Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Elizabeth Mauch Bethany College Mauch, currently president of Bethany College, previously served in faculty and leadership roles at Bloomsburg University, including as dean of the College of Education. In her new position, she will oversee Vermont State University (VTSU) and the Community College of Vermont.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Watson II has been appointed president of Michigan’s Kellogg Community College. Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Houghton College and master’s degrees in mathematics education from Syracuse University and in teaching and curriculum from the University of Rochester. Watson II Paul R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Trish Gorman Trish Gorman has been appointed dean of the Gail Miller School of Business at Salt Lake Community College. Gorman holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematical methods in the social sciences from Northwestern University, an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Community college students assigned to corequisite mathematic courses instead of remedial courses not only graduate faster, but earn higher wages. That’s the findings of a study that has been tracking 900 community college students since 2013.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Fairman has been named provost, vice president of academic affairs and student affairs at Jefferson Community College. She served as the college’s interim vice president of academic affairs. Fairman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from SUNY Albany.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Gonzales has been appointed chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona. Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s in teaching mathematics, both from Northern Arizona University as well as a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

Those seniors from TCHS will receive financial aid for a two- or four-year accredited, not-for-profit postsecondary institution – $5,000 in two payments for those attending a two-year community college and $10,000 in two payments for those attending a four-year school. university during the next academic school year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Research shows that having role models of the same race and ethnicity with whom you identify directly correlates and contributes to pursuit of and achievement in academic and professional endeavors,” says Kelly Grossman, communications and development manager at HISPA. in mathematics at Arizona State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

This fall, students entering one of Alamo Colleges District's five community colleges in San Antonio, Texas will have the opportunity to have guaranteed transfer to Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMUSA) and free tuition at both institutions. "Welcome Jags" sign from Fall 2023 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. In 2018, he wanted to get more involved with student programming, so he joined the college’s LGBTQ+ History Month committee. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Muench called for a greater investment in community colleges, which are often more easily able to pivot and meet local employer needs, as well as investing in workforce development programs, unions, and “other stakeholders to design high quality training for in-demand jobs.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Jessica Perez, director of the Center for Career & Professional Development at LaGuardia Community College in New York City, found the report’s projections informative. It is predicted that Washington, D.C., Dallas and Boston will experience the greatest shortages relative to projected labor market demand.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Researchers also found that of the students who transferred to a four-year school from a community college, liberal arts majors were significantly more likely than non-liberal arts majors to change their major (82.0% in Fall 2022), a trend mostly unaffected by the effects of the pandemic.

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MARCH 6, 2024

This year, Excelencia also examined three specific areas of industry projected to grow by roughly 10% by 2031: STEM (statistics, technology, engineering and mathematics), healthcare, and educational professions.

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Community College Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We highlight some of the best degrees offered by community colleges in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expanding into STEAM, with the addition of art. Many students attend Brooklyn College from CUNY’s community colleges after advisors see their interest in theater and desire to pursue careers in that area.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, they do this cost effectively by paying an exam fee of $90 instead of the cost of college tuition for a three-credit course, which can range from about $300 at a community college to almost $5,000 at the top colleges in the country. The video also contains information about how CLEP scores are calculated.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It provides scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) that attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Coca-Cola also has two other scholarship programs for students attending community college, issued in partnership with the Phi Theta Kappa honors society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Hines and E.C. Fletcher (Eds.).

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