September 22, 2017 | Issue # 097 I was happy to read this week that many Texas and Florida colleges have reopened after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Of course, this comes as no surprise—community colleges are known for their resilience and resourcefulness. To those of our members who are still working around the clock to […]
Archives for September 2017
Spotlight: College of The Albemarle
“College of The Albemarle has made, and continues to make transformative differences in the lives of thousands of individuals since 1961. Every day, our faculty and staff, board members and community leaders work to ensure COA continues to be a premier institution that delivers on its promises to engage with, invest in, and transform our […]
DataPoints: Relying on state funding
State funding accounted for 31 percent of community colleges’ revenues in 2014-15. Six years earlier, it was at 36 percent. Read full PDF.
Sign On to Support DACA
AACC supports DACA participants. Join us by signing on to the letter below. Click here to participate. Dear United States Congress: We write as the institutional leaders of America’s community colleges – large and small; urban, suburban and rural; and with widely varying student populations and programs. But each and every community college is dedicated […]
AACC Board Member Named Academic Leadership Award Recipient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2017 Media Contact: Martha Parham, Ed.D. Sr. Vice President, Public Relations Phone: (202) 728-0200 Email: mparham@aacc.nche.edu Washington, DC—American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board member and Montgomery College president DeRionne Pollard was named a recipient of Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Academic Leadership Award. The only community college president selected, […]
AACC Statement on Hurricane Irma
On behalf of the board, staff, and members of the American Association of Community Colleges, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with our colleagues in Florida as they prepare for Hurricane Irma. All public community colleges have been closed through Monday, September 11, 2017, by order of Governor Scott. Our Florida community colleges […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #096
September 8, 2017 | Issue # 096 My heart goes out to all of you who were affected by Hurricane Harvey, and I am nervously watching the progress of Hurricane Irma, hoping for the safety of everyone in its path. These events are tragic. Recovery and rebuilding may take years. AACC is with you, ready to offer support and […]
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Key Funding Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bipartisan FY 2018 Labor, HHS and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill that contains some good news for community colleges and their students, as described below. The committee was not able to employ the same budget-enhancing tactics as last year and provides $800 million less overall for discretionary programs. Nevertheless, […]
Trump Administration Rescinds DACA Program
In a deeply disturbing development, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the Trump administration is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. AACC is disappointed with this decision. DACA temporarily shields undocumented individuals who came to the country before age 16 and meet other requirements from deportation. About 800,000 people have received […]