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BMCC and London School of Economics Partner to Expand Global Opportunities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The announcement comes as more community colleges across the nation are looking to encourage their students to study abroad. BMCC is the first and only community college locally or abroad to have entered into a shared interest agreement with LSE.

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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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Dr. Ann Marcus, New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She began her career as one of the founders of LaGuardia Community College before coming to NYU where she became the first woman dean in 1976. Her teachingfocuses on higher education history, organizational studies and community colleges as well as study abroad courses focused on higher education in India and Turkey.

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Pitzer Drops Study Abroad in Israel. Will Others Follow?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pitzer Drops Study Abroad in Israel. College officials say an academic boycott had nothing to do with it. Will Others Follow? Sara Weissman Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Student activists say the decision was an ideological move long in the making. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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Pitzer Students Celebrate Closure of Israel Study Abroad Program

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pitzer College has suspended its study abroad program at the University of Haifa in Israel. Officials at the California college say the program was one of almost a dozen study abroad programs shuttered and the move had nothing to do with boycotting Israel, as student activists had called for.

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Avoiding Curricular Pitfalls of Study Abroad

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Avoiding Curricular Pitfalls of Study Abroad Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1176669865.jpg jpg Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM

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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).