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Episode 39: National Endowment for the Humanities...

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2019/04/30

This episode of In The Know is about the value of humanities in a community college education. Director of Strategic Communications David Conner and Associate Writer Jacob Bray interview Julia Nguyen, Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Julia oversees the Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges Grants. For more information about the grant, which Julia encourages all community colleges to apply for, visit

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Need to Know: Child Care Access Means Parents in...

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2019/04/25

In this episode of Need to Know, Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard discuss child care for community college students and resources for colleges to offer programs. Listen to learn about this year's application for the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant program.

34:47

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A conversation with...

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2019/04/23

On today’s episode of In The Know, ACCT Assessment Specialist Semhar Abed, Director of Educational Services Colleen Allen, and Director of Communications David Conner interview Doctor DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College in Maryland. Community colleges tend to be exceptionally diverse places. This diversity has tremendous value, but it also means that trustees and presidents need to be aware of the wide variety of challenges that students and prospective students face. This conversation

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Episode 38: Advocacy and the Role of Students Part 2

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2019/04/16

This episode of In The Know covers students’ roles in advocacy. This episode is the second half of a presentation recorded at the Community College National Legislative Summit, the annual event at which community college leaders gather in Washington, D.C. to meet with their federal legislators to advocate on behalf of their institutions and students. Rosie O’Neill, an ACCT Board Member and Northern Virginia Community College Trustee, moderated the session, and Rich Williams, Officer for the

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Need To Know: Updates to Federal and State Financial Aid

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2019/04/11

In this episode, Allison Beer and Jennifer Stiddard discuss important updates to federal and state financial aid. They discuss the impact of recently re-introduced federal bills to expand Pell Grant eligibility for short-term programs and for incarcerated students, and findings from new research about state funding for higher education.

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Episode 37: Advocacy and the Role of Students Part 1

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2019/04/09

This episode of In The Know covers the students’ role in advocacy. This episode was recorded at our National Legislative Summit before the students you will hear today went to Capitol Hill to advocate for themselves and their institutions. Rosie O’Neill, an ACCT Board Member and Northern Virginia Community College Trustee, moderated the session, and Rich Williams, Officer for the Project on Student Borrower Success at the Pew Charitable Trust and Stephen Parker, Director of Policy and Advocacy for

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Need To Know: White House’s Priorities for Higher...

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2019/04/04

During March, the White House released a set of policy proposals for higher education. In this episode, ACCT Senior Policy Analyst Allison Beer and Director of Government Relations Jennifer Stiddard discuss the White House’s higher education budget; recommendations for the Higher Education Act; and Executive Order on free speech, transparency, and accountability. Listen to learn about the White House’s priorities and the potential impact for community colleges.

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Episode 36: Wyoming College President Retiring

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2019/04/02

This episode of In The Know features ACCT Director of GISS and Special Projects Norma Goldstein talking with Karla Leach, President of Western Wyoming Community College and members of her board, about presidential transitions. They discuss how the institution and board are planning for President Leach to retire, and how a new president will be welcomed.

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Episode 35: Community Colleges in...New Zealand

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2019/03/26

In this episode of In The Know, ACCT director of GISS and Special Projects Norma Goldstein talks with Julia Kennedy, who works in the funding agency for New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Commission—in this case, "tertiary education" is synonymous with post-secondary education in the United States. New Zealand may seem like world away, you’ll find that there are a lot of similarities between U.S. and Kiwi systems, and a lot to learn. If you have any questions about this conversation, podcast ideas, or

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Episode 34: Questions and Answers: The College...

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2019/03/19

This episode is part two of a two part series about the College Promise. This panel, featuring Martha Kanter, Director of the College Promise Campaign, Zakiya Smith Ellis, Secretary of Higher Education of New Jersey, Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Community College District Trustee, and F. King Alexander, President of the Louisiana State University, was part of a series of In The Know forums recorded at our annual congress last October.

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Episode 33: "Free" Community College: The College...

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2019/03/12

This episode is part one of a two part series about the College Promise. This panel, featuring Martha Kanter, Director of the College Promise Campaign, Zakiya Smith Ellis, Secretary of Higher Education for the State of New Jersey, Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Community College District Trustee, and F. King Alexander, President of the Louisiana State University, was part of a series of In The Know forums recorded at our annual congress last October. Part two will be available next week.

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Episode 31: Apprenticeships

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2019/02/26

This episode features ACCT Senior Policy Analyst Allison Beer, Harper College President Ken Ender, and San Jacinto College Chancellor Brenda Hellyer discussing different apprenticeship program models profiled in our new report, called "Apprenticeships: An Emerging Community College Strategy for Workforce Development." This project is supported by Strada Education Network. ACCT is solely responsible for its content; the views expressed in the report and in this podcast do not necessarily reflect

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Episode 30: Rural Males in Higher Education

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2019/02/19

In this episode of In The Know, ACCT Senior Policy Analyst Allison Beer talks with Louisiana Community and Technical College System President Dr. Monty Sullivan about the underrepresentation of rural males in higher education. This conversation is in connection with an issue brief ACCT recently released on rural males in higher education.

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Episode 29: Future Ready Workforce Pt. 2

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2019/02/12

This episode of In The Know features ACCT’s senior policy analyst, Allison Beer, Michael Carren, head of corporate social responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Angie Kamath, Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce, City University of New York. This is part two of a conversation that features discussion surrounding the white paper ACCT partnered with Guardian on called Partnerships for a Future-Ready Workforce. The paper details how community colleges and businesses can form

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Episode 28: Future Ready Workforce Pt. 1

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2019/02/05

This episode of In The Know features ACCT’s senior policy analyst, Allison Beer, Michael Carren, head of corporate social responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Angie Kamath, Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce, City University of New York. This conversation features discussion surrounding the white paper ACCT partnered with Guardian on called Partnerships for a Future-Ready Workforce. The paper details how community colleges and businesses can form strong partnerships,

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Episode 27: The Future Workplace Experience with...

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2019/01/29

Future Workplace Partner Kevin Mulcahy coaches on leadership effectiveness at the Harvard Business School and is an adjunct faculty member at Babson College. This episode features Mulcahy's keynote address to the 2018 ACCT Leadership Congress in New York, New York. In his provocative speech, Kevin discusses the technological and social changes that are radically redesigning how work is done, how the best employees are found, and some of the things colleges (and other organizations) must do today to

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