Community colleges in two of California's biggest cities have announced plans to substantially expand access to public education by offering residents the chance to earn an associate degree for free. While states like Tennessee, Kentucky and Oregon have free community college initiatives, the city of San Francisco's announcement early this year made it the first […]
In response to the White House's Executive Order titled "Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Entry into the United States," we as leaders at colleges and universities have had to take decisive action to protect our foreign students and faculty members, and to allay the fears of the many domestic students who travel overseas to study. […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made national news when, standing beside senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, he announced in January the most recent in a growing number of free tuition proposals. Coming on the heels of similar proposals by Sanders, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Cuomo's "Excelsior Scholarship […]
"Sophomore," fittingly, is derived from the Greek word meaning wise fool. From finding a major to deciding whether to study abroad—and questioning their identity in and outside of the classroom—it's a time when students settle in at school and begin realizing the decisions they make will impact the rest of their college careers. Traditionally, student […]
In "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" Jane Jacobs reminds us that "Lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves". Among both urban and exurban cities alike schools, colleges, and universities enjoy a time-honored, town-gown relationship where the […]
Now that the dust is beginning to settle from the political tsunami created by the campaign vitriol, many folks in the education community are ready to challenge the subliminal messages of building the wall, deporting the immigrants, and removing the safety nets that support the Nation's underserved Latino populations. Significantly, The National Center for […]
The ills of society are often magnified in the high-intensity atmosphere of college campuses. Over the last two years, violent events involving police officers and a perceived lack of administrative responsiveness to incidents of on-campus racial bias have led to protests and confrontations. On most campuses, these demonstrations were organized to address issues of diversity, […]
Gone is the single cafeteria line in the Maryville University dining hall, with the Missouri institution's students making their way down a familiar row of plates, picking up food not much different from the day before. Enter Fresh Ideas, featuring a vibrant food hall that offers innovative meals prepared in front of students by culinarians […]
Universities welcome media coverage of college sports, groundbreaking research and alumni achievement—all of which generate recognition and revenues supporting their educational mission. Too often, however, racially charged events at universities have dominated those headlines. Racial diversity, inclusion and equality in higher education are hot topics. Low numbers of minority faculty, students and administrators, as well […]
HVAC/electrical tech building Manchester Community College (N.H.) This new $9 million HVAC/electrical tech building will be a 21,000-square-foot training facility with advanced electrical and HVAC technology in permanently exposed walls serving as educational aids. It will feature 14 different specialty labs, including a commercial air handler lab, a commercial chiller and boiler lab, and an […]
