Scholars Discuss Pedagogy and Community College Jobs at MLA Convention

by Sara Weissman | January 9, 2020 The first day of the 2020 Modern Language Association Convention was a smorgasbord of hands-on Read more

Dr. Stevie Watson Focuses on Recruitment, Retention and Graduation at SUNY Morrisville

by Tory Parish | January 1, 2020
Dr. Stevie Watson is the first dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at the [...] Read more

College Enrollment is On the Decline

by Sarah Wood | December 16, 2019
Compared to last fall, postsecondary enrollment has decreased this year by more than 231,000 st [...] Read more

Owens Community College President Creates Initiative to Combat Community College Stigma

by Sarah Wood | December 5, 2019
To combat “pejorative” and “outdated” views on community colleges, Owens Community Coll [...] Read more

Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions

by Sara Weissman | November 21, 2019
New legislation - introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday - could improve student life [...] Read more

Free College for Whom? The Emergent Barriers of Free Public College Policies

by Sarah Sidoti | October 14, 2019
After decades of mounting student debt and rising tuition costs that accelerate at a pace that [...] Read more

King: New Face at the US Education Department

by Sara Weissman | August 12, 2019
The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Robert “Bob” King as assistant secretary for postsecon [...] Read more

Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges

by Tiffany Pennamon | July 26, 2019
Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit [...] Read more

It’s Time to Celebrate High-Quality Community Colleges

by Ángel Cabrera and Joelle Phillips | July 23, 2019
For over a third of American undergraduate students, pursuit of a college education begins at c [...] Read more

Two South Jersey Community Colleges Merge

by Janet Kline | July 1, 2019
Two South Jersey community colleges merged Monday to create a regional community college. [...] Read more

UCF DirectConnect Consortium Boosts Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

| June 20, 2019
Victor Rodriguez has gone from a subpar high school grade average to acceptance at one of Ameri [...] Read more

Innovator and Visionary for Community Colleges

by Lois Elfman |
When Dr. Gail O. Mellow concludes her 19-year presidency at LaGuardia Community College of the [...] Read more

Achieving the Dream Welcomes 16 New Member Institutions

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 8, 2019
The Achieving the Dream (ATD) National Network has expanded to include sixteen more colleges th [...] Read more

Author Chat: New Book Mines Racial Disparities in College Degrees

| April 18, 2019
Journalist Richard Whitmire discusses how to significantly improve graduation rates of first-ge [...] Read more

Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students

by Sammy G. Allen | April 1, 2019
Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1. Gateway [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice