Community College
Looking Under the Hood: The Role of Urban Community Colleges as Economic Engines
Eric M. Friedman | Executive Vice President and Provost, Hudson County Community CollegeIt’s easy to see the prominent place that academic certificate and degree programs play in the daily life of the urban community college where I’ve hung my hat for over…
Microcredentials Forge the Links Between Businesses, the Community and their College
William Ryan | Consultant and Former Executive Director of Learn on Demand, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemThe traditional degree model isn’t providing people with the just-in-time skills they need, and companies are turning to alternative solutions to fill their talent pipelines. Employers needs people with relevant…
Establishing Space for the Community College of the Future
Andrea Henderson | President, CC StrategistsWe are approaching the steep side of exponential change brought about by advancing technology. Daily, we’re hearing stories of futuristic advances in artificial intelligence and automation that until recently belonged…
The Four Abilities: Characteristics Worth Attention in a Tightening Education Marketplace
Matthew Meyer | Associate Vice President for STEM Innovation and Strategic Planning, North Carolina Community College SystemScanning the higher education marketplace of today, one will notice a conglomeration of institutions vying for a decreasing number of potential college applicants. Community colleges in particular are feeling the…
The New Workforce Professionals Academy: Cultivating the Next Generation of Workforce Leaders
Darlene Miller | Executive Director, National Council for Workforce EducationThe Problem With all sectors of American business and industry struggling to find qualified employees, most rely on colleges and other training organizations to educate their workforce. Concomitantly, the process…
How eCommerce Best Practices Impact Student Expectations and Enrollment
Jeff Fanter | Vice President for Enrollment, Communications and Marketing Management, Ivy Tech Community CollegeOnline retailing is changing how we shop, work and interact as consumers—and higher education is not immune to its influence. In this interview, Jeff Fanter discusses how eCommerce is changing…
Six Ways Colleges Can Think Differently to Meet the Workforce Needs in America
Van Ton-Quinlivan | Executive Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Digital Futures, California Community CollegesThinking differently doesn’t come easily to higher education institutions. There are decades of tradition to overcome and campus interests that favor preserving the way things are now. But if colleges…