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August 2025 Member Spotlight Highlights Digital Accessibility Leadership

August 2025

The League’s August 2025 Member Spotlight features Anne Arundel Community College’s efforts to advance digital equity through its Accessibility Fellow program. The article, “Digital Accessibility and the Accessibility Fellow Program,” explores how AACC empowers faculty and staff to create more inclusive learning environments by embedding accessibility practices across the institution. By fostering campuswide awareness and expertise, the college is strengthening its commitment to universal design and student success.

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Bold Moves in Belonging, First-Year Experience, and Institutional Change: August 2025 League Publications Released

August 2025

The League for Innovation in the Community College’s August 2025 publications spotlight bold institutional strategies that challenge the status quo in student success, academic organization, and classroom engagement. This month’s Leadership Abstracts, Learning Abstracts, and Innovation Showcase feature fresh thinking from colleges across North America working to better serve today’s diverse learners.

In Leadership Abstracts, “Academic Transformation at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology” by Maureen Toews and Jayne Steffler explores how...

League AI Fellows Program Adds Cohorts After Strong Initial Enrollment

August 2025

The high level of interest in the League AI Fellows Program has led to the addition of two new cohorts, for a total of five. The first two cohorts are full, but applications are being accepted for the new October 2025  cohort as well as the January 2026 cohort, with availability of the new February 2026 cohort coming soon. The six‑month program equips Fellows with expert coaching, a bonus subscription to AI tools, and AI Ethics Certification while fostering a transformative peer network. The League and Strategies by Design are planning more opportunities for eligible leaders to engage in...

New League Paper Showcases Delta College’s Inclusive Onboarding Model for Faculty Success

July 2025

A new League Occasional Paper, Innovation in Action: A Belonging and Inclusion Approach to Onboarding New Faculty, is now available. Authored by Betheen Glady-Teschendorf, Angela Trabalka, and Beth Kelch at Delta College’s Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence, this paper outlines a comprehensive, inclusive onboarding model that centers belonging and ongoing support to align with current local and higher ed priorities.

Highlights of the approach...