Innovations

We’re living through one of the fastest shifts higher education has ever seen. New tools appear every month. New terminology floods every inbox. And here’s something worth knowing: Even the engineers building these systems will tell you that no one fully understands all of this. That’s not a warning. It’s a relief. Because if you’re reading this, you’re already doing exactly what matters most—staying curious, staying engaged, and refusing to let the noise drown out the signal. For community and technical colleges, the stakes feel particularly high. These are institutions that sit closest to...
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The John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards Program provides a record of the names, titles, and colleges of the 2016 honorees. It also features congratulatory ads from League member colleges. Conference participants receive a copy of the Awards Program during the 2017 Innovations Conference closing ceremony.
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When looking at national data about American students who are identified as English language learners (ELL), overlapping definitions from two prominent sources are important to note. The U.S. Census Bureau uses the American Community Survey (2013) to obtain information about factors that disproportionately affect ELL students and their families. The survey compares statistics between "native" and "foreign" households, definitions which are determined by where the householder was born. Not all children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. are identified as ELL. However, when...
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March 6, 2026 Click here to access the webinar recording. Dual enrollment continues to be one of the most powerful strategies for expanding access to college, accelerating time to degree, and strengthening workforce and transfer pathways. At the same time, dual enrollment leaders are navigating rapid growth, evolving state policies, access considerations, and increasing expectations for alignment between K-12 schools and community colleges. This facilitated panel discussion of national experts brings together experienced dual enrollment leaders to examine emerging trends shaping the future of...
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April 13, 2023 Webinar recording coming soon.  Community college leaders continue to face critical challenges in a dynamic academic landscape. In this webinar, Community College of Baltimore will share how course sharing is used as an innovative solution to move the institution forward. Discover how the League for Innovation Course Sharing Consortium leverages the power of its collaborative network to help institutions retain students, ensure velocity to completion, access qualified faculty, and remove roadblocks to drive community college success.  Presenters: Salma Rayes, Regional Manager,...
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