges are aware that the traditional 16-week semester, three to four courses, doesn’t work for everyone,” said Dr. Maria S. Cormier, a senior research associate at the Community College Research Center at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. They also have to have a person-to-person element.

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