College of Education Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Our Products Publications Events Voices and Viewpoints Community College Spotlight UPDATE on Research and Leadership Videos and Webinars OCCRL Podcasts Adult Learner Guidebook

Events

Critical Learning on Community Colleges: The American Council on Education Framing Discussions for Higher Education Leaders

The American Council on Education recently commissioned a series of five briefs for presidents and senior college leaders, which focus on important and emerging topics within the community college sector. These topics include strategic leadership and change management, the importance of campus climate in student persistence and fostering equitable student outcomes, engaging faculty in student success efforts, international student enrollment, and contextualizing workforce education within the current policy and practice environments.

In this closing plenary session at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, Jonathan Turk, the associate director of the American Council on Education, will moderate a discussion with the authors of the series, emphasizing their briefs, takeaways, and implications for community college presidents and their teams.

The panelists are:

Mark D'Amico (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Carrie Kisker (Center for the Study of Community Colleges)
Linda Serra Hagedorn (Iowa State University)
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

View the full conference schedule.

Past Events

Critical Learning on Community Colleges: The American Council on Education Framing Discussions for Higher Education Leaders

The American Council on Education recently commissioned a series of five briefs for presidents and senior college leaders, which focus on important and emerging topics within the community college sector. These topics include strategic leadership and change management, the importance of campus climate in student persistence and fostering equitable student outcomes, engaging faculty in student success efforts, international student enrollment, and contextualizing workforce education within the current policy and practice environments.

In this closing plenary session at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, Jonathan Turk, the associate director of the American Council on Education, will moderate a discussion with the authors of the series, emphasizing their briefs, takeaways, and implications for community college presidents and their teams.

The panelists are:

Mark D'Amico (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Carrie Kisker (Center for the Study of Community Colleges)
Linda Serra Hagedorn (Iowa State University)
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

View the full conference schedule.

College of Education Office of Community College Research and Leadership
2202 Kirk Drive, MC-672
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: occrl@illinois.edu
Email: 217-244-9390

Chicago Office

Illini Center
200 S. Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
MC-200
Chicago, IL 60606
Illini Center Website