Innovations
April 9, 2026
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Dual enrollment instructors teach at the intersection of high school and college, and their success requires preparation that goes far beyond a typical faculty orientation. In this webinar, we’ll share a practical framework institutions can use to prepare instructors to work effectively with high school students while maintaining college-level rigor. Learn how a structured onboarding and training approach can help faculty understand adolescent learners, navigate the unique dynamics of the dual-enrollment environment, and confidently...
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From 2021 through 2024, the League convened four community colleges in Arizona—a variety of rural, urban, and tribal institutions—to participate in a project focused on improving student connections to wraparound services and the workforce. The project, “Community Colleges and Communities: Collective Impact – Workforce Development with Wraparound Services” was generously funded by the Garcia Family Foundation. The goal of the project was to multiply the effectiveness of community resources in addressing students’ basic needs while connecting students to careers and jobs related to their...
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February 1, 2024
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The League for Innovation in the Community College along with Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center invite you to a town hall discussion on noncredit quality. This discussion will pick up the conversation from our fall webinar, Demystifying the "Hidden College": New Research on Noncredit Quality. We invite you to bring your thoughts and questions to this open discussion. Feel free to invite others, including college faculty, advisors, and leaders connected to noncredit as well as your...
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May 7, 2024
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While many community colleges are still battling enrollment declines, specifically among students who have been historically underserved, some colleges have defied the odds and experienced marked growth. What are their secrets to success? Join this strategic discussion with City Colleges of Chicago and Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology to learn how both colleges grew enrollment over the past year.
Alongside experts from EAB and the League for Innovation, the panel will address:
Key initiatives and strategies...
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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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Correction:
In the 2017 Survey Final Topline report, for QE21, item 21d was inadvertently omitted. The full item is provided below.
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June 16, 2021
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In fall 2019 and spring 2020, 10 institutions participated in a research study comparing student outcomes on Packback discussion to outcomes found with traditional Learning Management System discussion. In April 2020, Packback released the findings of that study in Impact of Online Discussion Platform and Pedagogy on Student Outcomes. Among the findings from the study, institutions reported increased levels of student engagement, vastly improved discussion rigor, improved final grade outcomes, and high rates of student and faculty...
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