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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are 116 community colleges in California. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Serving students Lakeland Community College in Ohio created its MRC in 1996 after seeing the success of its women’s center.

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How this promising AI consortium will boost working-class students

University Business

While some campuses are still struggling to meet the moment of generative AI, several community colleges are collaborating with regional employers to ensure their students won’t be left behind by a disrupted workforce.

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Louisiana’s U of Holy Cross to Reduce Size of Faculty

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Holy Cross, in Louisiana, will reduce the size of its faculty from 74 to 60 by 2026, 4WWL News reported. Ad keywords: administrators faculty Is this diversity newsletter?: The university said most of those impacted by the change will be instructors of general studies. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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Birmingham-Southern Board Votes to Remain Open

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The private Alabama college has made appeals to state and local authorities in recent months, requesting a $37.5 Birmingham-Southern has also launched an effort to raise $200 million by May 2026. The college has also struggled in other areas in the past, including significant leadership turnover. Hide by line?:

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Temple Grad Students Start Strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Bethany Kosmicki, a member of the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association’s negotiating team, said in a news release that “Temple’s administration has repeatedly ignored our demands, refusing us fair pay, affordable dependent health care and increased parental leave.” Hide by line?:

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A president proposes steep job cuts to save his institution

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Administrators have said only 23 current faculty and staff members will lose their jobs. million by the 2026–27 academic year, according to current forecasts. And some believe a lack of communication from the top has left employees and students grasping for answers.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá will lead North Central College for a transitional period as the college’s board does not expect to launch a national presidential search before spring 2026. Gòkè-Pariolá has served as North Central College’s provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015.