by Ross Dickie | May 7, 2018 | President's Blog
May 7-11 is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Against this backdrop, we have seen several teacher walk-outs across many states since January, each imploring their state legislature to increase education funding in general, and recognize teacher efforts with higher...
by Ross Dickie | Mar 28, 2018 | President's Blog
When we think of postsecondary institutions, we usually have our own 4-year state institutions in mind. What many don’t understand is that our country’s community colleges serve another 12.7 million students[i] at the same time…nearly 50% of all college-going...
by Ross Dickie | Jan 25, 2018 | Personal development, President's Blog
New Year’s is always a time when we set new goals, clean out old thinking and start new. It’s also a time when some new reading can help to shift thinking to the future. There’s lots to choose from! To help, we have a couple of fascinating books to recommend...
by Ross Dickie | Jun 29, 2017 | Assessment, Career, College, K-12 Education, President's Blog
It’s common knowledge that the growth jobs of the future will require, at minimum, constant learning and skill upgrading, plus at least an associate’s degree or higher. As a result, the push is on to increase postsecondary graduation rates. But the issue runs deeper...
by Ross Dickie | Apr 27, 2017 | President's Blog
In case you weren’t aware, April is National Community College Awareness Month. And never have community colleges played such an important part in helping individuals of diverse ages and backgrounds realize their American Dream. According to the American Association...