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Tag: Dr. Walter G. Bumphus
News Roundup
AACC, NSF Team Up to Encourage Student Innovation at Community Colleges
To further advance the innovation skills of community college students, the National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) collaborated to relaunch an entrepreneurial competition. As part of the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), alongside administrator or faculty member mentorship, teams of two to four students create proposals to address real-world issues […]
February 19, 2021
Latest News
Leading Higher Ed Stakeholders Offer Advice to Newly-Minted Ph.Ds. Looking for Work
Higher education has been hit with furloughs and layoffs stemming from the economic instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The national unemployment rate in April reached a high of 14.7% but dropped to 13.3% in May, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. However, when broken down by education, individuals with a college degree were less likely to be unemployed.
July 22, 2020
Community Colleges
Roueche Made Profound Difference
Dr. Suanne Davis Roueche, a prolific educator, administrator and researcher who passed away in December, maintained a rigorous and active research and writing agenda while making a profound impact on community college education.
April 16, 2018
Community Colleges
McPhail Rallies Around College Access
Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, who became a pioneer in the community college world in 1998 and has gone on to blaze more trails in higher education, is the 2018 Diverse Champions winner.
April 16, 2018
Students
Community Colleges Seek Continued Support in Closing Skills Gap
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) briefed Congressional staffers on legislative priorities shared by community colleges and their industry partners.
October 5, 2017
News Roundup
Gary Orfield to Receive Marie Fielder Medal
Longtime civil rights scholar Dr. Gary Orfield will receive the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. Orfield, the Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA, will receive the award on Jan. 13 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership […]
December 21, 2016
Community Colleges
Belle Wheelan Recognized for Groundbreaking Career in Higher Ed
Hundreds gathered to pay tribute to the longtime trailblazer on being named the recipient of the 2015 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine.
March 16, 2015
Community Colleges
President Obama’s Plan to Make Community College Free Draws Praise, Skepticism
President Obama’s new plan to make community college free receives mixed reviews from leaders, policymakers and analysts in higher education.
January 11, 2015
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