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03/19/2010 - AACC and ACCT have written a joint letter supporting education provisions in H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.

03/18/2010 - Congress today released the reconciliation bill that contains the health care reform package and student loan reform legislation.

03/05/2010 - AACC is pleased to announce a national grant competition for its Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning project.

02/26/2010 - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post entitled, "Direct student loans: A better way to invest in education."

02/25/2010 - AACC and CASE are co-sponsoring a webinar on April 22, 2010 entitled, "Getting Started On Your Community College Fundraising Campaign."

02/19/2010 - The U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), is seeking peer reviewers for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) grant competition.

02/15/2010 - The 2010 National Legislative Summit has been rescheduled for March 10-12 due to inclement weather.

The 2010 Community College Federal Legislative Priorities, also known as the “Green Sheet,” were prepared by AACC and ACCT for the National Legislative Summit that was postponed due to extreme weather in Washington, DC.

02/05/2010 - The College Board and the Congressional Tri-Caucus call on community college leaders to address the urgent need to raise achievement among young men of color.

02/04/2010 - AACC urges community college advocates to register to attend the webcast of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the IOM forum on nursing education.

02/02/2010 - Achieving the Dream and Lumina Foundation for Education announced that Guilford Technical Community College has been honored with the 2nd annual Leah Meyer Austin Institutional Student Success Leadership Award.

02/01/2010 - The Obama administration's FY 2011 budget proposal freezes overall domestic discretionary spending, as previously announced.

01/27/2010 - Dr. Jill Biden was the keynote speaker at the "Community Colleges and Competitiveness" conference hosted by Center for American Progress.

01/26/2010 - Community college student Julia Frost—a former Marine bandsman trumpeter and wife of an active-duty Marine—will be the guest of Dr. Jill Biden for the State of the Union address on Jan. 27.

01/22/2010 - AACC is pleased to announce the new web-based Minority Male Student Success Database (MMSSD).

01/21/2010 - The Investing in Innovation Fund is a competitive grant that will provide funding to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative and evidence-based practices, programs, and strategies.

01/19/2010 - Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will speak at the closing brunch of the American Association of Community Colleges convention April 17-20 in Seattle.

1/15/2010 - The Carnegie Foundation of the Advancement of Teaching plans a convening in 2010 to focus on the overall effectiveness of nursing education.

01/15/2010 - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration have announced the second grant competition for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

01/13/2010 - AACC urges community college presidents and nursing faculty to attend the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the Institute of Medicine forum in Houston on Feb. 22.

1/8/2010 - A new report on nursing education released this week by the Carnegie Foundation examines well-known and persistent challenges in providing the quantity and quality of nursing professionals needed to safeguard the nation's health.

12/23/2009 - Community Action grants provide funds for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.

12/22/2009 - The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) has launched a newsletter.

12/17/2009 - AACC has published a new report entitled, "Community College Enrollment Surge: An Analysis of Estimated Fall 2009 Headcount Enrollments at Community Colleges."

12/16/2009 - With Senate passage on December 13, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 omnibus spending bill is headed to the White House for signature.

12/16/2009 - The Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives have unveiled the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010."

12/15/2009 - U.S. Senators Michael B. Enzi and Lamar Alexander and Congressmen John Kline and Brett Guthrie have written an open letter to college and university leaders about the future of the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program.

12/14/2009 - Dr. Jill Biden was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning in a segment entitled, "Jill Biden: Second Lady of the Land."

12/10/2009 - Appropriators from the U.S. House and Senate have crafted a compromise spending bill that would set the maximum Pell Grant at $5,550 and provide $1.4 billion for worker training.

12/08/2009 - U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) seeks individuals to serve as reviewers of applications for Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGAs).

12/4/2009 - U.S. Congressman John B. Larson of Connecticut introduced the Community College Emergency Stabilization Act, legislation designed to provide financial support to community colleges.

12/3/2009 - AACC President George Boggs and NY Gov. David Paterson have exchanged letters regarding the proposed Deficit Reduction Program to NY's Executive Budget that includes a large cut to community college base funding.

11/30/2009 - The Washinton Post published an article by Daniel de Vise entitled, "The Best and Brightest Take a Detour: Recession-wary Honor Students Are Using Community College as Door to Elite Schools."

