Editor’s Note: In the ninth week of a special legislative session prompted by the economic disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia lawmakers on Friday approved a state budget for the […]
“We need faculty and staff members who share experiences with, and speak the common language of, the people we want to serve – and hold the academic and workforce bona […]
Editor’s Note: Virginia lawmakers convened a special legislative session August 18 to consider criminal justice reform and changes to state spending plans due to the impact of the coronavirus on […]
Editor’s note: Total FTE enrollments are up at several of our colleges (DSLCC, ESCC, GCC, NOVA) compared to last year at this time, but system-wide the numbers are down, continuing […]
“I applaud the leadership of these community colleges that you are putting these sometimes difficult conversations at the center of your transformation and strategic planning for the future.” – Gail […]
“We have responsibility as leaders to take this moment and do something with it,” said Southside Virginia Community College President Quentin Johnson. Dr. Johnson, acknowledges that anger among Black Americans […]
Editor’s note: We’re grateful for the following comments from former VCCS college presidents Charles King, Thomas Hatfield, Edwin Barnes and John Cavan. Dr. Charles King, president at Southwest Virginia Community […]
You can try, but you probably won’t get Dr. Dana B. Hamel to take personal credit for his remarkable stewardship during the first crucial years of the Virginia Community College […]
By Sheri Prupis, VCCS Director of Teaching & Learning Technologies Since March, when COVID-19 forced the sudden shutdown of our campuses statewide, instructional designers at our colleges have worked tirelessly […]
Editor’s note: this brief blog post draws heavily from new research by the United Way. A link to the organization’s full report is below. According to traditional measures, from 2010 […]