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As a tumultuous 2025 winds down to a close, I am reminded of the bold spirit that defines the impactful work we do each day across America’s community colleges. Each year, hundreds of thousands of ambitious learners enroll in our courses and programs. They come to push boundaries, explore new frontiers, and carve out a pathway to a brighter future…
Continue readingFor decades, Thanksgiving has offered us a day to celebrate and to reflect on our many blessings. However, this year, this familiar holiday may just serve as a much-needed respite from the unusual level of divisiveness and political rancor that has permeated our everyday existence for months. All of higher education has donned battle gear to wrestle not only with…
Continue readingThis holiday season marks a time of change and transition on both personal and national levels. While uncertainty is sometimes a concomitant of change, it is the resilience and unity of our collective community spirit that keeps us strong. As we close another challenging year, it is more important than ever to celebrate the remarkable work that powers our nation’s…
Continue readingCCBC is proud to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This national holiday, established by proclamation of President Biden in 2021, honors the diverse cultures and traditions that flourished long before the formation of the United States. Indigenous Peoples’ Day urges us to move beyond the narrow accounts in history books, to deepen our respect for the legacies of native communities. It…
Continue readingThe theme of this year’s Black History Month, “African Americans and the Arts,” beckons us to explore the intersections of creativity and heritage, echoing these timeless words by James Baldwin with renewed significance: “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.” From antiquity to present, Black sculptors,…
Continue readingIn the spirit of the holiday season, I extend heartfelt best wishes to all who lend their energy and wisdom to fuel our nation’s community colleges, their students, and their communities. Good things happen every day at the hundreds of community college across the country, making these institutions the strong and dynamic institutions they are today. Having finally emerged this…
Continue readingI recently shared a quote with the CCBC community that I think captures the essence of Thanksgiving: “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” Although political divisiveness, war, and the remnants of COVID-19 seem to have set the world around us on a collision course with disaster, I borrow this phrase to encourage us to look towards…
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