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A dense mass of protesters against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fill a Minneapolis street. Many hold signs; the largest signs say things like “Killer ICE: Off Our Streets.”
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To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards

Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer.

By Lane A. Glenn

A red push pin in a map of Mississippi
Quick Takes

New Bill Would Consolidate Mississippi Community Colleges

Legislation introduced by Mississippi representative Trey Lamar, chairman of the state’s House Ways and Means Committee, proposes consolidating six Mississippi...
Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

Apparently, Civil Discourse Requires a Bachelor’s Degree

Community colleges deserve to be at the table. When we aren’t, the entire conversation is distorted.

By Matt Reed

Lane Community College faculty union members rally, holding signs that read "democracy under attack."
Institutions Community Colleges

Lane Community College Board Approves Budget Reduction

After a dramatic year of infighting at the institution, the board is moving forward with an $8 million budget cut over three years, to administrators’ relief and faculty’s dismay.

A bust of Sophocles in front of a fence in Athens.
Opinion
Career Advice Teaching

Imagining Sophocles in Brooklyn

And, scene: This is what it’s like to read Sophocles aloud in my community college classroom.

By Bob Blaisdell

Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

No, It’s Not (Mostly) About Tuition

Debunking myths about community college enrollment.

By Matt Reed

A professor standing in front of a split image of a high school and college classroom.
Students Academics

Kentucky Study Shows Most Effective Way to Deliver Dual-Enrollment Courses

According to new research, students who take courses taught by a high school instructor on a college campus are most likely to enroll in postsecondary education.

A sign reads “Maricopa Community Colleges” in front of an administrative building.
Institutions Community Colleges

The Growing Diversity of Community College Trustees

Since the 1990s, more women, people of color and community college graduates have become members of governing boards at two-year colleges.