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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joshua Reda There are also students who don’t have stable or consistent homes who want a place to reside while pursuing their education. Presently, about 10% of CMCC’s student population reside in residential housing. The college has slightly over 3,000 degree-seeking students and a total of 4,000 students.

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How to write more supportive, inclusive syllabi (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

On the first day of class, many faculty will dedicate time to going over the course syllabus. This is often used as an opportunity to present the syllabus as a “contract” and to make course policies and penalties clear to students. She is part of the national leadership team for the Student Experience Project.

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Looking back at the UC graduate worker strike (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nostalgia doesn’t help us live in the present, though. The significant improvement in wages and benefits for teaching assistants, graduate student researchers and postdoctoral scholars are milestone changes, marking an important victory for organized labor. New contracts take time to implement.