November 20, 2020 | Issue # 175 Last week, we held the AACC Annual Fall Meeting virtually. While we would have liked to gather in person, the safety of our members remains paramount, so we continue to hold meetings virtually until it is safe to convene again. Our staff did a remarkable job of scheduling Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #174
November 6, 2020 | Issue # 174 We’re heading into our fall commission, committee, and board meetings. Between this week’s election and living through a global pandemic over the last 8 months, we have a lot to discuss. I know we’re all anxious about what will happen in the next few days, week, and months. Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #172
October 6, 2020 | Issue # 172 Over the past 6 years, AACC and AASA, The Superintendents Association, have held meetings to discuss college and career readiness. They’ve been valuable opportunities to hear about successful partnerships between community college leaders and K-12 superintendents. This week, we convened an online meeting and discussed the growth of Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #171
September 25, 2020 | Issue # 171 This week, a report came out with alarming news about community college enrollments. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report, so far this fall, community college enrollments have declined by an average of 7.5%. Looking more closely, we find that traditional-age students and Black students were Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #170
September 11, 2020 | Issue # 170 Today we look back and remember those individuals that lost their lives in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Further, we keep the families who lost their loved ones in the attacks in our hearts. Though the attacks took place 19 years ago, we all remember vividly where Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #169
August 28, 2020 | Issue # 169 This week across the nation, people are dealing with wildfires, storms, civil unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, Zoom outages, and—of course—the ongoing pandemic. Community college students, some of whom already are on the brink of leaving college, need our support more than ever. And Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #168
July 31, 2020 | Issue # 168 A Washington Post headline declared this week the “U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses.” We know that community colleges will be a big part of the recovery—just as we were during the Great Recession, when we Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #167
July 17, 2020 | Issue # 167 We got a win this week. The Trump Administration rescinded the rules issued last week requiring that international students take in-person classes at the nation’s universities and community colleges. During this pandemic, it’s more important than ever that colleges and students be allowed flexibility. For colleges, that flexibility Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #166
July 6, 2020 | Issue # 166 I hope that you had a safe and happy July 4th holiday. With all of the stresses that many of you are under, it is important to practice self-care and to spend time with your loved ones. It appears that the coronavirus will be around for some time, Read More »
CEO to CEO Newsletter #165
June 19, 2020 | Issue # 165 Despite our hopes, the coronavirus pandemic surges on. I know you all are making plans and back-up plans (and back-up plans for your back-up plans) for the fall semester. This week, I participated in an AACC webinar on how colleges will move forward with student success, equity, leadership, Read More »