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Community College Week Archives
2006 to Present
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Guns on Campus: The Debate to Carry Continues
Lawmakers face growing pressure to lift bans on carrying concealed firearms on college campuses,
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Monday, June 15, 2009
TOP 100 Associate Degree Producers, 2009 Edition
Florida colleges are prolific producers of graduates, but schools are feeling squeezed by the sagging economy.
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Standing up for Tenure
Tenured professors are vanishing from community college campuses, and nowhere is the trend more apparent than in Kentucky
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Social Functions
Can social networking like Twitter be used to deliver higher ed content in the virtual environment?
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Monday, May 04, 2009
The New Face of Community Colleges
Martha J. Kanter, first two-year college leader named to nation’s top higher ed job, sets sights on access issues
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Working Late
The economic crisis has colleges retooling offerings for older students seeking to stay in the workforce
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Monday, April 06, 2009
Striding Toward a Tuition-Free Career Change
Colleges are opening their doors as never before to help workers displaced by the economic crisis
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Measuring Up
Community colleges look for new metrics of success
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Growing A Green Campus
Leading by example: Community colleges embrace sustainable energy technologies.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Colleges at Center of A Stimulating Struggle
The debate over higher education spending in President Obama’s economic stimulus package exposes a critical need for more support for community colleges
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Monday, February 09, 2009
State of the Adjunct
The growing reliance on part-time instructors revives persisten questions about the quality of instruction
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Full STEM Ahead
Boosting math and science achievement is goal of collaborations between colleges and school districts
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A Friendly Face
Community college leaders are welcoming new second lady Jill Biden to
Washington as one of their own
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Monday, December 15, 2008
A Second Look
New Jersey’s groundbreaking community college merit
scholarship program undergoes a legislative overhaul
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Getting Crowded
Enrollments surge as resources shrink in a faltering economy
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Welcome No More
Community colleges unwillingly find themselves in the middle of a fight over whether they should close their doors to illegal immigrants
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Monday, November 03, 2008
Saving Energy, Boosting Morale
A pair of community colleges finds that going to a four-day workweek is yielding benefits both expected and surprising.
PG. 6
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Monday, October 20, 2008
A Healthy Debate
Is an associate degree enough
for today’s registered nurse?
PG. 6
(Community College Technology Update, 2008 included)
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Monday, October 06, 2008
Election 2008 Educational Ambitions
John McCain and Barack Obama Chart Different Paths Toward
Better College Access and Affordability
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Driving Forward
South Texas College Key to Region’s Economic Future
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Monday, September 08, 2008
On The Front Lines
New GI Bill has colleges bracing for veterans’ march intoclassrooms.
PG. 6
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Serving The Whole Student
Community colleges are providing a new array of student services to a new generation of students.
PG. 6
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
STUDENT AID: Uncertain Forecast
Federal loans to students are secure in the short run, but questions remain about their future.
PG. 6
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
What’s cooking?
Community college culinary programs gain currency because of their affordability.
PG. 6
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Bonds:
The Critical Currency for Funding Community Colleges
Winning bond elections in times of tight budgets requires community colleges to deploy the full array of political tactics.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Top 100 Associate Degree Producers, 2008 Edition
Serving the military through distance education boosts college enrollment.
PG. 6
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Monday, June 02, 2008
No Cancellations
A Florida college sees wide benefits in its guaranteed class policy.
PG. 6
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Corralling Free Speech
A legal thicket grows for colleges when campuses establish free speech zones.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Downloading The Portable College
The rise of iTunes U and popularity of tiny media devices are making podcasting an important part of the college experience.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
College Campuses In The spotlight
As economic issues have come to dominate the presidential campaign, community colleges have become locales of choice for the candidates.
