The Futures for Frontliners application window is now closed. The program, which Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced in September, accepted more than 100,000 applications. Not every…
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When someone mentions “the wage gap,” a listener may assume that the phrase refers to earnings differences among men and women. While that’s certainly fertile…
A new analysis from The Hechinger Report shows that community colleges may have bigger problems than pandemic-induced low enrollment. Community colleges took a big hit…
Yesterday I wrote about the Aspen Prize, a competition to find and recognize the highest performing community colleges in the United States. The Aspen Institute…
Like many community colleges, WCC’s fall enrollment dropped. The Winter semester has not yet begun, so it remains to be seen whether enrollment will recover.…
A while ago, I wrote about the deep financial burden that the Health and Fitness Center is placing on WCC’s finances. I said that Washtenaw…
A coronavirus vaccine has been available for less than a month, and its long-term impacts remain to be seen. I’ve received different opinions by multiple…
A comprehensive Payscale study of community college graduates showed that WCC alumni rank in the bottom 50% for annual early- and mid-career earnings. Early-career WCC…
Figures released last week by the US Census Bureau show that the nation’s population rose at its slowest rate in 120 years. The US population…
The State of Michigan has withdrawn final approval for construction projects at colleges and universities around the state. The uncertainty of the pandemic is chiefly…