Innovations
With the passing of our dear friend K. Patricia Cross, we reflect upon her ongoing support of community colleges and students. Pat’s dedication to higher education teaching and learning helped to shape the field, with an emphasis on the enhancement and expansion of student learning to improve academic success. According to the K. Patricia Cross Academy, “she has gifted higher education an incredible legacy that has both inspired and enabled thousands of educators to improve both the theory and craft behind their teaching, impacting an entire generation of students in the process,” and we...
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April 3, 2025
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Plagiarism detection alone is no longer enough—and in some cases, it’s actively harming institutions. With student enrollment more competitive than ever, punitive approaches to academic integrity risk driving students away. Instead of focusing on catching misconduct, how can institutions create a culture that encourages originality and ethical writing from the start?
Join Packback and the League for a discussion on the future of academic integrity, where we’ll explore:
The risks of a detection-first approach, including legal...
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Please use these step-by-step instructions to purchase a League Awards Program ad for your college's 2024-2025 Innovation of the Year Award and/or 2025-2026 Excellence Award recipients.
We recommend that you print the instructions for reference as you work your way through the portal.
If you have questions, contact Kelly Dooling.
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The downloadable 2026 Innovations Conference Registration Process Fields and Policies outlines what questions you will be asked during the registration process.
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In an effort to serve our conference participants, presenters, and exhibitors, a digital copy of the 2016 STEMtech Conference Program and Guide to the Exhibition is now available.
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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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