From the Chair: Navigating the Sea Change
by Carol Del Carlo
After a Decade, Workforce Pell is Top of Mind
by Jee Hang Lee
Connect: Spotlighting Our Staff
by Robin Matross Helms, Ph.D. and Beth Merga
Advocacy: Congress Fixed FAFSA; Now the Bill is Due
by Carrie Warick-Smith
Legal Issues Impacting Community Colleges — Recent decisions on equal pay, religious and speech freedoms, AI use in arbitration, women’s health discrimination, workplace accommodations, and other legal issues that affect community colleges.
by Ira Michael Shepard, Esq.
Interface: Driving Change, Leading With Care: Where Vision Meets Compassion
by Reatha Bell
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Meeting the Moment: Community Colleges and Workforce Pell — It’s time to shift the conversation from process to purpose — and outcomes.
By Jo Alice Blondin and Kate Kinder
Collaborative Workforce Development: A Trustee’s Perspective — An experienced trustee and doctoral candidate explains why workforce preparation must move ahead of AI and automation — and how community colleges, labor, and industry can do it together.
by Vivian Malauulu
Building the Noncredit Data Infrastructure — and Beyond — for Workforce Pell — With short-term credentials in the spotlight, trustees should leverage Workforce Pell as an accelerant to embrace broader workforce goals.
By Michelle Van Noy and Mark M. D’Amico
From Cougar to Jaguar — Coastal Bend College leaders detail how their Rural College Promise program reimagined transfer responsibility.
By Zachary Z. Suarez, Jerry Sanchez, Kevin Behr, Mercy Flynn, Velma Elizalde, Victor Gomez, Anna Marie Silvas, and Eloy Rodriguez
The Effective Board Chair — This article is the first of a three-part series excerpted from The Effective Board Chair: First Among Equals, published by ACCT in 2025.
By Pamila J. Fisher
Better Support, Better Outcomes — The most challenged students deserve the closest support, argues the president of higher education for Graduation Alliance.
by Donald Dement
'The Perfect Job' — ACCT Chair Carol Del Carlo, a regent on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, believes trustees must focus on wellbeing — for themselves, their colleges, and their CEOs.
by Mark Toner
ICYMI: Popular Features from Recent Issues...
Responsible AI Leadership in Community Colleges — What trustees need to know about pedagogy, governance, and environmental impact.
by Lisa A. Clark
Innovation for a Changing World — Test your instincts in a preview of the largest-ever survey of community college trustees.
by Mark Toner
Lessons Learned from Dual Enrollment — A Pre-Congress session offered strategies from California and Texas
by Mark Toner
The Effective Board Chair: First Among Equals — A new handbook for community college board chairs discusses the opportunities and challenges of being "the first among equals" on a board.
by Dr. Pamila Fisher
The Results Are In! — Test your instincts in a preview of the largest-ever survey of community college trustees.
by David Conner
A Case for Stressing the Board of Trustees: Preparing for the Unexpected — A ‘fire drill for governance’ can help boards practice decision-making, asking tough questions, and applying policies in challenging situations.
by Dr. Daniel J. Phelan
Mikhaelle Pablico's Intro to Advocacy — The College of Southern Nevada student put advocacy into action in Washington, D.C. at the 2025 Community College National Legislative Summit
by Kali Woods