At the beginning of the year, the US Department of Labor released figures for job losses in higher education. Overall, the sector shed 650,000 positions.…
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The headline on a CNN.com story caught my attention this afternoon. It reads: No college degree? More employers than ever just don’t care This kind…
Beginning in January, community colleges in Massachusetts will require students, faculty and staff to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. This reverses the stance they took…
Recently, I read about an HVAC employer in Maine who is so desperate for tech workers that he recruits students out of high school. That’s…
Marketing has become (and will continue to be) an important element of recruiting for community colleges. A recent study conducted by Simpson Scarborough showed that…
Yesterday, I wrote about the severe flooding risk that the WCC campus faces. The 15-year flood risk profile for the campus is significant because the…
A little more than three months ago, Washtenaw County experienced severe flooding following an extraordinarily heavy rainstorm. In that event, property owners here sustained more…
Of the many things students in Los Angeles need to worry about, transportation won’t be one of them. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved a…
Ann Arbor Public Schools announced today that Pittsfield Elementary School will move to remote instruction the week of October 4, due to a COVID-19 outbreak.…
With the news that WCC spent $4M of its HEERF money to repair the hole the Health and Fitness Center opened in the budget, I…