11/24/2009 - The Kaleidoscope Leadership Instiute, being held Dec. 2–6 in Costa Mesa, CA, is a unique national leadership development program designed primarily for women of color in higher education.

11/24/2009 - The resource guide, "Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: A Key to Higher Education Access and Success," was recently published.

11/20/2009 - AACC has released a request for proposal (RFP) seeking consultation to help develop a process to select candidates for the association presidency position.

11/19/2009 - AACC encourages college presidents & nursing faculty to register to attend the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Initiative at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) forum scheduled for Dec 3 at Community College of Philadelphia.

11/13/2009 - Community College International Partnerships is a summary of information provided by AACC Commission on Global Education member colleges over the last 2 years.

11/11/2009 - AACC has a new grant opportunity for member colleges interested in student retention and success.

11/09/2009 - In this AACC statement, common criticisms of community colleges are analyzed and addressed.

11/03/2009 - Press Release - George R. Boggs, president of AACC for a decade and an ardent advocate for community colleges for more than 40 years, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2010.

11/02/2009 - To advance green building on campus, Second Nature has launched the "Campus Green Builder” Web site as part of their Advancing Green Building in Higher Education Initiative.

10/30/2009 - AACC encourages members and nursing faculty to attend in person or by phone the Future of Nursing at the IOM meeting Nov. 2 in Washington, DC.

10/22/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for grants through its Student Support Services (SSS) program.

10/20/2009 - Community colleges enroll nearly 50% of all undergraduates in the U.S. In stringent economic times, more students are turning to community colleges due to their low-cost, accessibility and quality.

10/19/2009 - Community colleges perform a wide variety of functions, including preparing students to transfer to four-year institutions.

10/09/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education is seeking proposals from higher ed institutions, including community colleges, for competitive grants to improve the quality of special education paraprofessional pre-service programs.

10/05/2009 - The ACE Fellows Program is a leadership development program in higher education open to leaders in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities.

9/28/2009 - "Moral of the Story, " a NY Times blog, published an entry by Randy Cohen that argues donors should consider giving to community colleges and other institutions that serve larger constituencies with greater need.

09/25/2009 - The U.S. Department of Education has launched the "I Am What I Learn" video contest challenging students to take responsibility for their education.

09/24/2009 - USA Today published an article by Mary Beth Marklein entitled, "U.S. College Recruiters Find Growing Market Overseas, in Vietnam," about a recruiting trip sponsored by AACC.

09/23/2009 - Dr. Jill Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Community College and wife of Vice President Joe Biden, blogged about community colleges on the White House Blog and in The Washington Post's "The Answer Sheet."

09/19/2009 - On September 17, on a largely party line vote of 253 to 171, the House passed H.R. 3221, "The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009."

09/17/2009 - This afternoon, by a vote of 253 to 171, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.

09/17/2009 - AACC encourages community colleges to reach out to hospital & health care provider partners to ask them to register immediately to attend and submit testimony/comment for the IOM Future of Nursing forum on October 19.

09/16/2009 - Bunker Hill Community College was featured in a Fox News segment by Molly Line entitled, "Graveyard Classes."

09/16/2009 - Miami Dade College was featured in an NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams segment by Michelle Kosinski entitled, "Standing Room Only."

09/16/2009 - Many AACC member colleges and organizations have written resolutions supporting President Obama's American Graduation Initiative.

09/04/2009 - AACC, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, METI, and L-3 Communications, Inc., have launched the Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship to aid health professions students.

09/01/2009 - Nominations are being accepted online through October 2, 2009, for the 2010 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards.

08/31/2009 - AACC members are invited to participate in an online dialogue - called a "jam" - about President Obama's American Graduation Initiative on September 16, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST).

08/21/2009 - The Association of American Geographers (AAG) has announced a new national program to support community college students to attend AAG annual meetings.

08/20/2009 - NBC is showing the entire pilot episode of "Community"—a sit-com set at a fictitious community college—on Facebook before it airs on TV next month.