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
The Unyielding Challenge
The need to remediate ill-prepared students continues to bedevil the nation’s community colleges.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Budget Blues
A faltering economy means that state funding for higher education could be slashed.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Change or Perish
Student newspapers at two-year colleges are struggling to survive and adapt in the age of online media. PG. 6
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Career Connections
Technical colleges are striving to earn respect and meet the demands of an evolving economy.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Grey Days
Two-year colleges around the country are creating and expanding programs catering to retiring Baby Boomers.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
No Community College Left Behind
Community colleges have devised new training programs to meet federal mandates on teacher qualifications. PG. 6
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Where The Candidates Stand
Leading candidates vying to be the next president offer mixed views on how to make a college education more affordable and accessible. PG. 6
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Transforming Transfers
New Jersey is the latest state to take action to ensure that community college credits count at four-year colleges.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Counting Heads
Sagging economies, new baccalaureate degrees fuel jumps in college enrollment.
PG. 6
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Connecting The Dots
New CCSSE report highlights how best to use the data. Plus: Should Community Colleges Be Ranked?
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Monday, November 05, 2007
Racing Ahead
Some community colleges are finding the keys to winning the competition for talented STEM faculty
PG. 6
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Reaching New Heights
New NCAA rules and younger students mean community college sports programs are on the rise.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Farming The Big One
Aquatic education programs expanding as demand for fish continues to grow.
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RETHINK, REVISE, RETOOL
Leaders say colleges must alter administrative structures and modify mindsets to keep pace with workforce needs.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Learning The Trade
As the wine industry seeks more workers, community colleges are offering more winemaking classes.
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Lumina’s Dream Machine
‘Achieving the Dream’ strives for lasting community college improvement.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
California Dreamin' The nation’s largest community college system struggles to move from student access to success.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
College field stations provide experiences that can’t be found on campus.
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Community colleges search for new ways to bring in revenue. See how on page 6.
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Special Report
Top 100 Associates Degree Producers of 2007.
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Monday, June 04, 2007
The Next Big Boom
Experts say that clean-and-green industries could lead to an explosion of jobs - and to a prime workforce-training opportunity for community colleges.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Enlist and Enroll
Congress wants to boost military enlistment and retention by expanding educational benefits. Will the efforts mean more students on your campus? Find out.
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Friday, May 04, 2007
Reaching Beyond The Horizon
International borders fall as distance education empolys new technologies.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
Reshuffling The Deck
Old faces are in new places. Will they up the ante for community colleges?
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Monday, April 9, 2007
Time to Quit
Community colleges join the anti-tobacco movement.
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Monday, March 26, 2007
The Final Four: Community College Style
Two-year colleges have their own version of hoops mania.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Renovating For Relevancy
The Education Commission of the States is undergoing an overhaul in order to remain a player in higher education state policy matters.
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Thursday, February 26, 2007
How Does Your Web site measure up?
A dynamic site is an important tool, but developing one can create a wide web of issues.
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The Eco-College
How community colleges are working to make themselves over - in green.
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Monday, January 29, 2006
Pathways TO Teacher Certification
Untraditional educators head to classrooms with help from community colleges.
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Monday, January 15, 2007
Featured in this issue:
With Democrats in control of Congress and higher Education spending, educators are asking ... What's Next?
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Featured in this issue:
Forging Honorable Engagements
Annual survey offers clues on how to increase student participation and improve learning.
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Coping With The Big Numbers
which community colleges are growing the most?
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Monday, November 20, 2006
Featured in this issue:
Questions Ballooning About Grade Inflation
Two-year colleges can’t claim immunity from grade-enhancing pressures.
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Monday, November 06, 2006
Featured in this issue:
New Job Description
Community college faculty members say they have a longer list of responsibilties. What can colleges do to help recruit and retain those who are up to the task? Find out.
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Featured in this issue: Investment In Innovation
Community colleges nationwide are being called upon to take a greater role in science education
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Monday, October 9, 2006
Featured in this issue:
How Safe is Your Campus?
Lessons learned from Dawson, Duquesne and other high-profile campus shootings. Pg. 6
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Monday, September 25, 2006
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