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Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017. Ezeonuserved as Highline's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs from April 2017 to June 2018.Prior

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The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students.

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“One of the concerns I have is many college-bound students do not have the tools or the know how of securing adequate funding before they go to college,” says Dr. Karen R. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.” FDLTCC is both a tribal college and a community college part of the state system.

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On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation. Joshua Williams However the transition to college is frequently difficult, so relatively few complete degrees.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Pamela Haney will become president of Moraine Valley Community College, effective Jul. Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University. 1, Patch reported. Dr. Pamela J.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber.

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JULY 25, 2023

Russell Lowery-Hart has been selected as the lone finalist for the role of chancellor of the Austin Community College (ACC) District. Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart Lowery-Hart is currently president of Amarillo College and member of the Kody Hodge Foundation Board of Directors.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Seven part-time California community college professors are taking legal action against eight local districts and the state itself, claiming having to work unpaid hours preparing lessons, grading, and meeting with students, EdSource reported. As many as 37,000 adjuncts teach in the 115 colleges.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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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JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2

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MARCH 12, 2025

Kelli Sims Butler The California Community College System consists of 116 institutions with over 1.8 In the system, there are 140 Community College Chief Executive Officers (CEO). Of the current 140 chancellors and college presidents, 63 are female, and 12 identify as Black females. million students. King, Jamal A.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Jerry Fliger has been appointed president of Bakersfield College. Dr. Jerry Fliger Fliger is currently vice president for instruction at College of the Mainland. Previously, he has served as dean of arts and sciences at Alvin Community College and associate dean at Florida State College at Jacksonville. “Dr.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. The KSU-CCLP is a unique program that prioritizes recruiting women and minorities as future leaders that reflect the demographics of community colleges. A fully designed doctoral curriculum in which all courses focus on the community college.

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JULY 19, 2024

Fundamentally, the police are responsible for understanding the culture, history, and issues affecting the communities they serve. As noted by Dennis (2020), community colleges in the U.S. Positive engagement with community members 4. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Kansas State University.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Diane Ryan Diane Ryan has been named vice president for academic affairs at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. She served as the vice president of academic affairs at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

has been named vice president of external affairs, communications, and advancement at Howard Community College in Baltimore, Maryland. Carter holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and a master’s in communications management from Towson University in Maryland.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Marriel Hardy Marriel Hardy has been named associate vice president and chief communications officer at Talladega College. He served as chief communications officer for Coahoma Community College, an HBCU in the Northwest Mississippi Delta.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Kristina Whalen will become president of Foothill College, effective Mar. Dr. Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sherrie Johnson Sherrie Johnson has been appointed vice president for external affairs, communications, and advancement at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cory Clasemann Cory Clasemann has been named president of Southeast Technical College. He served as vice president for student success at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana. in higher education administration from Indiana University.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

The academic commitment to democracy is especially true of our nation’s community colleges, where many of our coalition members are proud to lead and serve. The active marginalization of specific identities from education or the curriculum thwarts these objectives and the promises of higher education for all.

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Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. One report was designed for community college leaders to read — the other was for four-year institutional leaders.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Heather Carter Heather Carter has been named senior vice chancellor of external affairs at Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Although 80% of students who enroll in community colleges plan on getting a bachelor’s degree, only around 15% do so within six years. You need to have really clear lines of communication [and] consistent understanding of policies and processes to do everything that we wanted to do,” said Roberson.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Kim Davis Kim Davis has been named dean of arts & humanities at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md. She served as the associate dean of communication, arts and humanities at Oakland Community College in Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and a master's and Ph.D.

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MAY 16, 2023

Amy Bosley Bosley is currently chief of staff and vice president for institutional planning and development at Valencia College. She previously served as vice president of organizational development and human resources; associate vice president of organizational communication and development; and academic coordinator at Valencia College.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Sybil Newman Sybil Newman has been named college advancement officer for Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina. She served as interim director of the GTCC Foundation.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Kristen Miller Kristen Miller has been appointed president of Southern Maine Community College. She served as vice president of academic affairs at White Mountains Community College in New Hampshire.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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.) Jean rose from abject poverty, progressing from a 1.9

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MAY 30, 2024

This underscores the importance of improving the translation and communication of expectations within specific job roles,” said Spires. As community colleges are often resource-strapped, collaborating with neighbor institutions allows for each to offer different specializations that fit the workforce needs of the area. “If

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JUNE 12, 2024

It is never a given that academic research will translate directly and impactfully to the transformation of our local communities,” said Laanan.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Hillary Folsom Hillary Folsom has been appointed director of advancement and alumni relations at Gadsden State Community College. Folsom holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and an MPA from Jacksonville State University.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Patrena Benton Elliott Patrena Benton Elliott has been appointed president of Halifax Community College in North Carolina.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college. In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” Also, the college’s nursing program is experiencing exciting growth.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Michelle Hernandez Michelle Hernandez has been appointed assistant vice president of communications, marketing, and external affairs in the Office of Public Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Carol Ash Carol Ash has been appointed vice president of academic affairs and workforce development at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis. Ash holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and media arts from SIUC, a master’s in integrated mktg and comm.

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