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Talking About Talent is a videocast hosted by Dr. DeRionne Pollard featuring conversations about community colleges and the national talent pipeline. Thought leaders, practitioners, and government officials explore some of higher education’s most pressing questions, from expanding economic mobility and strengthening the workforce to higher education’s role in the public good, civic education, and building resilient communities.
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In this episode of Talking about Talent former US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins AACC president/CEO DeRionne Pollard to discuss community colleges throughout the US. Duncan draws on his expansive travels to schools throughout the US to unpack the definition of “community,” and how two-year colleges rooted in local needs serve people in unique ways. He also explains why he was inspired to return to his hometown of Chicago and lead an anti-gun violence initiative.
In this episode of Talking About Talent, learn how apprenticeship is expanding well beyond the traditional skilled trades and building pathways to positions that enhance economic mobility and strengthen communities. Community colleges across the U.S. are at the center of this work, according to John Colborn, the executive director of Apprenticeships for America.
Student labor market outcomes are among the most pressing demands community colleges leaders face. As our institutions are increasingly called to account for these dynamics, the vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce, Jason Tyszko shares with Dr. Pollard where our colleges are already getting it right and how they can deepen critical relationships with business.
Dr. DeRionne Pollard interviews US Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent about a range of topics impacting higher education and community colleges in particular. Their conversation touches on affordability, workforce training, accountability, Pell grants, and apprenticeships, and more. The role of community colleges in workforce infrastructure and civic engagement are also discussed in this deep dive into the value of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.
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Student labor market outcomes are among the most pressing demands community colleges leaders face. As our institutions are increasingly called to account for these dynamics, the vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce, Jason Tyszko shares with Dr. DeRionne Pollard where our colleges are already getting it right and how they can deepen critical relationships with business.