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As we make our way through the longest government shutdown we have yet experienced, we in the community college world occupy an unwelcome front row seat as direct witness to the impact on many of our students and employees. Roughly 85 percent of all community college students come from economically challenged areas; thus their lives are often financially challenged. While…
Continue readingRecently, the CCBC and the United Way of Central Maryland came together to celebrate two special events. Theirs was 100 years of service to the community; ours was the launch of our FY2026 United Way Giving Campaign. The significance of this event—which brought the County Executive, the CEO of United Way, and the college president together—was the celebration of three…
Continue readingAmidst fears of torrential rain and a possible tornado, fair weather brought 6,000 graduates, guests, faculty, staff, administrators, trustees and politicians together on the CCBC Essex Campus for a 68-year tradition: Commencement. We could not have scripted a better day for CCBC’s 2025 Commencement ceremony where a proud 1,000 – of the more than 2,700 graduates – cheered, marched and…
Continue readingMay is both the best of times and the worst of times in the community college world. This lovely spring month ushers in final exam week with its usual rush to grade papers and submit final grades along with some of the best reasons to celebrate any community college professional could hope for. So all that stress translates into a…
Continue readingIn April we celebrated community colleges; in May we celebrate one important segment of our college community, i.e. our Heroes of the Heart: our Nursing faculty and Nursing students. In short, these special people are made up of equal parts compassion, knowledge, discipline and grace. At CCBC, we could not be more proud to join our colleagues across the country…
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 readingFor those of us who are academics, Commencement is the high point of the academic year. We pay tribute to the talent, hard work and resourcefulness of both our students and ourselves. This year, on a beautiful sunny Saturday, CCBC celebrated 2,700 graduates. Although not all 2,700 attended the event, an impressive sea of 800 caps and gowns filled the…
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