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Behind-The-Scenes Symptoms of Change in Higher Education Marketing2 comments

Keith Hampson wrote 4 months ago: On her blog, group member Susan Hallenback shares excerpts of an email she received from a New Engla … more →

Tags: higher education marketing

Recession impacts local colleges and students

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 5 months ago: Roanoke’s WSLS ran a story last night looking at the impact of the recession on colleges and t … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, VCCS, Virginia Western Community College, Virginia's Community Colleges, enrollment increases, recession

USA TODAY: Support community college

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 5 months ago: A recent editorial from USA TODAY explained, once again, how vital community colleges are to America … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, VCCS, Virginia's Community Colleges, USA Today, economic stimulus

What Governor Kaine said about community colleges in his budget cutting speech2 comments

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 6 months ago: The following excerpts come from the Governor’s prepared remarks, which you can see by clickin … more →

Tags: Legislative News, Workforce, General, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, state budget cuts, workforce development, State Budget, Virginia's Community Colleges

Virginia's Community Colleges are focused on workforce needs through the recession and beyond1 comment

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 6 months ago: The Lynchburg News & Advance printed an editorial today that looks at the needs of Virginia … more →

Tags: Workforce, General, VCCS, Virginia's Community Colleges, Workforce Training, Economy, Jobs

Virginia's Community Colleges appearing nationally

Susan Hayden wrote 6 months ago: News about Virginia’s Community Colleges is spreading. This week, we were mentioned in the Wal … more →

Tags: General, Patrick Henry Community College, Virginia's Community Colleges, Mountain Empire Community College, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Jeff Kraus, Achieving the Dream

Scholarship carries more "weight" than paperweight

Susan Hayden wrote 7 months ago: Americans spend November in a spirit of Thanksgiving. So it’s fitting that Virginia’s Co … more →

Tags: General, Virginia's Community Colleges, VFCCE, Foundations, Eva T. Hardy, Governor Gerald Baliles

College completion focus creating more partnerships for community colleges

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 7 months ago: In a new article from the Associated Press, the connection between a bad economy and community colle … more →

Tags: General, VCCS, Virginia's Community Colleges, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, associated press, Lumina Foundation, Kellog Foundation, Ford Foundation, College Completion

Virginia state budget details start to emerge1 comment

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 7 months ago: The snow flurries that appeared yesterday in parts of the commonwealth were not the only indication … more →

Tags: Legislative News, General, VCCS, Governor Tim Kaine, Virginia General Assembly, State Budget, Virginia's Community Colleges, economic challenges

Election News; Barack Obama and Higher Education

erdavenport wrote 8 months ago: November 4 was an exciting day in Virginia, as the Old Dominion carried Barack Obama for President, … more →

Tags: Legislative News

Community colleges boosting nursing ranks

Susan Hayden wrote 8 months ago: The increases in numbers of new nurses graduating from Virginia’s Community Colleges is so imp … more →

Tags: General, Governor Tim Kaine, Virginia's Community Colleges, VHHA, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association

Google Apps for Education comes to Virginia Community College Students1 comment

Susan Hayden wrote 9 months ago: Students at Virginia’s Community Colleges have a new benefit this week:  their student email i … more →

Tags: General, Virginia's Community Colleges, Google Apps, Gmail

Success in school marked way out of foster care for Andrew Bridge

Susan Hayden wrote 9 months ago: Making sure the youth in foster care get a good education is crucial to their future, Andrew Bridge … more →

Tags: General, Student Stories, Virginia's Community Colleges, First Lady Anne Holton, Foster Care, Great Expectations, VFCCE, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, andrew bridge

Education Forum Focuses on Foster Youth

Susan Hayden wrote 10 months ago: The Great Expectations initiative gets a big boost Sept. 13 from visits from two huge advocates for … more →

Tags: General, Virginia's Community Colleges, Great Expectations, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, andrew bridge, Hope's Boy, Virginia's First Lady, Anne Holton

Enrollment, interest increases in community college in tough economy

Susan Hayden wrote 10 months ago: There’s a wire story appearing in news outlets across the continent this week noting that comm … more →

Tags: General, Student Stories, Virginia Western Community College, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Transfer, Virginia's Community Colleges, Rappahannock Community College, Students, Economy

Student success comes in many flavors

Susan Hayden wrote 10 months ago: Student success can mean many things to community college students. It can mean finally earning a de … more →

Tags: General, Virginia community colleges, Student Success

Community Colleges respond to gas prices

Susan Hayden wrote 11 months ago: Across the Commonwealth, Virginia’s Community Colleges are looking at new options for making c … more →

Tags: Workforce, General, Patrick Henry Community College, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Virginia's Community Colleges, Virginia Highlands Community College, Gas prices, Commuting

USA Today: Community Colleges reach "Turning Point"

Jeffrey Kraus wrote 11 months ago: An article in USA Today takes a look at the growing importance community colleges are taking in Amer … more →

Tags: Legislative News, Workforce, General, Transfer, Student Stories, VCCS, Virginia's Community Colleges, USA Today

A reality check for state funding

hmillar13 wrote 11 months ago: In a report prepared by Magnum Economic Consulting, LLC, data reveals that there is a significant sl … more →

Tags: Legislative News, Workforce, General


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