Tag: community college
The Education Department Wants to Hear From You!
For the original posting by the Department of Education blog, please click here. . . . . . . The Education Department Wants to Hear From You! Posted on October 1, 2012 by Guest Blogger (for the Department of Education) BACKGROUND: At a White House event this past January, the Obama Administration released its Road [...]
Read More...Call for Proposals: TDC/ADP 2013 National Meeting in Denver
By Amee Bearne, TDC National Coordinator, and Jen Domagal-Goldman, ADP National Manager The Democracy Commitment and American Democracy Project Joint National Meeting: “21st Century Citizens: Building Bridges, Solving Problems” Thursday, June 6, 2013 to Saturday, June 8, 2013 Marriott City Center • Denver, Colorado Please join us in Denver, Colorado for The Democracy Commitment’s (TDC) [...]
Read More...Michigan Student Convention at Henry Ford Community College
On Friday, October 12th, community college students from all over Michigan gathered at Henry Ford Community College, a TDC member institution, to participate in the 9th annual Michigan Student Convention 2012, sponsored by HFCC and the League of Women Voters. The day started at 8:30am with some students being assigned to caucus rooms to lead [...]
Read More...Co-founder of The Democracy Commitment, Bernie Ronan, writes about TDC, and “Community Colleges and the Work Of Democracy.”
Community Colleges and the Work Of Democracy Article by Bernie Ronan (For original article source, please visit: http://kettering.org/periodicals/community-colleges-democracy/) ***** A Time of Crisis: This phrase served as the title of a crucial section in the historic 1947 Truman Commission Report, Higher Education for Democracy, which framed how higher education should respond to the education crisis [...]
Read More...Your Vote Counts!: Mount Wachusett Student Voter Registration Drive
TDC member Mount Wachusett Community College of Gardner, Massachusetts is making sure their students know that every vote counts! Below are three of the First Year Experience (FYE) students whose self-designed service learning project was to hold a voter registration drive. The whole class researched the Global Challenges (formally known as “7 Revs”) through The [...]
Read More...CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT: Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College, founded in 1969, has over 50 degrees and academic programs and serves just under 21,000 students per semester. JCCC serves the residents of Johnson County, Kansas through many academic and community based programs.* “As a cultural center, JCCC also contributes to the prosperity of the community. The visual and performing arts [...]
Read More...CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT: Heartland Community College
The youngest community college in Illinois, Heartland Community College was founded in 1990. The public, two-year open admissions college is an affordable resource for higher education, focusing on student success.* In the words of Heartland Community College President, Allen Goben, HCC is committed to “giv[ing] continued support to the cause of furthering democratic education and [...]
Read More...SPOTLIGHT CAMPUS: Engaged at Allegany College of Maryland
The Democracy Commitment is proud to announce the many TDC events going on at Allegany College of Maryland. TDC Campus Coordinator and Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences Kurt Hoffman ran full speed ahead to launch democracy-promoting events at the three-campus school. Not only has Allegany College held events surrounding international democracy issues in Uganda [...]
Read More...$360,000 Grant to The Democracy Commitment and AAC&U
We are delighted to announce our partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities through a $359,995 grant to support community college humanities faculty development. Read all about it in our press release!
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