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Tags: Community RelationsDecember 2025Although simulation training has long been recognized as an effective strategy for the development...
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Tags: AccessDecember 2025Study abroad is a high-impact practice that improves learning, retention, and success (Kuh, 2008)....
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Tags: Organizational CultureDecember 2025Frey and Osborne’s (2017) “The Future of employment: How susceptible are jobs to...
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Tags: AccessNovember 2025As higher education has evolved, so has the role of the college president. Community college...
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Graduating high school students across the nation are faced with deciding whether to continue their education or enter the workforce. Many seek higher education in order to improve career opportunities and gain economic prosperity and social mobility (Blackwell & Pinder, 2014). The College Board claims that the average annual income for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree is $53,976. The unemployment rate among these graduates is 4.7 percent, which is lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 6.7 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). While these statistics look promising, the...
December
2025
Applied humanities may be the key to reversing declining enrollment trends in higher education humanities programs (Epstein, 2017; Marcus, 2025). The applied humanities situate enduring “great questions” within practical, interdisciplinary contexts, providing students with a framework to connect timeless ideas with modern challenges, promoting broad perspectives across majors, and strengthening enrollment and visibility (Atkinson, 2021). Applied humanities programs have resulted in increased humanities enrollments at some universities in the United States, with a number of institutions...
December
2025
Although simulation training has long been recognized as an effective strategy for the development of fundamental technical skills, trainers, educators, and administrators often overlook a critical secondary outcome of training simulation that is hidden in plain sight—the profound leadership development that occurs when students navigate complex, high-pressure scenarios with incomplete information and time constraints.
As students practice consequential decision-making, coordinate team responses, and adapt to unpredictable circumstances in realistic environments, they unconsciously develop...
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Students of color, males in particular, face significant challenges in higher education. African American male students, on average, are less successful than other racial/ethnic groups, including African American women. Compared to Asian/Pacific Islander or White/Non-Hispanic students, they are less likely to succeed in both developmental and college-level coursework and are more likely to drop out. Latino students are the least likely of all racial/ethnic groups to transfer. African American students and Latino males have the lowest persistence rates (Elgin Community College, 2010).
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Frey and Osborne’s (2017) “The Future of employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerization?” provided a critical analysis of how common jobs were vulnerable due to rapid advances in technology. The authors described the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, robotics, and advanced sensors to transform the work landscape across multiple disciplines. Their research showed that up to 47 percent of U.S. employment was at risk of being automated within one or two decades. In addition to the technological shifts, 2030 marks the retirement peak for baby boomers (Mishel...
Study abroad is a high-impact practice that improves learning, retention, and success (Kuh, 2008). While a few community colleges in North Carolina have implemented study abroad programs, the impetus to globalize courses and provide students with international experiences is still growing. At Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech), the leadership supports global education via a formal agreement with UNC World View to offer global components in course curriculum, provide study abroad, and offer scholars of distinction honors to students who complete 15 credit hours of approved global...
