When the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released Reclaiming the American Dream: Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future back in 2012, the report forced the nation’s two-year career and technical colleges to face several hard — some might say brutal — truths, from poor graduation rates to a growing skills gap. While community colleges […]

When you got up this morning, did you do your 20-mile march? If you had an opportunity to hear best-selling author and business consultant Jim Collins’ keynote at the 94th annual American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) convention in Washington, D.C., on April 5, you know what I’m talking about. Perhaps best known for penning […]

Community college CEOs have to be much more than academic leaders. Our daily practice includes the arts of strategy, resource management, cheerleading, collaboration, negotiation, fundraising and communication — all while being adept enough to sidestep political minefields that pop up, typically when we don’t have a single extra moment to spare. We must keep up […]

This article is excerpted from an occasional series published in AACC’s Community College Daily on leadership issues. Read the full article. Community college presidents who want to establish an excellent relationship with their boards of trustees should communicate with them frequently, put trustees in the spotlight and create a climate of trust. That’s some of the […]

This article originally appeared in AACC’s Community College Daily.  What do future presidents need to know? Brenda Beckman, senior leadership consultant with the League for Innovation in the Community College, offers some advice for community college leaders who may want to become college president. Beckman, who has served as president of two colleges, has more than two decades of experience […]