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Social Justice Finds New Home in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges are designed to serve and meet the needs of the communities where they reside. That’s why Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has decided to offer a certificate of proficiency in social justice and an A.S. degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We

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An Equity Avenger Continues to Advocate for Social Justice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership. She began as a professor of psychology counseling at Chabot College.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This backdrop was on the minds of panelists in preparation for their presentation, entitled, A State of Affairs: The Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees, which convened at the recent Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT, 2024) Leadership Congress in Seattle, WA. Recommendations follow.

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Roxbury Community College Celebrating 50th Anniversary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roxbury Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary over three days this weekend, GBH News reported. Jennie McDonald-Brown, executive director of development for RCC, said Roxbury has been a geographical and social justice center for Boston, which fought for the college to exist. and Red Shaydez.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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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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Massasoit Community College to Become First Massachusetts Two-Year School to Offer Black Studies Degree

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. The school is also working out transfer agreements with four-years colleges, such as the University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston University, and HBCUs. But for this to happen at the community college level is very significant.