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Tags: Artificial IntelligenceOctober 2026Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape conversations related to teaching, learning,...
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Tags: Enrollment ManagementOctober 2026Somewhere in St. Louis right now, a first-generation student is trying to figure out whether she...
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Tags: AccessOctober 2026Each year, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) enrolls approximately 18,000 credit students who...
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Tags: Artificial IntelligenceSeptember 2026Higher education is going through a structural shift that is happening faster than most...
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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...
October
2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape conversations related to teaching, learning, workforce preparation, instructional design, and institutional effectiveness across higher education. Community colleges are increasingly exploring how AI can support active learning, creativity, communication, student engagement, and workforce readiness while also responding to changing expectations from employers, students, and industry partners. As institutions expand their AI adoption efforts, many are discovering that long-term success depends less on selecting individual tools and more on...
July
2016
San Jacinto College launched a collaborative course in the fall 2015 semester that incorporates algebra and English composition. The new course links college algebra and introductory composition, both gateway core courses for all students who plan to either earn associate degrees or transfer to universities.
“This is a novel concept at San Jacinto College,” commented Mark Johnson, North Campus language arts department chair.
The course explores the power of narrative in math and English. Give a person some facts and part of the brain lights up. Tell a person a story and the whole brain lights...
October
2026
Somewhere in St. Louis right now, a first-generation student is trying to figure out whether she belongs in college. Not whether she can afford it. Not whether the schedule works around her job. Whether she, as a person, belongs.
That student does not experience our institutions the way we draw our organizational charts. She does not know that advising reports to Student Affairs while curriculum reports to Academic Affairs. She does not know that financial aid operates in its own lane, or that the faculty member teaching her English composition course has never spoken with the advisor who...
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Students of color, males in particular, face significant challenges in higher education. African American male students, on average, are less successful than other racial/ethnic groups, including African American women. Compared to Asian/Pacific Islander or White/Non-Hispanic students, they are less likely to succeed in both developmental and college-level coursework and are more likely to drop out. Latino students are the least likely of all racial/ethnic groups to transfer. African American students and Latino males have the lowest persistence rates (Elgin Community College, 2010).
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As Vince Lombardi famously noted, “Leaders aren’t born, they’re made.” However, in the context of higher education, the method of developing leaders among college employees varies widely.
Although some faculty and staff enter community college positions with prior academic preparation in leadership theory and research, that training often falls short in equipping them for the practical challenges of leadership (Channing, 2022). Furthermore, community colleges bring together employees from a variety of backgrounds. “Unlike traditional development routes of graduate programs, 38% of the...
