Community Colleges: Why Community Colleges Are Good for You

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Community Colleges Tuesday, January 30, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [Commentary: Why Community Colleges Are Good for You]( By Carl J. Strikwerda These unsung engines of higher education deserve the resources and respect to be equal partners with four-year institutions. [How Enrollment Challenges Can Spur Change]( [premium] By Scott Carlson In The Chronicle’s fifth survey of enrollment and tuition revenue, private institutions especially reported trouble meeting their goals. [Who Has the Most Student Debt? The Wealthiest, a New Analysis Finds]( By Andy Thomason Focusing on “who owes the most,” two researchers write, may be counterproductive. [Outlook for Higher Ed in 2018 Is Bleak, Ratings Agency Says]( By Adam Harris Standard & Poor’s said the near future for midtier institutions was especially poor. [How College May Actually Limit Students’ Exposure to Different Religions]( By Bianca Quilantan It’s a commonly accepted narrative that students are exposed to diverse religious perspectives for the first time while in college. A new study says that the opposite may be true. [How Do You Keep Students From Checking Out in a Large Lecture Hall?]( Colleges can innovate their way out of some problems. Others — like those distracted students in the back of the auditorium — may be harder to crack. [After Seven Suicides, a Professor Unearths Stories of Where People Find Resilience]( [premium] By Chris Quintana Daniel Jackson, a computer scientist, photographed and interviewed people at MIT to share how they have coped with competitive academics, personal loss, and suicidal feelings. [Should Students Be Expelled for Posting Racist Videos?]( By Emma Kerr Two recent cases suggest that colleges are reacting more swiftly and firmly to students’ offensive conduct on social media. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [Duck and Cover: Teaching Survival in Donald Trump’s America]( By Beau Ewan How can we, as educators, not discuss with students the real threats posed by climate change, immigration policies — and nuclear brinkmanship? [Reinventing the Survey Course]( By James M. Lang When it comes to putting innovation into practice, a new book argues, not all classes are created equal. [The Benefits of Doing It Wrong]( By David Gooblar Why you should invite your students to write badly, perform an experiment incorrectly, or botch an equation. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dean of Science, Engineering, Math and Health (SEM-H)]( Lord Fairfax Community College Virginia, United States [President]( Weatherford College Texas, United States Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Webinar: Negotiating an Academic Job Offer]( Did you miss Vitae Wednesday with Karen Kelsky? Fear not: the recording is for sale. You have more leverage than you think. [Learn how to negotiate the best offer possible.]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=4235a4299bab48e99f82e3c63cc4be8b&elq=e32f1388090846e99cb67b490362fa3c&elqaid=17654&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7768) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education