The Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition announced that the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) and the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies at the University of Utah (U of U) will receive the 2025 Janice M. Lauer Institutional Achievement Award in Rhetoric & Composition […]
Mission and Values Articles
When college costs hit hard, free course materials matter
Costs associated with college aren’t trivial for Peyton Gire. For the Laramie County Community College (LCCC) sophomore in the Business & Accounting Pathway, the difference can be in the essentials. “The cost of college overall can add up quickly, especially if you are paying for housing, tuition and other fees,” he said. “Having that extra […]
Student story: Finding a new mission
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 road to wellness
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 […]
San Diego City College housing project closer to becoming reality
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 […]
D-center is haven for students with disabilities
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 […]
Meals for students on SNAP
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 […]
Building better futures
In Minnesota, Saint Paul College and the City of North St. Paul have launched a new partnership that will provide students with hands-on experience building a duplex from the ground up. Approved unanimously at the North St. Paul City Council meeting, the initiative will engage 21 carpentry students and 19 cabinetmaking students starting later this […]
Texas college looks to the future
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 mirror, a map and a call to action’
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 […]