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It’s a Tie: Walla Walla, Santa Barbara Share Aspen Prize

Posted on March 19, 2013

By Paul Bradley Editor, CCWeek WASHINGTON — Two West Coast community colleges with different missions but common goals share the second Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of achievement and performance among the country’s  community colleges. … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Pell

Posted on February 12, 2013

WASHINGTON — Community college leaders will be trooping to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to chat with their elected representatives about the state of their institutions.             And during the National Community College Legislative Summit, college trustees and presidents were given … Continue reading →

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10 States Debating Guns on Campus

Posted on June 27, 2012

Here’s a link to an interesting info-graphic on guns on campus: http://collegestats.org/articles/2012/06/10-states-debating-guns-on-campus/

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15 Colleges Earn $100,000 Grant from Walmart Foundation

Posted on June 27, 2012

             Fifteen community colleges will each receive a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to bolster faculty and staff engagement in student success efforts being promoted by the Achieving the Dream reform effort..             Each college already has been designated … Continue reading →

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League Steps Into NISOD Void

Posted on May 30, 2012

By Paul Bradley The League for Innovation in the Community College is aggressively stepping into the void created by the uncertainty now surrounding the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). The League, which since 1968 has promoted institutional … Continue reading →

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AACC Commission Challenges Community Colleges

Posted on April 22, 2012

By Paul Bradley Editor Community College Week   ORLANDO, Fla – The American Association of Community Colleges has issued a list of ambitious goals to help its 1,200 member colleges prosper in an era of heightened expectations and diminished financial … Continue reading →

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Is All That Remediation Really Necessary?

Posted on February 29, 2012

By Paul Bradley, Editor, Community College Week Some people call remedial education a dead end. Others prefer to label it as a back hole. The more creative among us call it the Bermuda Triangle – the place where students go … Continue reading →

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Looking for Love on Capitol Hill

Posted on February 14, 2012

By Paul Bradley Editor, Community College Week On a dank and overcast Valentine’s Day, more than 800 community college leaders from around the country came to the nation’s Capitol looking for some love. The occasion was the annual Community College … Continue reading →

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White House Announces $8 billion Community College Initiative

Posted on February 13, 2012

A Blueprint to Train Two Million Workers for High-Demand Industries through a Community College to Career Fund In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a national commitment to help create an economy built to last by … Continue reading →

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Report: Successful College Initiatives Reach Fraction of Students

Posted on February 2, 2012

By Paul Bradley Just last week that President Obama gave community colleges a prominent spot in his State of the Union address, placing in the national spotlight the growing role of institutions that have long been unloved and underappreciated. But … Continue reading →

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