TMCNews - Larson Praises Manchester Educator on White House Recognition (August 6, 2012) -  Today Congressman John B. Larson congratulated Rebecca M. Townsend, Ph.D. of Manchester, Connecticut, for being recognized as a 'Champion of Change' by the White House....

Journal Inquirer - MCC prof honored for work on transportation (August 4, 2012) - The White House recognized a Manchester Community College professor this week for her efforts in finding ways to gather public opinion on transportation from under-represented populations...

Journal Inquirer - MCC to offer online degree program (August 4, 2012) -Manchester Community College will be offering students the opportunity to earn a General Studies associate degree online starting this fall...

Hartford Courant - Hartford's Constitution Plaza: Mistake Or Something Else? (August 1, 2012) - Hartford's Constitution Plaza has often been reviled as a mistake that erased an entire, ethnically diverse neighborhood ... Constitution Plaza is one of those gray areas. All I'm saying is go a little softer on the criticism... Scappaticci, coordinator of transitional programs at Manchester Community College with degrees in history and American studies, headlined the discussion...

Journal inquirer - Summer's Bounty (July 26, 2012) - Aminda Bici of Manchester, right, selects an eggplant from a basket at the table of Beckett Farm in Glastonbury at the farmers market at Manchester Community College near the Bicentennial Bandstand...

Journal Inquirer - Budding Chefs (July 24, 2012) - Budding chefs Anna Roberts of Tolland, foreground, serves a vegetable dish as Alison Dorrough of Glastonbury and Olivia Fiori of South Windsor work a buffet line during a capstone meal last week for the Junior Culinary Institute at Manchester Community College...

Hartford Business Journal - CT's Higher One to return $11M to students (August 8, 2012) - Federal regulators say New Havens' Higher One Inc. has agreed to return about $11 million to college students for overcharging them for fees on debit cards and other practices...

AACC News - 21st-Century Strategy Plan Should Be Ready in 2014 (August 8, 2012) - Summer 2014: That's the target for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to have a game plan to implement its recommendations to help an additional 5 million students attain a credential by 2020...

Community College Times - Putting the Bronx on the geospatial map (August 8, 2012) - From sun-seared Mercury to the icy outer planets, sensors mounted on satellites are gathering data from virtually every corner of our solar system-except perhaps the Bronx... But a major new exploration of the Bronx is underway. The explorers are multidisciplinary faculty members and students from BCC...

Inside Higher Ed - A New Model? (August 7, 2012) - The vision of a radical new college is taking shape in Pittsburgh, where a 27-year-old is trying to right the wrongs he sees in America's higher education system...

Community College Times - AACC honors Roueche's leadership legacy (August 6, 2012) - After serving for more than 40 years as director of one of the nation's top doctoral programs for community college administrators, John Roueche's name will now be associated with another national program designed to prepare future community college leaders...

Inside Higher Ed - Competing With Competency (August 6, 2012) - Sometimes potentially "disruptive" approaches to higher education arrive on campuses with little fanfare. And they can become solid additions to traditional colleges rather than an existential threat...

Diverse Issues in Higher Ed - Southern University System Finds Creative Way To Attract Students (August 6, 2012) - Southern University System President Ronald Mason When the fall semester begins at Southern University Baton Rouge, freshman orientation will be a bit different this year. In addition to the 892 incoming freshmen being welcomed to the Louisiana campus, about 150 community college students also will be greeted. They are enrolled at Southern University at Shreveport, a two-year community college...

Chronicle of Higher Ed - Campuswide Leadership Programs Can Open Doors (August 5, 2012) - When Michael D. Popp got an unexpected call from his college's director of human resources, he blithely quipped that maybe he should fear for his job...

MSN - New form clarifies financial aid info for collegians (August 7, 2012) - Most college students these days need some financial help to pay for their education. Faced with soaring tuition costs, it's important for students and their families to compare financial aid packages from different schools...

Inside Higher Ed - Completion-Focused Financial Aid (August 7, 2012) - Even those who most strongly support the concept of government financial assistance for college students concede that the system by which governments and colleges now provide it to American students isn't working optimally...

Record-Journal - New frontier for Ohlmann (August 7, 2012) - Wallingford's Liam Ohlmann coached two Greater New Haven Baseball League teams this summer. He also pitched about three games for the Downtown Merchants ...The former Choate Rosemary Hall and Manchester Community College standout...

Glastonbury Citizen - Resident Joins Rockville Bank as Senior VP (July 26, 2012) - Glastonbury resident Carla Balesano has joined Rockville Bank as Senior Vice President, Executive Credit Officer of Commercial Banking...Balesano has an associate's degree from Manchester Community College, and has completed numerous financial and accounting studies...

Inside Higher Ed - Cash Cow or Money Pit? (August 8, 2012) - Yesterday I received two emails in rapid succession that fairly begged for a single response. One of them seemed quite confident in asserting that developmental education is a cash cow for community colleges. The other seemed equally confident that developmental education is a money drain for community colleges...

Chronicle of Higher Ed - The Connection Between Quality and Completion (August 8, 2012) - College completion is a complicated puzzle. Many factors-such as the preparedness of students who enroll-may help explain why a particular college has a high or low completion rate...

Inside Higher Ed - Reverse Transfers (August 8, 2012) - Did you know that community colleges don't just send transfer students; they also receive them? It's true. But the entire policy world doesn't seem to know that...

Inside Higher Ed - Pass-Fail Option for Professors (August 6, 201) - There is a lot of pressure on academic institutions to be innovative these days, and faculty members are often characterized as roadblocks to change...