Community College, Student Development and Student Engagement

Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. However, this commitment to providing broad access to postsecondary pathways (Kisker et al.,

Community College

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

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A quick look at the global rise of for-credit micro-credentials

University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For-credit micro-credentials aren’t just fueling enrollment at community colleges across the United States. By 2019, these non-degree offerings made up 71% of all credentials awarded by community colleges, according to the National Center of Education Statistics.

Higher Education

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

Nonprofit Organizations

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Student affairs leaders get real on counseling after COVID

University Business

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Student mental health on college campuses has taken a toll in the years after the pandemic, straining in-house counseling services and affecting student engagement. Haywood was joined by Lake Tahoe Community College’s Michelle Batista, vice president of student services. Smith University (N.C.).

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NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

Image: At New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the seven-year-old Vertically Integrated Projects program has grown from five teams to almost 50, involving hundreds of students each semester. By involving students across grades and rooting the project under a faculty adviser, VIPs don’t end when the school year does.

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No Winners in a Curriculum War

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

Thank goodness, because after reading a recent Chronicle article about the so-called “wars” over math curriculum , it seems clear that engaging in a curriculum war is the worst possible outcome for all involved.

Mining

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Support for first-year students may be key this fall. Here are 4 ways to ensure you’re ready

University Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Other at-risk students include those struggling with finances, first-generation students and those of other minority racial descent races and ethnicities. Several colleges are using data to combat historical performance equity gaps. Additionally, the University of North Texas and Reynolds Community College (Va.)

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How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts

EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. Transcript.

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Should professors eliminate deadlines?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“You’d think with all my research on the development of executive function and mental health and stress in emerging adulthood, I would have put together from the get-go that part of our job as faculty is to help students develop those skills.”

Research

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K-12 Design: Career & Technical Education Spaces that Improve Student Outcomes

Clark Nesxen

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Department of Education, students who focused on career and technical education (CTE) during high school had higher annual median earnings eight years after graduation than students who did not. That compelling statistic foretells the importance of CTE experiences and the valuable skill sets these programs help students develop.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Director for Transfer & Pathways, Central New Mexico Community College University Research Optimizing institutional resources for research growth Nick Hagemeier, Interim Vice Provost for Research, East Tennessee State University Want to learn more about the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship?

Budget and Finance Management

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The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 2, 2023

Make it possible for instructors to provide more individualized feedback and to participate in more student engagement activities (like student-faculty lunches or co-curricular activities), by, for example, shifting from 3 to 4 credit hour classes and giving faculty access to modest student engagement funds.

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

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A quick look at the global rise of for-credit micro-credentials

Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Student affairs leaders get real on counseling after COVID

NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

No Winners in a Curriculum War

Support for first-year students may be key this fall. Here are 4 ways to ensure you’re ready

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts

Should professors eliminate deadlines?

K-12 Design: Career & Technical Education Spaces that Improve Student Outcomes

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education

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