Chera WatsonChera Watson Leadership & PolicyPioneering Community College Leader Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Passes AwayDr. Christine Johnson McPhail, a leading community college administrator and a former Champions Award recipient, has passed away. McPhail came out of retirement to serve briefly as president of Saint Augustine's University.March 2, 2026Community CollegesAlabama Governor Signs Bill to Study Return of Football to Community CollegesThe legislation establishes the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, which will investigate the feasibility of bringing full-contact football back to the state's two-year institutions.February 23, 2026StudentsOnline Students Lack Professional Networks Despite High Motivation, WGU Report FindsResearchers found that while students overwhelmingly know what they want professionally, they lack the human connections to get there, a gap that falls hardest on students from low-income, first-generation, and racially minoritized backgrounds.February 22, 2026InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin to Consolidate Seven Liberal Arts Departments, Including African Studies and Women's and Gender StudiesUnder the plan, the departments of African and African Diaspora Studies; American Studies; Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies will be merged into a new Department of Social and Cultural Analysis.February 16, 2026StudentsMore Than Half of College Students Are Lonely — and Social Media Is Making It WorseThe findings reveal that spending as few as 16 hours a week on social media is associated with significantly higher odds of loneliness among college students.February 16, 2026Leadership & PolicyFederal Education Department Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Louisiana Higher Education BoardThe U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened a directed investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents, targeting a decade-spanning policy that critics say explicitly excludes white and Asian students from priority enrollment and graduation initiatives.February 16, 2026Leadership & PolicyHigher Education at a Crossroads: EAB Report Warns of Upheaval on Four FrontsHigher education is navigating what may be its most turbulent period in decades.February 13, 2026Leadership & PolicySenate Bill Would Cap Consumer Interest Rates at 36%, Closing Loopholes That Enable Triple-Digit APRsLegislation mirrors Military Lending Act protections, drawing support from more than 170 advocacy groups.February 12, 2026Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Struggle to Serve Growing Population of Multilingual Students, New Study FindsThe three-year study by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University found that multilingual learners face significant barriers to persistence and completion, even as they represent a substantial portion of the student body at institutions serving immigrant communities.February 11, 2026Community CollegesDual Enrollment Surges to 2.8 Million Students as Equity Gaps PersistCommunity colleges account for majority of participants, but racial disparities remain pronounced.February 10, 2026Page 1 of 3Next Page
