Rick Verhaagen isn’t interested in a quiet retirement. A retired Naval Submarine Officer who served his country for 24 years, Verhaagen’s impressive career has taken him from the engine rooms of aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines to the halls of NATO headquarters and the nation’s top nuclear facilities. Now, he’s on a new mission: pursuing […]

The challenges faced by community college students compared to their “traditional” peers are well-documented. These learners are often older and derive from low-income or working-class backgrounds. They’re also more likely to be caretakers for children or aging parents, even as they’re the first members of their family to attend college. These familiar obstacles can generate […]

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) celebrated a historic milestone recently with a special sneak peek event marking the start of construction on the district’s first-ever affordable student housing community at San Diego City College. Featuring immersive virtual reality (VR) walk-throughs, the event gave students, faculty and staff an early look at the transformational […]

For Highland College Achieve student Ryan Reed, having a quiet and relaxing place to spend time on campus is an important part of his college experience. That place is the Disability Cultural Center—also known as the d-center. “What I like the most about the d-center is that it’s chill in there,“ Reed said. “I like […]

Community colleges are joining other organizations in intensifying their efforts to combat student hunger as uncertainty persists over funding for the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Two federal judges last week directed the Trump administration to use available emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits going. While the White House said on Monday it […]

Austin Community College District (ACC) is taking another step to shape the future of higher education. ACC launched on Oct. 13 the Alliance of Future Makers (AFM). This new initiative — formed under ACC’s Office for the Future — convenes presidents, faculty, staff and administrators to co-create strategies for the rapidly changing landscape in education. […]

A new report from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) lays out the vast, converging challenges that the nation’s public two-year colleges face and calls on the association and its member colleges to reimagine long-term planning strategies. Released on the day that DeRionne P. Pollard becomes AACC president and CEO, “Resilient by Design: The […]

Maricopa Community Colleges has unveiled the new Center for Global Engagement, housed at the system’s District Office. The newly formed center will continue initiatives previously led by the system’s International and Intercultural Education Office. The center’s new identity reflects its expanding role in creating global learning opportunities for students of all backgrounds, while staying true […]