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Students

Higher Ed Enrollment Experiences Steep Fall in Spring 2021, Community Colleges Suffering Brunt

Higher ed enrollment suffered massive decline for the spring 2021 academic term, falling by 3.5% – 603,000 students, according to a new report by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC).

Community Colleges

Roueche Center Forum: Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Community College

While education is the great equalizer, enrollment and attainment gaps linked to race and ethnicity have long plagued the nation’s educational system, particularly among African American, Hispanic and Native American students. Researchers and practitioners emphasize the need for culturally relevant supports and interventions to address issues of equitable enrollment, retention and completion practices on college campuses. One such intervention, Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT), has proven to be a powerful strategy to improve student success and completion.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes Appointed Interim President of Montgomery College in Maryland

Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes, who recently retired as president of Prince George’s Community College (PGCC), has been appointed interim president of Montgomery College. Dukes was president of PGCC for 13 years until her retirement in June 2020. She was the first female president of the school. She was selected to replace Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard, […]

Students

NAACP Calls on Biden Administration to Cancel Student Debt

The NAACP—the nation’s oldest civil rights organization—is stepping up its efforts to pressure the Biden administration to cancel student debt, after the administration excluded debt forgiveness from its $6 trillion budget proposal last week.

HBCUs

Anti-Racism & Humanistic Inquiry

By the fall of 2020, this nation had experienced uncertainty paralleling its most unsettling historical moments. We were collectively holding our breath while attempting to reconcile the harsh realities of our country’s racial injustices as they played out in social movements and civic moments, and through the racialization of the pandemic virus. There were no assurances of a vaccine, no healing from our summer of discontent, and the anxiety of an unpredictable election and its ultimately contested outcome only amplified the wail of an increasingly divided nation.

Community Colleges

Organizations Partner to Create Shared Online Course Platform to Improve Completion Rates

A new initiative by the League for Innovation in the Community College is looking to improve completion rates at two-year colleges through a shared online course platform.

Community Colleges

Reports: Two-Year Colleges Hit Hard by Declining Enrollment

Enrollment rates have largely fallen during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for two-year and community colleges, according to two recent reports from The College Board and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Community Colleges

Rethinking the 16-Week Semester: Is a Shorter Semester More Equitable? And for Whom?

COVID-19’s impact on student success and mental health forced institutions to reexamine the efficacy of academic structures that had long been considered status quo. For some schools, that included rethinking the 16-week semester.

Leadership & Policy

Nurturing the Next Generation of Historically Black College and University Leaders

I never accepted the presidency of the largest or most prestigious university, nor the one that paid the highest salary. Instead, I accepted the position where I felt there was the best alignment between the institution’s mission and my ability to make a substantive and sustainable difference.

Community Colleges

Discover 2021’s Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges

There are more than 1,100 community colleges in the U.S. which educate more than 12 million students per year. This year’s list of the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges includes some familiar names and some first timers. Each institution on the list seeks out and values diverse faculty, staff and administrators who are committed to meeting students’ needs and working with them to achieve their goals. Meet the schools here.

Community Colleges

Roueche Center Forum: The Human Side of Transformational Change

Historically, U.S. community college leaders have faced calls for reform. Specifically, higher education researchers and reform leaders have urged community colleges to commit to renewing themselves for student and workforce success while considering the immediate and future demands of the country.

African-American

“Alma Mater” Debuts As Alabama A&M’s Beer of Choice

Casey Warner put his classroom studies to use when he was tapped to spearhead an ambitious branding campaign for a new craft beer inspired by his beloved university: Alabama A&M University. On Thursday, “Alma Mater” made its official debut at a local brewery in Huntsville, thanks to Warner and two of his classmates who named the beer and launched an impressive rollout of the marketing strategy to get the beverage in the hands of beer lovers.

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