By Madeline St. Amour. Residents of Pennsylvania's Erie County are frustrated over what they see as the politicization of a push for a new community college in the area. More...
Community College Contracts With Outside Counseling Company
By Greta Anderson. Harrisburg Area Community College announced it is contracting with a third-party counseling services provider, after cutting its on-campus counseling services in September. More...
Student Newspaper Adviser Punished for Critical Coverage
By Greta Anderson. A well-liked community college professor in California was not rehired after student journalists he advised took on the college's administration. More...
Compilation on Graduate and Professional Education
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Hot Issues in Graduate and Professional Education." You may download a copy here, free. More...
A Community College Goes National
By Lilah Burke. Rio Salado College's national division targets "education deserts" around the country. Can that strategy work. More...
House Dems’ Vision for Higher Ed
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Proposal would steer new money to community colleges, restore regulation of for-profit colleges and overhaul student loan repayment. But legislation hinges on Senate. More...
Biden Plan Focuses on Community Colleges
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Joe Biden released a postsecondary education plan Tuesday that draws a further contrast between his presidential campaign and those of Democratic rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. More...
Culture Change for Peralta Community College?
By Madeline St. Amour. The financially troubled two-year college district in the East Bay could face a state takeover unless it makes big changes to its management and communication. More...
California’s new online community college to open after months of planning
California’s newest two-year institution — the online-only Calbright College — opens on Tuesday and for the first time, and students will be able to register and enroll in programs that are intended to serve an entirely new adult and underemployed population. More...
Community Colleges Need to Evolve as Students’ Needs Do
Central to the future of community colleges is the ability to build partnerships and collaborations that create efficiencies, while also addressing shared needs. Without this type of reinvention, community colleges run the risk of becoming obsolete. More...