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Celebrating Black History Month

February 26, 2024

The 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,…

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Empowering Futures: The Transformative Power of Philanthropy in Community Colleges

January 31, 2024

Years ago, when times were a bit hard, I used to say to my children “It’s OK, we’re tough, we’ll get through this!” This outlook now permeates my role as a community college President who firmly believes that our sector of higher education is a miracle of resilience. We are so used to dealing with the challenge of hard times,…

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CCBC Partners with Comcast to Bridge the Digital Divide

September 11, 2023

On Thursday, September 7th I hosted a press conference to announce the launch of a Digital Navigator Program Supported by a $150,000 grant from Comcast. This program will connect trained students – Digital Navigators – with other CCBC students and Baltimore-area residents to help them access the internet, use devices, and obtain skills to bridge the digital divide. But the…

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Supporting Our People to Support Our Students

September 5, 2023

CCBC’s secret weapon is not dollars; it is the talent, skill and commitment of our faculty and staff. With an extraordinary can-do spirit, our people sign on year after year to support the students who walk through our doors. That is how, each year, nearly 13,000 of roughly 50,000 students achieve something important to them and their families: a degree…

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Breaking the Student Debt Cycle: One Student; Two Institutions; One Experience

August 18, 2023

The collective student loan debt in the United States stands at a whopping $1.75 trillion. Many students who might like to earn a college degree are put off by the rising cost of tuition and the resultant dread of mounting student debt. Voting with their feet, they demand a reevaluation of higher education to create a sustainable and affordable pathway…

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Dual Enrollment: Earning College Credit in High School

August 11, 2023

Each year high school students excitedly graduate with the hopes of continuing their academic careers. With this excitement comes a great deal of worry as these students and their families struggle to afford the rising cost of college. However, in many school systems across the country, dual enrollment opportunities allow students to take courses at local community colleges, enabling them…

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Community colleges bring equity to higher education

July 10, 2023

The role of community colleges in bringing equity to higher education is all the more crucial after the Supreme Court‘s ruling against affirmative action. Community colleges remain proud pillars of access to all students, regardless of race, age, gender or other potentially segregating elements. In the July 9 edition of The Baltimore Banner, my comments on the Supreme Court’s ruling…

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