Community College
A Big DEAL for Little Rhode Island
Meghan Hughes | President, Community College of Rhode IslandRhode Island is now home to one of the most significant experiments to align education and workforce development. At the center of this experiment are Infosys and the Community College…
Diversifying Pathways to Manufacturing Careers: Moving the Needle and Shrinking the Skills Gap
Sheree Utash | President, Wichita State University Campus of Applied ScienceWichita, in the middle of the country, in the middle of Kansas, is the aviation capital of the world. We are home to Bombardier (makers of Learjet), Textron Aviation (builders…
Partnering with an Industry Giant to Fill Skills Gaps and Support Job Readiness
Lenore Rodicio | Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade CollegeIn December 2018, Miami Dade College (MDC) launched a certificate program in partnership with Facebook to help train students, small business owners, entrepreneurs and others in digital marketing. This partnership…
Sharing the Competency-Based Student’s Experience
Jill Loveless | Vice President of Academic Affairs, West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWhat do students really say about competency-based education? That was the underlying question I pondered while completing my dissertation at Capella University. When I began my research, CBE programs were…
Prioritizing Integration Critical to Finding the Right System that Facilitates Non-Credit Growth
Bob Peterson | President and CEO of the Corporate College, Cuyahoga Community CollegeImplementing a new back-end system for non-credit education is a serious undertaking for colleges and universities. The challenges compound when the non-credit system must integrate into a robust, well-established main…
How Senior Leaders Can Drive Organizational Change Through Challenging Times
Laurie Borowicz | President, Kishwaukee CollegeIn 2011, as I was picking a topic for my doctoral dissertation, the State of Wisconsin implemented Act 10, which significantly limited the collective bargaining rights of public employees. At…
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…