Recent Publications From the League

Each month, the League publishes Leadership Abstracts, Learning Abstracts, and Innovation Showcase. The most recent issues are available on the League website.

Leadership Abstracts. Closing the Leadership Gender Gap, by Steven Jones and Bradley Johnson. In the January issue of Leadership Abstracts, Steven Jones and Bradley Johnson revisit a 1985 study examining gender and leadership. Learn which predictions from the original research came true and find out current differences in leadership pathways and styles among male and female community college administrators.

Learning Abstracts. MEtaMorph: Early Signposts on the Learning Journey, by Ron Kindell. Get a preview of the forthcoming Changing Systems, Changing Lives: The Broader Impact of the College and Career Transitions Initiative report in the January issue of Learning Abstracts. In this excerpt, find out about MEtaMorph, a three-week, online course that provides ninth graders tools for an introduction to career investigation.

Innovation Showcase. Norwalk Community College Service Learning Program Benefits College and Community, by April Barry. When you give, you get. What started as an offer of Norwalk Community College facilities for a local after-school program has developed into a service learning opportunity for students and college readiness for at-risk youth. Learn more about how this innovative service learning program benefits the middle school students who participate, the NCC students who serve as their mentors, the college, and the community, in the January issue of Innovation Showcase.