Featured How will community colleges handle COVID-19 this fall? by Nation Hahn | June 30, 2020 Welcome to Awake58! If you missed last week’s newsletter discussing Peter Hans being named president-elect of UNC system, click here. If...
Featured How will a community college serve students this fall amid COVID-19? by Nation Hahn and Alli Lindenberg | June 29, 2020 Mark Poarch has been president of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) since the spring of 2016. Poarch was...
Featured Collaboration, community, and the challenge of a pandemic: John Gossett reflects on his tenure at MTCC by Nation Hahn and Alli Lindenberg | June 29, 2020 On a warm summer morning, John Gossett, president of McDowell Technical Community College, bounded out of his administrative building to...
News The General Assembly adjourns for now by Alex Granados | June 26, 2020 The General Assembly finished up most of its work this week, but it’s not gone for good. An adjournment resolution...
Featured President Michael Helmick looks back (and ahead) as he retires from Western Piedmont by Nation Hahn and Alli Lindenberg | June 25, 2020 After 30 years in education, Michael Helmick is set to retire as president of Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) on...
Featured What is next for the NC community college system with Peter Hans departure by Nation Hahn | June 23, 2020 Welcome to Awake58! If you missed last week’s newsletter, click here. If you were forwarded this newsletter, please click here to subscribe....
News Community colleges get enrollment growth funding, early colleges get growth restriction by Alex Granados | June 23, 2020 A bill that would fund enrollment growth for the state’s community colleges passed the General Assembly on Monday and is...
Perspective Perspective | Key takeaways from Awake58’s CARES Act town hall by Kenneth L. Ender | June 22, 2020 Earlier this week it was my good fortune to participate in the Awake58 virtual town hall focused on North Carolina’s...
Perspective Perspective | Reducing barriers for community college students through compassionate virtual mentoring by Carrol Warren | June 22, 2020 As community college educators approach planning for the upcoming academic year, many questions remain. I’ve heard my colleagues, who serve...
Featured Peter Hans is the UNC System president-elect. What’s next for the NC Community College System? by Nation Hahn | June 22, 2020 Peter Hans was announced as president-elect of the University of North Carolina System after the UNC Board of Governors approved...
News Teacher bonuses clear General Assembly by Alex Granados | June 19, 2020 A number of education-related bills made progress through the General Assembly last week. Here are some highlights: Teacher bonuses A...
Featured What does the future hold for rural North Carolina after COVID-19? by Nation Hahn and Carol Bono | June 17, 2020 “What issues facing rural North Carolina keep you up at night?” I recently had the chance to ask a dozen...
