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The Name Game
Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes.
Betting on Pennsylvania Students
Pennsylvania’s governor is proposing a scholarship program for in-state college students for a third time. The stakes haven’t changed, but neither has the opposition from the horse-racing industry, whose revenues would partly fund the program.
Opinion
Incomplete Analysis of Corequisite Model of Remediation
Examining only pass rates of students who enroll in college-level course ignores students who fail at any point during long sequences of remediation.
Opinion
Advantages of Corequisite Remediation
Studies show that students perform better in it than in traditional remediation.
Opinion
Remediation Is Not the Enemy
John Schlueter writes that emphases on corequisite reform risk depriving vulnerable students of the learning opportunities that developmental education can provide.
‘A Way to Stop the Bleeding’
Erie Community College plans to offer early-retirement incentives to faculty members and administrators, totaling $2.5 million, to cut costs.
Opinion
Misconceptions and Falsehoods About Community College Return on Investment
A researcher defends his work against Matt Reed's "bad faith" critique.
An All-Women Executive Leadership Team
Even as men still occupy more of the top roles in higher education, the Community College of Denver breaks from the norm with an all-female executive leadership team.