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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. Respondents held mixed impressions of whether their colleges placed a priority on mental health. Dr. Linda L.

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MUSA ELBULOK

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Musa Elbulok Musa Elbulok has been named acting assistant vice president of institutional effectiveness and strategic planning at Borough of Manhattan Community College. He served as director of institutional research and data analysis. in measurement and evaluation from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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2022 Delphi Award Winners Share Practices to Support Part-Time Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The webinar, “Institutional Transformation to Support Contingent Faculty,” centered on the efforts of the two schools to improve the experiences of and aid their adjunct faculty. Representatives of Montgomery College, a Maryland community college, presented the school’s Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement Support (IPTFES).

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Long Beach College Promise is another Latino-serving program in which students are tracked from the K-12 system (the Long Beach Unified School District), through community college, and into CSULB to make sure students are fully supported through all the educational pathways. Morishita, interim president at CSULA. Dr. Janine E.

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7.2M Americans Over 50 Hold Student Debt, New Report Shows

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Americans Over 50 Hold Student Debt, New Report Shows jessica.blake@… Tue, 08/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Urban Institute researchers say the financial burden not only puts a strain on the borrowers themselves but also the social welfare programs designed to be their safety net. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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It may be time to rethink the college minor (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

These colleges and their certification advocates argue that certification not only readily equips students with the real-world skills to transition successfully to their first job post but also addresses many of the equity concerns colleges face by validating the idea that all forms of learning are valued, including forms of skilled labor.

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