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Tags: Technology SystemsAugust 2026Institutional AI adoption in higher education jumped from 49 percent to 66 percent in 2025, and 88...
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Tags: AccessAugust 2026Imagine this scenario on a community college campus: Students, faculty, and staff gather in...
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Tags: Learning EnvironmentsAugust 2026In higher education, innovation is often defined by an institution's ability to undergo digital...
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Tags:July 2026Community colleges operate at the intersection of broad public missions, fiscal constraints, and...
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Institutional AI adoption in higher education jumped from 49 percent to 66 percent in 2025, and 88 percent of higher education professionals expect that growth to continue (Ellucian, 2026). Community college leaders are under real pressure to have answers. Boards are asking about it. Presidents are mentioning it in strategic plans. Vendors are calling with demos. And somewhere in the middle of all that noise, a budget decision is being made—often without a clear framework for what success looks like.
Most of those decisions are being made in the wrong order. Institutions are choosing tools...
A professional development activity has brought together over 70 Delta College faculty each fall and winter semester for the past five years. The college’s Faculty Investment Teams (FIT) are small groups of instructors who invest in the success of their students by learning about, implementing, and discussing Delta’s four institutional investments: creating community, having conversations, supporting student success, and practicing situational fairness.
Teams of four to six faculty are identified within the first month of each semester. They are grouped by meeting day/time availability, Zoom...
August
2026
Imagine this scenario on a community college campus: Students, faculty, and staff gather in welcoming spaces organized around meta-majors. Faculty are holding classes or office hours. Some students are quietly studying, while others are working with embedded tutors. Learning communities also congregate in the space, with dedicated counselors available to assist with both academic and life issues. There are free snacks, and organizers plan both career-oriented events and fun social activities, such as karaoke and Pictionary games, to create a sense of belonging and connection.
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Graduating high school students across the nation are faced with deciding whether to continue their education or enter the workforce. Many seek higher education in order to improve career opportunities and gain economic prosperity and social mobility (Blackwell & Pinder, 2014). The College Board claims that the average annual income for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree is $53,976. The unemployment rate among these graduates is 4.7 percent, which is lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 6.7 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). While these statistics look promising, the...
September
2016
As higher education evolves to accommodate new forms of learning and new workforce needs, skills are being assessed across an ever-widening range of activities within the learning landscape. Campus-based and online degree programs; professional certificates; competency-based education; open online courses; professional development initiatives; cocurricular and extracurricular activities; and programs in service learning, information literacy, and entrepreneurship are just some of the higher education settings in which competencies worth recognizing are demonstrated or observed. Digital badges...
August
2026
In higher education, innovation is often defined by an institution's ability to undergo digital transformation and adopt tools that reflect current professional standards. For a Design and Digital Media department, bringing an LED virtual production wall online represents far more than a facilities upgrade. It signals a fundamental shift in what community college students can reasonably expect to access. In the film and media industry, LED walls are used for virtual production, replacing traditional green screens with real-time digital environments that allow filmmakers to place actors inside...