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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. College leaders report staffing losses at all levels, including IT workers, student success professionals, dining hall workers and executive leaders, she said.

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What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today’s competitive labor market

EAB

For starters, there will be a predicted six-million-person deficit between labor supply and demand by 2028. Institutions therefore must begin planning and investing in their talent strategy and infrastructure now if they are going to be able to compete in the future.

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How to Avoid Cringey Communications

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Should a T-shirt (to be given to prospective students during a December open house) featuring graphic representations of snowflakes and the words “Class of 2028” be approved for production and distribution? That’s not just a no, but a “hell, no.” Conversely, campus clients are content experts.