08/18/2009 - AACC will host a free webinar on the American Graduation Initiative on Tuesday, September 3, 2009, from 2-3 p.m. EDT.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

08/18/2009 - AACC strongly supports H.R. 3221, but believes that the Senate HELP Committee can make critical improvements to that bill's community college provisions.

08/04/2009 - AACC has received its sixth consecutive three-year grant from the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

07/30/2009 - The San Diego News Network published an article entitled, "Miramar College Tests $2.2 Million Geothermal Project."

07/31/2009 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking individuals to review grant proposals for the Academic Research Infrastructure - Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) program.

07/29/2009 - Reuters published an article entitled, "Colleges Become Greener Thanks to Savvy Students."

07/18/2009 - William Green, chairman of Accenture and of Business Roundtable's Education, Innovation and Workforce Initiative, wrote an op-ed for The Detroit News entitled, "Community Colleges Hold Key to U.S. Leadership."

07/28/2009 - U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced today the availability of $200 million to support grants, loans, loan repayment, and scholarships to expand the training of health care professionals.

07/23/2009 - The Department of Labor has issued a Solicitation for Grant Applications for a $220 million program to fund training initiatives in the healthcare and other high growth sectors.

7/23/2009 - The House Education and Labor Committee approves H.R. 3221, which includes President Obama’s community college initiative.

07/21/2009 - Jill Biden, professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College and wife of Vice President Joe Biden, wrote an op-ed for The Sun News entitled, "Community Colleges Are Crucial."

07/21/2009 - AACC and ACCT have released a joint statement supporting H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.

07/20/2009 - TIME magazine published an article entitled, "Can Community Colleges Save the U.S. Economy?" in its July 20, 2009 issue.

07/17/2009 - AACC President & CEO Dr. George Boggs and Virginia Community College Chancellor Glenn Dubois were interviewed by Fox Business News about the American Graduation Initiative.

07/16/2009 - The New York Times published an op-ed by David Brooks entitled, "No Size Fits All," about the American Graduation Initiative.

07/14/2009 - Press Release - President Obama proposed the American Graduation Initiative, a $12 billion federal investment to substantially expand the capacity of the nation's community college system.

07/13/2009 - AACC President & CEO Dr. George Boggs, responded to a question posted to the National Journal's Expert Blog on Education: "How Can Colleges Help Graduates Pursue A Career?"

07/12/2009 - President Obama wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post entitled, "Rebuilding Something Better," that discussed increasing the number of graduates at community colleges.

07/06/2009 - Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA will host the 2009 Statistics Course Use and Evaluation Summer Workshop on July 16-17, 2009.

07/01/2009 - AACC's Vice President for Communications Norma Kent, was quoted in a Washington Post article entitled, "Community Colleges See Demand Spike, Funding Slip."

06/29/2009 - AACC has written to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding key policy issues such as access, student completion/retention, and green jobs.

06/24/2009 - The Department of Labor (DOL) today released five Solicitations for Grant Applications to award approximately $500 million in green jobs-related, competitive grants as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

06/23/2009 - Over the next 24 months the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will conduct a study on the future of nursing sponsored by and in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

06/23/2009 - Martha J. Kanter will be the next Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education

06/19/2009 - ACE President Molly Corbett Broad, on behalf of AACC and 37 other education associations, has sent letters to Congress urging that federal funding for Minority Serving Institutions be maintained beyond FY 2009.

06/17/2009 - President Obama today announced a new service initiative, United We Serve, to encourage Americans to create meaningful change in their communities by engaging in service.

06/17/2009 - AACC President and CEO Dr. George Boggs is quoted in a U.S. News & World Report blog entry entitled, "10 Reasons to Pick a Community College."

06/15/2009 - Legislative Alert - The House Appropriations Committee has approved a deep cut in funding to the NSF's Advanced Technological Education program for Fiscal Year 2010.

06/12/2009 - Global Climate Change Education (GCCE): Research Experiences, Teaching & Learning is a new program element that is soliciting proposals to improve teacher competency for Global Climate Change Education.

06/12/2009 - RTP will make grants available to community college(s) and/or advanced technological center(s), located in a rural area, for technology development, applied research, and/or training.

06/11/2009 - The 25th anniversary edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education featured 25 up-and-coming leaders; two of the featured leaders are from the community college arena.

