26 Feb, 2025

Bytes of Responsibility: Building Bridges Between Innovation and Integrity

2025-02-26T13:41:08-06:00

Issue No. 34 • February 2025 Bytes of Responsibility: Building Bridges Between Innovation and Integrity  Introduction   Currently, higher education institutions are going through what experts deem as another technological revolution with the introduction of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) into common use (Parnell, 2024). This type of technology encompasses a variety of AI [...]

Bytes of Responsibility: Building Bridges Between Innovation and Integrity2025-02-26T13:41:08-06:00
12 Dec, 2024

Learning From Marginalized Community College Students Taking Honors Courses for the First Time

2024-12-13T09:19:08-06:00

Issue No. 33 • December 2024 Learning From Marginalized Community College Students Taking Honors Courses for the First Time  The variables used to secure college scholarships, particularly high GPAs and honors coursework, cause schools to perpetuate systems of inequality (Gorksi, 2018; Hagerman, 2018; Hochschild, 2003; Ladson-Billings, 2006; Lewis & Diamond, 2015; Oakes, 2005; [...]

Learning From Marginalized Community College Students Taking Honors Courses for the First Time2024-12-13T09:19:08-06:00
27 Aug, 2024

Leading With Equity: Transforming Community Colleges for the Future

2024-08-27T12:40:53-05:00

Issue No. 32 • August 2024 Leading With Equity: Transforming Community Colleges for the Future  Foreword by Dr. Edward J Leach  Community colleges stand at a critical juncture in American higher education. As engines of social mobility and workforce development, these institutions play a vital role in shaping the future of our [...]

Leading With Equity: Transforming Community Colleges for the Future2024-08-27T12:40:53-05:00
23 May, 2024

Frankly, My Dear, No One Gives a Damn About General Education!

2024-05-23T10:30:07-05:00

Issue No. 31 • May 2024 Frankly, My Dear, No One Gives a Damn About General Education! "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" is a line from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. The line is spoken by Rhett Butler as his last [...]

Frankly, My Dear, No One Gives a Damn About General Education!2024-05-23T10:30:07-05:00
9 Apr, 2024

Crisis Management and Grief: Navigating the Unexpected Loss of a Beloved Music Professor

2024-04-11T07:13:05-05:00

Issue No. 30 • April 2024 Crisis Management and Grief: Navigating the Unexpected Loss of a Beloved Music Professor Facing the Unexpected The work performed within the administrative realm of higher education is often filled with an overarching aim at intentionality and structure. From assessing student learning outcomes to accreditation compliance, higher [...]

Crisis Management and Grief: Navigating the Unexpected Loss of a Beloved Music Professor2024-04-11T07:13:05-05:00
1 Feb, 2024

The Rogue Trustee and the President

2024-04-17T14:37:47-05:00

Issue No. 29 • January 2024 The Rogue Trustee and the President  Terry O’Banion, President and CEO Emeritus, League for Innovation in the Community College  This article was drafted as part of the national study on rogue trustees, but it was misfiled and only recently found by the author. However, the article [...]

The Rogue Trustee and the President2024-04-17T14:37:47-05:00
20 Sep, 2023

Racelighting People of Color in the Community College: Implications for Future Scholarship on Race, Racism, and Racial Equity

2023-09-21T16:56:40-05:00

Issue No. 28 • September 2023 Racelighting People of Color in the Community College: Implications for Future Scholarship on Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Frank Harris, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor, Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education, San Diego State University Remarks presented at the 64th Annual Council for [...]

Racelighting People of Color in the Community College: Implications for Future Scholarship on Race, Racism, and Racial Equity2023-09-21T16:56:40-05:00
2 Dec, 2022

Improving Student Success Through the Use of Open Educational Resources

2022-12-07T15:00:31-06:00

The NISOD Papers Issue No. 27 • December 2022 In this edition of The NISOD Papers, “Improving Student Success Through the Use of Open Educational Resources," Megan Crossfield, Manager, Academic Initiatives and Special Projects; and Diane Ryan, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Yavapai College, share insights into students' perceptions of OER. Download the article below: [...]

Improving Student Success Through the Use of Open Educational Resources2022-12-07T15:00:31-06:00
26 Aug, 2022

Hudson County Community College’s Hudson Scholars Project

2022-08-31T16:16:48-05:00

The NISOD Papers Issue No. 26 • September 2022 In this edition of The NISOD Papers, “Hudson County Community College’s Hudson Scholars Project,” Dr. Christopher Reber, President, Hudson County Community College, explores a best-practice student success model with mission-centric retention and completion outcomes Download the article below:

Hudson County Community College’s Hudson Scholars Project2022-08-31T16:16:48-05:00
19 May, 2022

Putting Syllabi at the Center of Compliance: A Full Implementation Effort to Meet Texas HB 2504 Standards at Angelina College

2022-05-19T14:50:21-05:00

The NISOD Papers Issue No. 25 • May 2022 This edition of The NISOD Papers, “Putting Syllabi at the Center of Compliance: A Full Implementation Effort to Meet Texas HB 2504 Standards at Angelina College,” explores how a college-wide student information system conversion at Angelina College prompted a review of academic information, including [...]

Putting Syllabi at the Center of Compliance: A Full Implementation Effort to Meet Texas HB 2504 Standards at Angelina College2022-05-19T14:50:21-05:00