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Westmoreland County Community College Names Dr. Kristin Mallory as New President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Westmoreland County Community College has appointed Dr. Kristin L. Dr. Kristin Mallory Mallory, who currently serves as vice president for Academic Affairs at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland, will assume her new role on July 1, 2025, bringing with her a comprehensive vision for educational excellence and community engagement.

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: As a college student, Josh Landau was close to dropping out. He had not declared a major or developed an awareness of his needed academic tools, but Landau was motivated to learn for the sake of learning. Now, as a higher education professional, he wants to support others to succeed in the ways he did.

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Reed spoke with Inside Higher Ed about his cross-departmental work and a new initiative at Montana to match course objectives with professional experience. Q: What led you to your career in higher education? A: I was a first-generation college student from a small coal-mining community in east Kentucky.

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

Tackling workforce needs with financial assistance Maine Free College, a free college scholarship initiative introduced by the Maine Community College System (MCCS) in the 2022-23 academic year, has helped contribute to a mass resurgence in enrollment compared to the rest of the country.

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Centralization Is Not the Objective

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education “We’re so decentralized.” ” In my organizational design work for higher ed marketing and communications, I often hear this lament from leaders describing their current structure.

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Student Success & Equity in Math with Michael Wangler

Dr. Al Solano

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how a college significantly improved equitable outcomes in math. In this episode, I interview Michael Wangler, veteran community college educator and former dean at Citrus College where transformational change in math resulted in positive student outcomes. They flock to it.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: All of my academic roles have incorporated student success, whether as a faculty member teaching and mentoring students or as an academic administrator. Now more than ever, we need to focus on bridging the gaps to help make the dream of higher education a reality.