Connecting With Part-Timers Is Key Challenge for Community Colleges, Survey Finds
The "part timeness" of students and faculty members is one of the greatest challenges community colleges face in creating strong campus connections, according to this year's Community College Survey of Student Engagement. Students who enroll part time are less engaged than their full-time peers, and more likely to drop out of college. That likelihood is high at community colleges, where...
The Two-Year Track
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What New Department Chairs Should Know
Imagine students, professors, and administrators as the sides of a triangular-shaped basin; you are the drain.
- The 5 Characteristics of Successful New Faculty Members
- Feeling Fake in the Classroom
- Tips for New Teachers at Community Colleges
- 'A Great Man, Dumbledore'
Admissions & Financial Aid
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As Berkeley Enrolls More Out-of-State Students, Racial Diversity May Suffer
The university plans to enroll about 15 percent fewer Californians and replace most of those spots with out-of-state and international students.
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Many Private Colleges Expect Tuition Revenue Declines, Moody's Report Says
The lower revenue expected by a "significant minority" of such colleges could hurt their future financial strength, says a Moody's Investors Service report.
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U.S. Civil-Rights Panel to Determine if Men Get Admissions Preferences
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5 Financial-Aid Tips for After College Starts
Latest News
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Audio: Community Colleges Create a Measuring Stick
Joe D. May, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College system, explains a new accountability system that community colleges are developing.
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Community-College Leaders Hear Praise and Challenge From Schwarzenegger
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Association of Community College Trustees, the governor of California talks of attending a college 40 years ago.
- State Directors of Community Colleges See Bleak Financial Times Ahead
- Kentucky Attorney General Tells Community-College Board to Restore Tenure
- North Carolina Community Colleges to Resume Enrolling Illegal Immigrants
- Audio: Community Colleges Become Hot Commodities
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Community Colleges Could Win From Renewal of Job-Training Act
Campus Viewpoint
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Under President Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University has embarked on a strategic plan that will guide it in its goals as a 21st century research university. Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and...