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MCC Chosen to Join the Multistate Collaborative to Measure College Student Learning (January 21, 2014) - Manchester Community College is one of six colleges and universities in Connecticut, and nearly 50 nationwide, to join the Multistate Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment... |
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"Hans Weiss - Portraits Through Time" Opening (January 21, 2014) - The Adolf and Virginia Dehn Gallery at MCC on Main presents "Hans Weiss- Portraits Through Time," February 7 - March 13. The opening reception will be held on February 7, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the gallery... |
Hartford Courant - College Presidents Try To Boost Enrollment With Personal Calls To Students (January 17, 2014) - Faced with declining enrollment this semester, at least two community college presidents have taken to the phones - along with faculty and staff - to call students who had not re-enrolled for the spring semester. Gena Glickman, president of Manchester Community College, who has made 40 calls, said in an email... |
Reminder News - Families Learn About School Choices (January 15, 2014) - Parents had the chance to explore their children's scholastic future by attending the Regional School Choice Fair at Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College on Jan. 11... |
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Inside Higher Ed - Liberal Arts Grads Win Long-Term (January 22, 2014) - Liberal arts majors may start off slower than others when it comes to the postgraduate career path, but they close much of the salary and unemployment gap over time, a new report shows... |
New England Journal of Higher Ed - Higher Ed Can Be Market-Smart and Mission-Centered (January 21, 2014) - The cost and the value of higher education, the short- and long-term impact of student debt, the role of career preparation, and accountability for student outcomes are the subject of intense and increasing examination and debate... |
Inside Higher Ed - New Job for Career Services (January 21, 2014) - As students keep struggling to find good jobs (or any jobs at all) in the post-recession environment, many colleges have developed new or revamped career services in an attempt to reach more students and show they are doing more to ensure gainful employment... |
Chronicle of Higher Ed - Demographic Data Let Colleges Peer Into the Future (January 19, 2014) - Until just a few years ago, colleges could anticipate classes of high-school graduates each bigger than the last. Two decades of steady supply drove enrollment growth and let campuses be choosy, gathering freshmen with good test scores and parents who could pay. But those days are over... |
Education Week - We Need Leaders Who Listen and Unite (January 19, 2014) - Leadership is an elusive phenomenon. We laud those who prove capable of leading us, usually through times of change, or through challenging or dangerous times. We even laud those who make us simply look good... |
Inside Higher Ed - Tracking Alternative Credentials (January 17, 2014) - The federal government for the first time has data on the 50 million U.S. adults who hold some form of educational credential that isn't a college degree... |
The Chronicle of Higher Ed - Critics Say White House Summit Sidelined Community Colleges (January 17, 2014) - As guests of the White House on Thursday basked in the good will of promises to open doors and guide students to graduation, many educators who have dedicated their careers to helping low-income students succeed in college watched from the sidelines... |
Inside Higher Ed - (This) Adjunct is Dead (January 16, 2014) - Daniel Fincke's story about being an adjunct professor isn't unique -- at least not the first part. He spent 11 years teaching at and countless hours commuting to and from various institutions in and around New York City, for low pay and no job security. Years on the tenure-track market yielded no offers. And, like so many others in the same position, he wanted out... |
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CT Board of Regents For Higher Education - Faculty Consulting and Research with Public or Private Entities (November 21, 2013) - The Board of Regents in accord with the Connecticut state Colleges and Universities recognize that the faculty professional activities such as consulting or engaging in a research project for a public or private entity often is useful in maintaining and enhancing the faculty member's academic scholarship and competence... |
CT Board of Regents For Higher Education - Consensual Relationships Policy (November 21, 2013) - All employees with managerial, supervisory, or evaluative responsibilities for students or other employees carry a special responsibility to adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards and to avoid any actions that may appear to undermine this atmosphere of trust and respect and thereby hinder the institution's educational mission... |
Darien News - Hartford Jazz Orchestra (January 20, 2013) - The Hartford Jazz Orchestra (HJO) began its Monday night ritual in October 1965 at King Phillip Junior High School in West Hartford Connecticut under the direction of Bill Stanley, who was the band director at Hall High School in the same city. The band continued at the same location and leadership until the early 1970s when it moved to Manchester Community College and operated under Bob Vater who was on the teaching staff a MCC... |
Reminder News - PTA Holds Town-Wide Science Fair (January 17, 2014) - From black holes, to underwater fireworks, to cheetahs, cicadas and tree kangaroos, the halls of Illing Middle School were alive with science...Winthrop Ford, an instructor with Manchester Community College's Excursions in Learning, presented a display on cicada's... |
Voices News - Poet, Violinist to Appear Together in Gallery Event (January 18, 2014) - An interactive performance with poet Joan Kantor and violinist Linda Beers will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 26 ...Ms. Kantor is a poet and educator who currently works at Manchester Community College... |
New England Board of Higher Ed - Obama Pushes College Access for Low-Income Students (January 21, 2014) - Obama speaks on college access. President Obama announced a new initiative aimed at increasing low-income students' access to higher education that relies on commitments from states, universities, nonprofit organizations and businesses... |
Inside Higher Ed - State Higher Ed Budgets Rebound (January 20, 2014) - State spending on higher education is up, after years of cuts, but public colleges are not yet receiving as much in appropriations as they were before the recession... |
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Inside Higher Ed - Incubators (January 20, 2014) - Business incubators are fairly common among community colleges. Typically they're offsite locations that are open to new businesses on a reduced-rent basis, and they usually include some sort of structured mentoring program in which experienced businesspeople offer advice to help startups navigate common hurdles... |
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