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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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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike has ended, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. Stronger job protections for non-tenure track faculty[.] And more…!”

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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike is over, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. Stronger job protections for non-tenure track faculty[.] And more…!”

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State legislation and college partnerships aim to bridge the nation’s nursing shortage

University Business

Students are beginning to voice their frustration with the “faceless bureaucracies” of community colleges as they navigate their supposed potential for a viable career prospect. Tallahassee Community College (Fla.): In January, Gov. Accelerated Nursing Programs Kirtland Community College (Mich.):

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Colleges Increasingly Prioritize Mental Health, Survey Shows

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Out of the 131 NASPA members who responded to the survey, 72 percent reported that the mental health of students, faculty and staff at their institution had worsened over the past year. (By By contrast, 11 percent said it had improved, and 17 percent said it stayed the same.)

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“I am writing to inform you that Counseling and Wellness Services is undergoing a restructuring that will involve a transition in leadership,” Taylor wrote in the email, which was provided to Inside Higher Ed. ” Concerning Trends With student mental health remaining a top concern for U.S.