With the release of the September 2025 issues, the League for Innovation in the Community College continues to offer timely perspectives across its three flagship periodicals.

Leadership Abstracts features the thought-provoking piece “Empowering Campus Stakeholders through Strategic Planning,” authored by Ashley Van Heest. This article delves into best practices for inclusive planning processes that engage faculty, staff, students, and community partners—highlighting strategies that amplify stakeholder agency and promote a cohesive institutional vision.

In Learning Abstracts, readers will find “Sinclair’s Recipe: Future Innovation Lab and AI Teaching and Learning,” penned by Christina Amato, Sharon Tjaden Burkes, Mary Jaqua, and Chuck Jones. The article profiles Sinclair Community College’s forward-thinking initiative that marries hands-on learning in an innovation lab environment with AI-enhanced pedagogical approaches, spotlighting the evolution of faculty and student experiences in a rapidly transforming academic landscape.

Finally, Innovation Showcase presents “GateWay Community College Collaborates with Community and Local Universities,” by Heather Murray. This case study examines how a community college has forged strategic alliances with regional universities and partners to strengthen educational pathways, expand access, and drive community-responsive innovation.

These issues continue the League’s mission to spotlight examples and ideas that transform community college leadership, learning, and innovation. We encourage educators, administrators, and practitioners to access these articles for inspiration and insight into shaping the future of community college education.

Find these and other thought-provoking articles at www.league.org/innovation.