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I am the president of Last Chance U. Really. Thomas M. Huebner, Jr.is president of East Mississippi Community College.More Posts
Campus Issues
Ga. colleges now must implement concealed handgun law
Georgia’s public university presidents and police chiefs were strongly opposed to letting people carry concealed handguns on college campuses. Now that Gov. Nathan Deal has signed the campus-carry law, it falls on them to figure…
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Commentary: Support for higher education is good for business MinnPost The impending shortage of workers is a statewide concern – one that warrants a statewide response, writes the vice president of Ziegler CAT, Minnesota’s dealer…
In Wisc., Republicans introduce second free speech bill
Republicans in Wisconsin have introduced another bill that would allow University of Wisconsin System and technical college officials to expel students who inhibit free speech rights. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved….
N.M. governor reconvenes lawmakers in budget showdown
Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has ordered a special session of the legislature to resolve a grinding state budget crisis, with no sign of a compromise with leading Democratic lawmakers. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The…
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Bill would lower border state tuition for community colleges WCBC Radio Proposed legislation in Maryland would allow community colleges to set lower out-of-state tuition rates for students from border states. As enrollment falls, Arkansas community…
Colleges save money on energy
Faced with declining public funds and less tuition revenue because of lagging enrollments, many community colleges are looking for ways to curb spending to balance their books. One area that several colleges have focused on…
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From for-profits to community colleges Inside Higher Ed Sanctioned for-profit institutions experienced a 53 percent decline in Pell Grant recipient enrollment in the five years following the sanction, while community colleges in the same county as…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Vic Adams has been named president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC), effective June 1. He is an experienced leader who currently is chief workforce solutions officer, vice president and director…
Bill would expand maritime workforce training
A bill introduced this week in the House would designate certain coastal community colleges as maritime workforce training centers to help industry employers find much-need skilled workers. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association…