West Virginia commission discouraged by the absence of community colleges
Dominion Post
Some members of a new blue-ribbon commission in West Virginia are discouraged by the absence of community colleges in Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to increase higher education efficiency.
Commentary: Community college will shape the workforce of the future
CitiesSpeak
Mayors, city councilmembers and other local elected officials have an enormous opportunity to partner with their local community colleges to help boost their workforce and local economies.
Commentary: What do top colleges have against transfer students?
Washington Post
Transfer students offer one approach for top colleges to diversify their enrollment without altering competitive admissions policies for high school seniors or significantly expanding the size of their first-year classes.
CU Boulder provides research opportunities to community college students
Boulder Daily Camera
The program is a partnership between University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory at the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, and it’s designed to provide research experiences that community college students might not otherwise get.
Maryland college president talks about his vision for the college
Herald-Mail Media
A former lawyer and state lawmaker in his native South Carolina, Jim Klauber took a nontraditional route to roles as president at three community colleges — in Kentucky, Alabama and now Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
Albany Tech trains truck drivers to fill national shortage
WALB-TV (with video)
Top manufacturing and business leaders across South Georgia are spreading the word that truck drivers are in urgent demand.
