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Dr. Kristina Whalen Appointed President of Foothill College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association. In this new role, Whalen will be part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District leadership team.

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New presidents or provosts: Emporia Fayetteville Halifax Lamar NNMC Northridge St. Lawrence Sul Ross Waubonsee WMU

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Hector Balderas , attorney general of New Mexico, has been chosen as president of Northern New Mexico College. Patrena Benton Elliott , vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed president of Halifax Community College, also in North Carolina.

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Flexing the future of higher ed: Embracing flexible learning pathways for access, quality and equity

University Business

There is nothing novel about the current approaches to improving access, quality and equity in higher education. Yet, this developing flexibility is underdeveloped in many community colleges where technical and in-person training is staunchly preserved.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

As higher ed nears the looming enrollment cliff , colleges and universities looking to drive enrollment growth must identify more pathways for students to obtain a college degree, especially in the case of first-generation students. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership.

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Student Success Collaborative Awards

EAB

Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate , EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish , the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021. Congratulations to our 2022 winners: Technology Pioneer Award: Bakersfield College. York Technical College.

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The State of Higher Education Part 2: Changing Higher Education Podcast 160 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. There, she led studies and evaluations focused on education and post-high school programs within the United States and across Europe. Courtney, welcome back to the show.

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Improving Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates: Learning from the Arrupe College Strategic Enrollment Model

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education institutions need help improving enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Despite the pandemic “being over,” enrollments have not recovered to the pre-pandemic levels. Many people in higher ed remember the “go-go” days when enrollments grew significantly during economic downturns.