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

Leadership Abstracts. Saying Goodbye to the Two-Year College?, by Mark David Milliron. What’s in a name? A lot, if you ask Mark David Milliron. In December’s Leadership Abstracts you’ll find out why the term “two-year” no longer serves the purposes of the community college movement and learn reasons for breaking the two-year mold.

Learning Abstracts. Using Second Life to Enhance Teaching and Learning, by Robert Walker. Music Appreciation at Labette Community College just got a Second Life. Learn how a music teacher overcame the difficulty of distance learning and teaching with this distinct, multifaceted virtual world platform in the December issue of Learning Abstracts.

Innovation Showcase. Home on the Range: Where the Dinosaurs Roamed, by April L. Barry. Come to Tucumcari to learn about everything dinosaur, from fossil to full-scale Torvosaurus. The December issue of Innovation Showcase highlights Mesalands Community College’s Dinosaur Museum, going strong since 1996 in Quay County, New Mexico, thanks to a handful of staff and heaps of community effort.