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Report: California Community College Leadership Growing More Diverse But CEOs Face Shorter Tenures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California community college presidents and chancellors are spending less time in their roles while the leadership ranks are becoming increasingly diverse, highlighting Dr. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. Johnson, president of Merritt College and Dr.

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Report: Community Colleges Are Leaving Millions in Medicaid Funding on the Table

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to a newly released report, community colleges miss out on at least $115 million in available Medicaid funding each year. Only 3% of community colleges bill Medicaid for services, despite 84% of community colleges likely being eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.

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New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges with MSI designations showed similar patterns of success. TCUs enrolled nearly nine times as many Native American transfer students as non-MSIs, while funded HSIs accepted an average of 687 Hispanic or Latino transfer students, compared with only 94 at non-MSIs.

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How Community Colleges Fuel Students' Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Frederick Shegog, former Delaware County Community College student, now motivational speaker. At the closing plenary of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges, handed the microphone to students who either currently attend or graduated from a community college.

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Directive to Dismiss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices Presents Opportunity to Define and Seek Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is widely recognized and documented that companies with diverse leadership teams are more innovative, financially successful and better equipped to navigate complex global markets. He previously served as Chancellor for the California Community Colleges, the nations largest higher education system.

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Community College Meltdown: Can It Get Worse?

Higher Education Inquirer

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has documented the decline in community college enrollment for more than a decade. The question we are asking now is, where is the floor for the community college meltdown? And the Higher Education Inquirer has been reporting on the decline for much of that time.