'The Riffed'

A film production out of Modesto Junior College, " The Crisis Begins ": The documentary " explores the circumstances around G...

Horrific Death: 12-Year-Old Amaro Viana Drowned in Boiling Hot Water After Watching Both Parents Murdered by Black South African Thugs

The legacy of Mandela. At Telegraph UK, " South African 12-year-old drowned in boiling water after seeing parents killed ": A 12-y...

Walter Russell Mead on City College of San Francisco

At Via Meadia, " Blue Blight Update: Largest CA College to Close? ": The collapse of blue California is picking up speed. Californ...

City College of San Francisco, Nation's Largest Two-Year College, On Brink of Closure

This a huge story. See the San Francisco Chronicle, " City College of San Francisco on brink of closure ": The poorly run City Col...

The End is Near for Higher Education in California

I'm only being slightly facetious at the title. It's been 52 years since Gov. Pat Brown signed California's Master Plan for High...

Community Colleges All But Eliminate Summer School Classes

My college isn't mentioned at the article, but we're barely offering anything as well --- and this will be the second summer I'v...

Just 2 in 10 Latino Students Complete Community College in Six Years

I think most reports downplay the key factors in the lack of student success. There's a general social breakdown in discipline and habit...

Coast Community College District Avoids Layoffs

I'm not sure about the differences between CCCD and my college, but I get the feeling the former's administration is a little less h...

Lack of Civility at Long Beach City College

Actually, it's the LBCC Board of Trustees that lacks civility, according to Michael Smith of Long Beach, in a letter at the Los Angeles ...

LBCC Announces 55 Layoffs — Tensions High as Faculty Union Prepares Jobs Actions and Protests

There's considerable turmoil on campus. The faculty union is also in the middle of acrimonious contract negotiations --- and job actions...

Community Colleges Offer Path to Four-Year Degrees

Well, this is interesting. At the New York Times , " Opening Up a Path to Four-Year Degrees ": PHILADELPHIA — At the end of his fi...

How California's Colleges Indoctrinate Students

From Peter Berkowitz, at Wall Street Journal (via Google ): The politicization of higher education by activist professors and compliant univ...

California State Colleges and Universities May Screen for Sexual Orientation in Admissions Applications

Tina Korbe beat me to this story, " California state colleges consider asking students about sexual orientation on application forms ....

California Voters Back November Ballot Measure to Raise Taxes on 'Wealthy'

Well, actually, the poll finds two-thirds support for raising taxes on "high earners," but for the progressives and unions who bro...

Cal State University Executive Pay Scandal

There's talk at my college of heavy layoffs for classified employees. I'll know more soon, and no doubt we'll be seeing reports ...

Santa Monica College to Launch Two-Tiered Pricing for Classes

Well, once you get your foot in the door it's hard to close. Perhaps we'll see more of this, which will bring some demand-side accou...

When An Intruder Invades Your Classroom

You have to start from the beginning on this one, but the interesting thing is the author, Alexandrea Ravenelle, teaches at community colleg...

Realities of Higher Education in California

I mentioned previously that the community colleges are going to a "rationing" model for educational access, putting a priority on...

Volunteers at Community Colleges? Of Course Not, That Would Threaten the Power of California's Educational Administrative Commissariat

I had to share this letter to the editor at the Orange County Register , " No volunteers at community colleges ." The author, Rich...

Huge Finance Scandal at L.A. Trade Tech College Foundation Established to Help Needy Students

You have to spend some time around the community colleges to really get a feel for this. Local educational and political officials exploited...