The new leader of the nation’s main community college association on Wednesday called on member colleges to position themselves more prominently in serving the nation’s educational and workforce development needs and to cast a brighter spotlight on their work.
DeRionne Pollard, who is six weeks into her tenure as president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, issued the call to action at the opening session of AACC’s Fall Meetings, which include commission and committee meetings to discuss trends and to inform AACC leaders on key issues for member colleges.
Pollard said the country faces many challenges—from rapid changes in technology and workforce needs, to federal and state reforms and polarizing politics—but community colleges can lean on one of their hallmarks to navigate through them: nimbleness. And two-year colleges need to put themselves in the center of national discussions in order to “reclaim the narrative.”
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