Chera WatsonChera Watson is a freelance journalist and a community college educator.InstitutionsReport: 6.4 Million Adults Are California's Untapped WorkforceA new report urges California to modernize its higher education system for 6.4 million working-age adults without degrees. By offering flexible, affordable pathways for these working parents, the state could unlock $4.4 trillion in economic benefits over 50 years.October 29, 2026InstitutionsFall College Enrollment Holds Steady as Master’s Programs Slide, Clearinghouse FindsNational college enrollment is flat this fall as community college gains are offset by a sharp decline in master's degree students. Affordability pressures, limits on federal graduate loans, and AI-driven uncertainty in tech fields are reshaping postsecondary trends.October 29, 2026Institutions2 in 3 Latino College Students Have Weighed Dropping Out, UnidosUS FindsA new UnidosUS survey reveals that nearly two-thirds of Latino college students have considered dropping out, with financial strain, work demands, and mental health challenges acting as the primary drivers.October 20, 2026Faculty & StaffWake Tech Uses 21 AI Agents to Handle Enrollment Growth Without LayoffsWake Tech says its AI assistants have helped manage rapid growth, but decisions involving empathy, exceptions and student well-being remain in human hands.September 22, 2026StudentsHigh-Poverty High Schools See Biggest Jump in College PersistenceThe 2026 High School Benchmarks report shows modest national progress in college persistence, underscoring both encouraging momentum and the work still needed to close equity gaps.September 17, 2026InstitutionsPrinceton Confirms Deep Benefit Cuts as Financial Belt-Tightening WidensThe university says financial constraints will continue for the next several years, even as faculty and staff raise concerns about reduced benefits, slower hiring and deeper administrative cuts.September 16, 2026InstitutionsGloria Steinem, Whose 1970s Activism Sparked a Revolution on College Campuses, Dies at 92As higher education leaders mourn Gloria Steinem, they are also reflecting on how her activism helped shape the classrooms, disciplines, and debates that continue to define gender equity today.September 3, 2026InstitutionsFrom Community College to the Ivy League, ACC Students Redefine What Transfer Success Looks LikeA cohort of Austin Community College students headed to Yale, Cornell and other top-tier schools is challenging assumptions about what community college can make possible.August 4, 2026Faculty & StaffCommunity Colleges Lean on Adjuncts While California Courts Force a ReckoningCalifornia courts are challenging the long-standing adjunct faculty model, raising urgent questions about unpaid labor, student success, and the true cost of community college instruction.June 30, 2026Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Are More Than Workforce Engines, Stakeholders SayCommunity colleges enroll nearly half of all undergraduates in the United States. They train nurses, electricians, cybersecurity analysts, and early childhood educators. They serve first-generation students, working adults, returning veterans, and displaced workers pivoting from industries that no longer exist. And increasingly, they are being asked to do all of it on a budget that was never designed to support this scale of ambition.May 28, 2026Page 1 of 5Next Page
