The League for Innovation in the Community College’s November 2026 publications arrive with a clear message: Innovation grows when colleges invest in people, evidence, and access. This month’s issues of Leadership Abstracts, Learning Abstracts, and Innovation Showcase highlight forward-looking practices across community college leadership development, grant strategy, and experiential learning.
In Leadership Abstracts, “...
Innovation takes flight in the November 2026 issue of the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Member Spotlight, featuring South Seattle College and its forward-looking work at the intersection of aerospace, technology, and workforce preparation. In “Building the Workforce of Tomorrow Through Space Exploration, Applied AI, and Technical Innovation,” the spotlight is on connecting students to emerging career pathways shaped by space exploration, artificial intelligence, and hands-on technical learning. The feature highlights how South Seattle College is helping prepare...
Share your community college innovations at the 30th annual Innovations Conference, March 14-16, 2027, at Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona. The League for Innovation invites proposals for forums and roundtable discussions that showcase breakthrough practices in leadership and organization, learning and teaching, student support and development, and workforce preparation and development. Presenters gain recognition, expand their professional portfolios, exchange ideas with colleagues, and help shape the...
Lim See Yew, Ph.D., Senior Director of the School of Engineering at Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central, Singapore, is the recipient of the 2026 Terry O’Banion Provocateur Award second prize. In his paper, Beyond Skills-First: The Emergence of Hybrid Intelligence in Human Evolution, Lim argues that the current global approach to AI and sustainability, focused mainly on incremental upskilling and reskilling, is deeply flawed. It is in what he calls the Factory Logic Trap, applying linear, skills-based solutions to complex, systemic problems. Lim looks at the...
Join colleagues at the League’s 30th annual Innovations Conference, March 14-16, 2027, in Chandler, Arizona. Recognized as the premier gathering for professionals committed to advancing the community college mission, the Innovations Conference offers an international platform for exchanging ideas; showcasing breakthrough programs; and fostering cross-sector collaboration in teaching, leadership, and institutional development.
Register for this premier event by January 15 to receive the early registration discount! Member...
