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Innovations 2008 Conference Highlights Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Themes

Last week, 2,100 community college faculty, administrators and advocates gathered in the mile high city for the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovations 2008 Conference, hosted by the Community College of Denver.

Community Colleges

Missouri House Denies Undocumented Students Access too Public Colleges

For the third year in a row, Missouri House members voted Wednesday to bar undocumented immigrants from public colleges and universities.

Community Colleges

New Hampshire Pilot Articulation Initiative Rolled Out Statewide

A pilot program that makes it easier and cheaper for community college students to transfer to the University of New Hampshire is being expanded statewide.

Leadership & Policy

Alabama Officials Ban Community College Employee “Double Dipping”

After months of wrangling and discussion, the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education has implemented a ban on so-called “double dipping,” making it against the rules for employees to hold elected office.

Community Colleges

Maine Community College System May Face $1.95 Million Funding Cut

Gov. John Baldacci, spelling out how he would make up for the second $95 million reduction in state revenue estimates in three months, unveiled a budget change package Wednesday that relies largely on new proposals to cut back planned expenditures, including on state aid to local schools.

Community Colleges

Study: High Schools Overlook Community College-Bound Students

A recent report by the Southern Regional Education Board says many high schools are focusing their academic and guidance programs on the minority of students planning to attend four-year colleges, while failing to serve the majority of students preparing to go to community colleges, technical schools or the workplace.

Technology: Connecting Students to Their Community Colleges

Community colleges have an extremely difficult job trying to connect with students, given that so many drive to campus only to attend class and then return home or to work after the class concludes.

Community Colleges

College Graduates With Career-oriented Majors Out Pace Those With Academic Majors

A college degree pays, and not just in knowledge and experience, but in dividends too.

Leadership & Policy

Antioch Alumni Determined to Keep College Open

Alumni of Antioch College in Ohio want to keep the school open, even if it means holding classes off campus.

Community Colleges

Wisconsin Officials Consider Community College Baccalaureate Plan

Adults who have some college credits but never finished four-year degrees could earn their diplomas at one of the state’s 13 two-year colleges, under a proposal being developed by University of Wisconsin System officials.

The Community College Baccalaureate

Leadership & Policy

Alabama House Panel OKs Contentious Community College Oversight Bill

A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would give a legislative panel the right to review and approve policy changes in Alabama’s two-year college system.

Community Colleges

More High-achieving Students Are Choosing Community Colleges First

Two-year colleges are increasingly serving high-achieving students, while at the same time, trying to avoid mission creep.

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