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10th Minority Male Initiative Set to Shape the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Minority Male Initiative, an annual conference aimed at helping shape the futures of high school juniors, seniors, and current Brookdale Community College students will take place next week at the New Jersey institution. mainframe computing communications media; 3.) show business and entertainment.

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Casino project opposed By Hofstra, supported by others

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A push by the deep-pocketed Las Vegas Sands Corporation to build a casino and entertainment complex in Long Island, N.Y., has riled leaders of a nearby college who say the development would harm their students and the region. The community college also is partnering with the developers to serve as a workforce training hub.

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Too Heavy to Go It Alone

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One of the best parts about working in higher education is having the opportunity to be a part of college life—the athletic events, the student performances, the lectures. You have developed your own list, I am sure.

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The Significance of 13 Driver’s Licenses: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute: Ryayo Terao, associate professor in the department of entertainment technology at New York City College of Technology, part of the City University of New York, explores how simple things can have big stories to tell.

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Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”?

EAB

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges. EAB · Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention?” Episode 150. May 9, 2023. million people.

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Student Drag Show Moved to Larger Venue in Tennessee

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Tennessee law taking effect Saturday prohibits “adult cabaret entertainment” featuring “topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators” from taking place on public property or where performances can be viewed by individuals who are not adults.

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Students connect peers to alumni, industry resources

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The teams are divided by industry or topic: arts and entertainment, business, communications, education and nonprofit, finance and consulting, government and law, health care, STEM, identity, life skills, or major.