Wick Sloane urges two-year-college leaders to turn up the pressure on Congress—and on themselves—to meet their students’ needs.
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Feb 04, 2022
Community colleges, tribal colleges and minority-serving institutions that benefited from multimillion-dollar gifts from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott share how they plan to put the money to use.
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Let's not underestimate the value of short-term workforce credentials (letter)
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February 4, 2022
Community colleges, tribal colleges and minority-serving institutions that benefited from multimillion-dollar gifts from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott share how they plan to put the money to use.
August 2, 2021
A group working on helping students transfer credits across institutions should recognize the exam's role in awarding students for prior learning.
July 20, 2021
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, will temporarily serve as a special adviser in the U.S. Department of Education. The move was applauded by higher education leaders.
July 8, 2021
The federal government will have to step up to help community colleges offer comprehensive student support programs, experts say -- and the Community College Student Success Act provides a way for Congress to do so.
July 2, 2021
A community college system leader and a higher education policy expert discuss the pros and cons of expanding the main federal financial aid program to include eight-week vocational programs.
June 24, 2021
Some two-year colleges are reporting that summer enrollment is up at their institutions.
June 14, 2021
Global survey of higher education finds the trend everywhere but at U.S. two-year institutions.
June 11, 2021
To educate adult learners successfully, short-term credentials must build toward degrees, Paul Freedman and Paul LeBlanc argue.
June 7, 2021
The ACCESS to Careers Act would be a critical first step in developing programs that effectively train a post-pandemic workforce, advocates say.