Kimberley Williams, Higher Education M.S.Ed. alum, is one step closer to her doctorate. She successfully defended her dissertation proposal and is on to dissertation …
Dr. Commodore featured in REACH Collaborative podcast
Dr. Felecia Commodore is a featured guest in the REACH Collaborative’s podcast series titled Promoting Racial Equity in Credentialing Pathways for Adult Learners of …
Dr. Commodore co-authors policy brief on leadership for racial equity in the VCCS
Dr. Felecia Commodore, as an equity consultant to the Virginia Community College System with Dr. Pamela Eddy (William & Mary), authored a policy brief …
Dr. Smithers elected 2024 SEPES Program Chair
Dr. Laura Smithers was elected Program Chair for the 76th Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Conference, to take place in Winter 2024. She will …
Call for Graduate Student Fellows, Carnegie Elective Classifications
Call for Graduate Student Fellows2024 Cycle Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement Deadline for submission: February 21, 2023Training and Consultations: TBD in April and May 12, …
Dr. Smithers selected to the ASHE 2023 Program Committee
Dr. Laura Smithers was selected to serve alongside Dr. Daniel Saunders (Florida International U.) as co-chair for the Philosophy and Foundations section of the …
CCL Ph.D. student Elizabeth Dellavedova interviewed in Inside Higher Ed
CCL doctoral student Elizabeth Dellavedova was recently interviewed by Inside Higher Ed about her work as the leader of an academic library. You can …
CCL is hiring: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position now open
The Community College Leadership program is expanding! We are searching for a third faculty member specializing in community colleges to join our program in …
New publication: Dr. Commodore and colleagues develop Equity X Governance model
Dr. Felecia Commodore, alongside Drs. Demetri Morgan (Loyola Chicago) and Raquel Rall (UC Riverside), has a new publication in Higher Education: Handbook of Theory …
NASPA Doctoral Seminar registration now open
Join the NASPA Doctoral Student Seminar to learn strategies to successfully navigate the doctoral journey. We will explore different pathways that individuals may pursue …
ASHE 2023 Graduate Student Policy Seminar
Graduate Student Policy SeminarThursday, March 9, 202310:00am-4:00pm Central/Minneapolis TimeRegistration also includes free access to the Graduate Student Policy Brief Writing Workshop on March 30! The Graduate …
SHEEO State Policy Paid Summer Internship
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) seeks candidates for a paid internship for the summer of 2023. This internship is appropriate for …
AERA Research Focus on Black Education SIG conference travel award deadline approaching
This year, the Research Focus on Black Education (RFBE) SIG will be offering travel awards of $500 to graduate students attending the AERA Annual …
Alumni and Current Student Updates
Dr. Stacy Water-Bailey (CCL Ph.D. ’16) was recently promoted to Vice President of Transfer Excellence and Success at Forsyth Technical College in Winston-Salem, North …
Dean’s Office Travel Award spring deadline approaching
The Dean’s Office has a limited amount of funds available to support student travel. The deadline for this semester is Monday, February 6, 2023. To qualify for support, the …
Dr. Commodore to keynote 2023 Leading Change Conference
Dr. Felecia Commodore will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 Leading Change Conference at James Madison University, February 24 and 25. #LEADCC23 will …
Alumni and Current Student Updates
Kimberley Buster-Williams (HIED M.S.Ed. ’99), currently Vice President for Enrollment Management at Northeastern Illinois University, has several items in publication! In the first, she …
Call for Applications: 2023 AERA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund
2023 AERA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund Call for Applications Submissions Due January 19, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT AERA invites applications for the Annual …
Dr. Gregory wins NASPA award
Dr. Dennis Gregory has won the 2023 Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member. This is the highest NASPA …
Dr. Commodore included on panel of speakers for ACPA’s Pre-Convention Workshop on HBCUs
Dr. Felecia Commodore joins a panel of distinguished scholars and practitioners to lead a pre-convention workshop at this year’s ACPA Convention centering the work …
CCL alum Dr. Patrick Tompkins named President of NHTI – Concord’s Community College
Dr. Patrick Tompkins (CCL Ph.D. ’13) has been named the next president of NHTI – Concord’s Community Colleges by the Trustees of the Community …
Current Student and Alumni Updates
Click through, newsletter readers: we have another week of fantastic updates within! Matt McGraw (CCL Ph.D. ’16) has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar …
New publication: Dr. Smithers on uncoupling the value of higher education from measurement
Dr. Laura Smithers has a new publication out in a special issue of Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology on the work of Erin Manning. The …
Job opportunity: Coordinator of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Eastern Shore CC
Coordinator of Institutional Research and Effectiveness The Coordinator of Institutional Research and Effectiveness is responsible for the college’s research, planning, and assessment activities along …