Indian Hills Community College had the numbers behind them upon passing a bond measure in November 2021. More than 12,000 voters in 17 Iowa counties gave their approval for a $28 million referendum designated to fund a brand new campus and additional major improvements. The bond, which needed 60% support to pass, cleared that hurdle with more than…

Professional learning communities (PLCs) serve as a mechanism for schools and districts to promote teacher collaboration, collective inquiry, and a context to focus on student-centered learning processes. The study examined the perceptions of certificated staff and administrators pertaining to this practice. Three research questions guided this…

Ninety years ago, John Dewey's discussion of "the religious"--as distinct from traditional "religion"--opened new ways of thinking about the connection between spirituality and everyday forms of human action. But in what ways does our contemporary religious landscape invite us to reimagine and reconstruct Deweyan approaches to…

Black women faculty members at institutions of higher education in the United States are rare. By examining the unique experiences Black women faculty members in community colleges endure, this project aims to acknowledge, assess, and affirm the distinctive experiences of this cadre. Its intent is to disseminate the findings and advocate for…

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more ubiquitous, and machine learning continues to optimize systems and data, the human contribution to our working and social worlds must evolve to be more sophisticated. Labeled as the fourth industrial revolution by the World Economic Forum (2019), employment roles comprised of repetitive tasks and rote…

We first experience the joy and necessity of belonging to a world beyond the family as we take roles in one another's imaginative play. Together we are inventing new communities, in which matters of friendships, fairness, and fantasy are accessible to all.

This article introduces the special topic issue "Educational and Psychological Consultation within Community-University Partnerships." The special issue provides a forum for scholars and readers to consider consultation as a powerful and practical tool that can be used in community-university partnerships (CUPs). In this article, we will…

This article argues that by tying instructional improvement efforts to ongoing reforms, colleges may be able to take advantage of structures and mechanisms employed by the reform to make teaching an institutional priority.

The mission of community colleges is to create affordable pathways for students to enter the workforce or transfer into 4-year universities. However, community colleges have not been successful in efforts to assist Students of Color in completing an associate degree or transferring. Therefore, efforts have been made to increase the number of…

This volume is intended as an argument for honors education in online spaces--an opportunity to demonstrate how courses and programming can operate virtually while maintaining the rigor, innovation, and community on which honors education prides itself. Online honors courses may not have been the most popular, but those invested in that work knew…

Sport- and physical activity-related participatory action research (PAR) often involves voluntary partnerships spanning institutions, organizations, and jurisdictions. Negotiating and maintaining multi-stakeholder and multi-jurisdictional research partnerships can be likened to a delicate balancing act fraught with potential challenges and strains…

Educators seek to foster civic engagement among the next generation through social studies. In pursuit of this goal, technology and social media strategies can be effective enticements. This article describes the community engagement demonstrated by students collaborating to present a weekly school news broadcast, making the transition from…

This case study examines reciprocal mentoring in a community-based program (CBP) serving immigrant Latino families with school-aged children. University student volunteers shared technological and college knowledge and grew in leadership skills. Simultaneously, they gained familial and cultural support and belonging from program families. The CBP…

For many Blacks students, community colleges have long served as the top, low cost, postsecondary access point to a career that provides a livable wage, career growth opportunities, and the ability to support a family. Unfortunately, community college data has shown that Black male students are often the least successful demographic group…

Anchor movements rest on the premise that people- and place-based initiatives can be mutually reinforcing. The community development movement, however, has been haunted for years by the people-place dilemma -- the idea that efforts to help people harm efforts to uplift places and vice versa. Most of the literature on the anchor strategy has…