Tag: Dr. Walter G. Bumphus

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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

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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

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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