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Leadership & Policy

NISOD Conference Attracts Record Number of Attendees

A record 2,300 attendees from community colleges across the nation descended on Austin, Texas last week for the 29th annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, held May 20-23. Hosted by the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin through its National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development outreach arm, the conference touched on a broad range of issues relating to enriching and enhancing two-year college leadership and faculty instruction.

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Shoreline Community College Home Gets Boost From the Sun

SHORELINE, Wash. Mike Nelson stood in his new office, where walls of corrugated metal clash just a tad with silky-smooth floors and walls of sustainably harvested eucalyptus. “Very soon, the old ways are going,” Nelson, director of the Northwest Solar Center, told visitors. His office is the solar-powered Zero Energy House at Shoreline Community College, which is intended to produce as much energy as it uses.

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New Ivy Tech Community College President Visiting Campuses Across Indiana

SELLERSBURG, Ind. Ivy Tech Community College’s incoming president has spent much of his time in recent weeks traveling the state as he prepares to take charge of the school.

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Tennessee Bill Seeks to Reduce Costs of College Textbooks

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A bill moving through the Legislature would require the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents to develop policies for minimizing the costs of textbooks for students.

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Tenn. Bill Seeks to Reduce Costs of College Textbooks

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A bill moving through the Legislature would require the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents to develop policies for minimizing the costs of textbooks for students.

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Meeting Labor Demands by Improving Education Access For Home-grown Talent

Although California’s modern economy has relied heavily on highly skilled out-of-state U.S.-born and immigrant talent, a newly released study by the Public Policy Institute of California says that meeting state work force needs over the next two decades will require sharp increases in the production of college-educated native Californians.

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Southwest Idaho Voters to Decide Proposed Community College

BOISE, Idaho Voters in Idaho’s two most populated counties will decide Tuesday whether to build a new community college in the Treasure Valley.

Prosecutors File No Charges in Case of Calif. College Alleged Gang Rape

SAN JOSE, Calif. Santa Clara County prosecutors announced Monday they have declined to file charges in the case of the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by De Anza College baseball players at a party in March.

Maine Students, Lawmakers Plead for More Community College Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine With a balanced state budget still beyond lawmakers’ grasp, a community college student, an administrator, a business leader and legislators pleaded last week for more funding for the seven-campus system, saying the state is failing to address surging demand by prospective students.

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Replicating Success

Recent college grads help low-income students navigate the path to college through innovative program.

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Learning, Diversity and the Road Ahead

Community college leaders anticipate wrestling with the increasing challenges of students enrolling at their institutions at different ages, with different backgrounds and beliefs and with vastly different levels of preparation.

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Professional Appoinments

Daniel O. Bernstein has been named president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council. He has spent the past 10 years as president of Portland State University. Bernstein holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, Berkeley, a law degree from Northwestern University and a graduate law degree from the University of Wisconsin. Niurka […]

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