The League for Innovation in the Community College (League) kicked off its 2026 Innovations Conference on Sunday morning, March 15, 2026, with a major announcement from President and CEO Rufus Glasper, launching the organization’s new Center for Workforce Solutions (CWS). In the opening breakfast session, Geoff Cramer, Founder, Futures Inc., moderated a panel discussion centered around CWS programming that is leading national, industry-driven collaboration and placing community colleges more directly at the center of workforce and economic development. Panelists included Jon Gardner,...
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The League for Innovation’s April 2026 issue of Member Spotlight, “Sixty Years of Student and Community Impact,” highlights how Santa Fe College has sustained a deep commitment to access, opportunity, and regional engagement for six decades. This article traces the college’s evolution alongside the needs of its community, emphasizing workforce development, partnerships, and student-centered innovation, and illustrating how programs designed to expand access and support learners of all backgrounds have strengthened both individual outcomes and regional vitality. The piece also...
The League for Innovation announces the release of its April 2026 publications—Leadership Abstracts, Learning Abstracts, and Innovation Showcase—each offering timely, practice-centered perspectives on how community colleges can address persistent access, workforce, and learning issues.
In Leadership Abstracts, “Career Design: Disrupting Practices That Reinforce Regional Talent Gaps,” Marisa Vernon White examines how traditional advising and program structures can unintentionally reproduce imbalances in local labor markets. The author...
At its annual Innovations Conference earlier this month, the League for Innovation in the Community College announced the 2026 recipients of the Terry O’Banion Provocateur Award, honoring two leaders whose bold thinking and courageous ideas challenge traditional assumptions and inspire transformational change across the community and technical college sector.
The award honors individuals who reflect the spirit of Dr. Terry O’Banion, one of the most influential voices in community college history. Over more than six decades, O’Banion confronted the status quo, exposing barriers to...
