Perspectives New York Agrees on ‘Free Tuition’ Deal, but It Freezes Out Private Colleges Spencer Irvine April 11, 2017 “Free college tuition” deal is reached in New York, but it really is not “free” since it could cost taxpayers at least $163 million.
Faculty Lounge Op-Ed: No, Hillary Clinton Can’t Save College Spencer Irvine September 29, 2016 George Leef said the following about Hillary Clinton supporters advocating that she will ‘fix college’: The key objective of Clinton’s…
Faculty Lounge Community College, Under Fire, to Re-Examine ‘Blacks-Only’ Course Spencer Irvine August 12, 2016 Moraine Valley Community College is rethinking their course, which sparked controversy because it would only admit ‘blacks-only’ into the course.
Faculty Lounge Why are Four-Year Colleges Making It Hard for Community College Students to Transfer Spencer Irvine June 15, 2016 It’s a broken system, where it’s hard to transfer credits, and when you try to take the right classes, the classes still don’t transfer from community college to a four-year college.
Faculty Lounge ‘Free’ Community College means a $232 Million Bill for New York Per Year Spencer Irvine January 17, 2016 So much for free stuff, huh? That’s expensive.
Faculty Lounge Just Tragic: Gunman Kills at least 10 People at Oregon Community College Spencer Irvine October 2, 2015 The gunman reportedly singled out Christians and shot them at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
Faculty Lounge College President Threatens Lecturer for E-mail Reminding what Day it was Spencer Irvine June 11, 2015 May Day apparently gets everyone all excited and upset, even through e-mail. Legal action was threatened as a result.
Faculty Lounge Obama doesn’t get what Community Colleges are For Spencer Irvine February 10, 2015 President Obama visited a community college and pushed for his free community college plan, but he overlooked how graduation rates…
Faculty Lounge, News Community College pays its president $750,000 in Buyout Spencer Irvine January 25, 2015 A community college named DuPage has THAT much money to throw around? But, this community college president lost the confidence of…
Faculty Lounge, News More Latinos in Community Colleges than Others, Report finds Spencer Irvine January 24, 2015 Other findings were that 18% of Latino students were learning English as a second language and made strides in earning…
Faculty Lounge, News Quick Hits: Community College Grad Rates Spencer Irvine January 23, 2015 Via Columbia University’s Community College Research Center: “According to a recent study by the National Student Clearinghouse, 15 percent of…
Faculty Lounge, News 41% of North Carolina Community College Students Graduate in 6 Years Spencer Irvine This is not a lie, but a real statistic. That is barely 4 in 10 community college students earning a…