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Social Justice Finds New Home in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges are designed to serve and meet the needs of the communities where they reside. That’s why Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has decided to offer a certificate of proficiency in social justice and an A.S. degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We

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Roxbury Community College Celebrating 50th Anniversary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roxbury Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary over three days this weekend, GBH News reported. Jennie McDonald-Brown, executive director of development for RCC, said Roxbury has been a geographical and social justice center for Boston, which fought for the college to exist. and Red Shaydez.

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Massasoit Community College to Become First Massachusetts Two-Year School to Offer Black Studies Degree

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. Massasoit will begin offering the two-year program this fall – the goal being to enroll at least 15 students – with courses about Black history, literature, music, education, healthcare, and criminal justice.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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How Community Colleges Fuel Students' Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.

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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gina Garcia, professor of policy, politics, and leadership at Berkeley School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, to serve as our fall professional development day opening speaker — to provide insight for our campus as we continue our journey, serving as an Hispanic Serving Institution.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Because the reality now is we have students that come from across the country to this college of social work specifically because of our focus on abolition,’” he recalled. “Students told me that all the time.