In the Know with ACCT

On this episode of "In the Know", ACCT's Andy Laine sits down with career lawyer, Ira Shepard to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in the Houston Community College vs. Wilson case. With very little precedent for cases dealing with the function of a community college board, we'll pinpoint the ruling's significance and how it may affect board member relations moving forward.

This episode of “In the Know” features an in-depth discussion with ACCT's Vice President of Public Policy, Carrie Warick-Smith, Director of Government Relations, Jose Miranda, and Senior Government Relations Associate, Rosario Duran. We'll take a closer look at the legislative priorities for the 118th Congress and the policy changes that could affect how community colleges serve students. We'll al...

On this episode of In the Know ACCT's Director of Strategic Communications, David Conner, and I spoke with Hester Tinti-Kane, Senior Marketing Director at Cengage and Jeff Seaman, Director of Bay View Analytics about the Digital Learning Pulse Survey : Student, Faculty and Administrator Perspective on Digital Learning in the Community College. Bay View Analytics conducted this survey of higher edu...

This is an episode of Need to Know, a more policy-focused offshoot of In the Know. Today, we're talking about appropriations with Carrie Warick-Smith and José Miranda. Carrie is ACCT's Vice President of Public Policy and José is ACCT's Senior Government Relations Associate. We talk about new developments in the appropriations process and updates to programs that are of interest to community colleg...

This episode of In the Know features United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh’s address to community college leaders at the 2022 National Legislative Summit, with an introduction by Pam Eddinger, president of Bunker Hill Community College in Massachusetts. This episode also features an extensive Q&A the secretary did with community college leaders. There is a lot of great information here, so...

On this episode of In the Know, I spoke with Judge Jim Cooksey, ACCT Board Chair and Trustee at Moberly Area Community College in Missouri. We spoke about his path to becoming a trustee, and the theme for this year's annual Congress theme, " Improving the Lives of Entire Families ." Registration is now open, as is the call for presentations. 

On this episode of In the Know, David Conner and Jacob Bray spoke with Shauna Davis and Mary Laphen from the Lumina Foundation. Shauna is the Strategy Director for Community College Participation and Mary is the Strategy Officer for Participation. We spoke about Lumina's Million Dollar Community College Challenge , a grant opportunity to support brand building and strategic marketing efforts for c...

This episode of In the Know features Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s address to community college leaders at the 2022 National Legislative Summit. Secretary Cardona has a long history of advocating for public education and community colleges. He is an inspiring leader, and I think you’ll enjoy what he has to say. This episode also features a Q&A with Secretary Cardona moderated by ACCT Cha...

On this episode of In the Know, ACCT’s Vice President of Public Policy, Carrie Warick-Smith, ACCT’s Senior Government Affairs Associate, José Miranda, AACC’s Senior Vice President for Government Relations, David Baime, and AACC’s Associate Vice President for Government Relations, Jim Hermes, discuss the 2022 community college priorities . This session was recorded at the 2022 National Legislative...

On this episode of In the Know, I spoke to Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Generation Hope , a non-profit based in the DC area that works to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility. Generation Hope engages education and policy partners to drive systemic change and provides direct support to teen parents in college as well as their childre...

On this episode of In the Know, ACCT’s Director of Strategic Communications, David Conner, and I spoke with ACCT’s new Vice President of Public Policy, Carrie Warick-Smith. Carrie is coming to ACCT from the National College Attainment Network where she gained extensive insight into the issues effecting community colleges and community college students. She has a lot to offer ACCT, and I think you...

On this episode of In the Know, ACCT's Digital Media and Communications Specialist, Jacob Bray, talks with Jose Miranda, ACCT’s Senior Government Relations Associate, about the upcoming National Legislative Summit. They talk about federal policies attendees should be ready to learn about, and some logistical details. You can find more information on ACCT's NLS website, nls.acct.org , or feel free...

Welcome to Season 4 of In the Know with ACCT. In this Episode, David Conner and Jacob Bray talk to Jee Hang Lee about how he fell in love with community colleges and his plans for ACCT as the association's new President and CEO.  Jee Hang's next town hall meeting is on January 14th. Click here for more information on how to participate.  Additionally, click here to register for the 2022 National L...

This episode of In the Know features in-depth discussion of ACCT’s most recent report,  Strengthening Rural Community Colleges Innovations and Opportunities , which was researched and written by ACCT’s Senior Program Manager Rachel Rush-Marlowe. Travis Reindl, Senior Communications Officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation moderates a conversation between Dave Loope, President of Beaufort...

This episode of In the Know features in-depth discussion of ACCT’s most recent report, Strengthening Rural Community Colleges Innovations and Opportunities , which was researched and written by ACCT’s Senior Program Manager Rachel Rush-Marlowe. Travis Reindl, Senior Communications Officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation moderates a conversation between Dave Loope, President of Beaufort C...

This is the Seventh in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, the tables turn as ACCT’s David Conner and Colleen Allen interview Jaci and discu...

This is the Sixth in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, Dr. Eduardo Marti discusses Board Planning and Monitoring. Dr. Marti is an experien...

This is the fifth in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, Ken Burke and Dr. Mary Spilde discuss the relationship between a board and CEO. Ken...

This is the fourth in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, Dr. Charlene Dukes discusses student success and diversity, equity and inclusion....

On this episode of In The Know, ACCT’s David Conner, Rachel Rush-Marlowe, and Jee Hang Lee spoke about ACCT’s most recent report, “Strengthening Rural Community Colleges: Innovation and Opportunities.” The report, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, details the needs and challenges of rural community colleges throughout the United States without focusing on a deficit narrative.  For m...

This is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, Dr. Karen Rafinski discusses board accountability and advocacy. Dr. Rafinski is Pr...

This is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, ACCT consultant, Dr. Pamila Fisher, discusses best practices for governing boards,...

This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to the fundamentals of community college governance. In this series, Jaci King, co-editor of the recently released Trusteeship in Community Colleges: A Guide for Effective Governance, Second Edition, interviews chapter authors about how to govern. In this episode, King interviews former longtime Washtenaw Community College Trustee and former ACCT...

On this episode of In the Know, ACCT’s Former Senior Policy Analyst, Allison Beer, talks with Veena Jayadeva, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance, and Russ Kavalhuna, President of Henry Ford College in Michigan, about Reskilling and Recovery from the COVID 19 Pandemic. Guardian's Veena Jayadeva also discusses why the company has chosen to partner with community colle...

On this episode of In the Know, ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown spoke with Deanna Mulligan, former President and CEO and current Board Chair of Guardian Life Insurance, about her recent book, Hire Purpose . Deanna and Noah discuss the skills gap, strategies for developing talent, and how community colleges are involved in these topics. Deanna was the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 company i...