06/10/2009 - The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is awarding a total of $750,000 in grants for programs that encourage college students to serve as poll workers.

06/03/2009 - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today a $7 million competitive grant to establish innovative and sustainable community college programs that prepare displaced workers for second careers.

05/29/2009 - Kresge Fellowships to advance green building at under-resourced colleges and universities have been awarded to 15 institutions of higher learning.

05/28/2009 - AACC has responded to a television commerical by BoostMobile that the Association considers denigrating to community college students.

05/21/2009 - CNN's Headline News money expert Clark Howard discusses the value of community colleges in a segment on his program entitled, "Affordable College Tuition."

05/20/2009 - An article entitled, "New Report Says 2-Year Degrees Are Keys to Obama's Goal," was featured on the Chronicle of Higher Education's News Blog.

05/20/2009 - The Caregiving Project for Older Americans has announced a third year of funding for the 2009 Community College Training Initiative grants.

05/18/2009 - The Department of Labor (DOL) has just made available information concerning its plans to distribute the $500 million for "green jobs" training that was included in H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

05/15/2009 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the details of its FY 2010 budget request to Congress and the news is good for community colleges.

05/13/2009 - The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) has released a publication called "Quick Facts About Financial Aid and Community Colleges, 2007-08."

05/12/2009 - AACC President and CEO Dr. George Boggs was interviewed by CNN for a segment about how community colleges are helping students during the economic downturn.

05/11/2009 - Press Release - With unemployment figures on the rise and the economic recession wreaking havoc on retirement accounts, the Plus 50 Initiative is helping workers age 50 and over train for new jobs, sharpen marketable skills.

05/11/2009 - Press Release - With unemployment figures on the rise and the economic recession wreaking havoc on retirement accounts, the Plus 50 Initiative is helping workers age 50 and over train for new jobs, sharpen marketable skills.

05/08/2009 - President Obama today made remarks about job creation and job training after the April employment numbers were released.

05/09/2009 - AACC President and CEO Dr. George Boggs was quoted in a May 8, 2009 Associated Press (AP) article entitled, "Obama Aims to Refocus Unemployment System."

05/08/2009 - Join us for a national webinar "Education for the Green Economy: Opportunities, Resources and Models," on May 20, 2009 from 4-5 p.m. (EST).

05/08/2009 - President Obama released his FY2010 budget request. For community colleges, the cornerstone is to make the Pell Grant program an "entitlement" and move to 100% institutional participation in Direct Lending.

04/28/2009 - AACC, along with eight other education associations, has signed a letter of support for the concurrent budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13.

04/22/2009 - Celebrating 25 years of service, The Presidents Roundtable of the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA) releases the 2009 Directory of African American CEOs.

04/21/2009 - Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count (AtD) was discussed in a Chronicle of Higher Education op-ed about helping community college students succeed.

04/18/2009 - The Plus 50 Initiative is mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article about community colleges taking the lead in aiding adult learners find new directions and new jobs.

04/17/2009 - A limited number of travel scholarships of up to $500 per person are available to nonprofit and government participants located in the Southeast and/or Appalachia. The Summit takes place June 2-3 in Durham, NC.

04/14/2009 - Plus 50 students at Western Dakota Technical Institute talked to their NPR station about becoming park rangers, their field trips to National Park Service sites, and how they want make a difference in their communities.

04/01/2009 - President Obama has nominated Martha J. Kanter, the Chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, for Under Secretary of Education.

03/30/2009 - AACC's Center for Workforce and Economic Development has published a report that profiles successful community college partnerships and provides tools and resources for economic development.

03/27/2009 - In an exclusive interview with the Community College Journal, Secretary Duncan outlines the administration's commitment to associate-degree colleges and their importance to the nation's economic future.

03/26/2009 - Press Release - A new survey by the Plus 50 Initiative at AACC finds that community colleges are reaching out to students over the age of 50 and planning to expand programs for them.

03/25/2009 - NCBAA and the Presidents' Round Table are sponsoring a free webinar on "Cultivating Academic Excellence and Success for African American Males," on Tuesday, March 31 at 2pm (CST).