Episodes
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Need to Know: The College-Work Balancing Act
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
In this episode, ACCT's Allison Beer and Jacob Bray discuss ACCT's new report, The College-Work Balancing Act. Nearly 70% of community college students work while enrolled. Listen to learn how this complicates their students' lives and ways colleges can help.
Thursday May 30, 2019
Need to Know: Experimental Sites Initiative & Federal Work Study
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Learn more about the U.S. Department of Education’s experimental site initiatives on Federal Work Study and Second Chance Pell and how your institution may participate.
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Need to Know: Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
In this episode of Need to Know, Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard discuss child care for community college students and resources for colleges to offer programs. Listen to learn about this year's application for the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant program.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
On today’s episode of In The Know, ACCT Assessment Specialist Semhar Abed, Director of Educational Services Colleen Allen, and Director of Communications David Conner interview Doctor DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College in Maryland. Community colleges tend to be exceptionally diverse places. This diversity has tremendous value, but it also means that trustees and presidents need to be aware of the wide variety of challenges that students and prospective students face. This conversation focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion.
ACCT's Equity Action Agenda was developed to guide community college boards and presidents in creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable institutional culture. It can be downloaded here.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Episode 34: Questions and Answers: The College Promise Part 2
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
This episode is part two of a two part series about the College Promise. This panel, featuring Martha Kanter, Director of the College Promise Campaign, Zakiya Smith Ellis, Secretary of Higher Education of New Jersey, Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Community College District Trustee, and F. King Alexander, President of the Louisiana State University, was part of a series of In The Know forums recorded at our annual congress last October.