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Steve Robinson
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President of Lansing Community College in Michigan, USA. #EndCCStigma
Three years ago, our college built a custom mace and medallion to tell the story of our college. Used at our annual commencement exercises, these items were designed and built by LCC employees. The mace contains building artifacts, including old growth pine from Old Central, built in the 1870s.
May 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reposted by Steve Robinson
Chief Diversity Officers Are Struggling

A recent report finds that CDOs are doing their best to navigate state-level DEI bans, but it’s affecting their mental and physical health. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3EWNxdX
Chief Diversity Officers Are Struggling
A recent report finds that CDOs are doing their best to navigate state-level DEI bans, but it’s affecting their mental and physical health.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Steve Robinson
🚨 #BreakingNews | What Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research Programs

Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i
May 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Both programs have been successful, MCAN leaders say. In the 2023–24 academic year, students supported by AdviseMI advisers submitted 21,420 college applications and were awarded more than $32 million in financial aid." www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...
AmeriCorps Cuts Force College Access Groups to Reduce Staff
At least 100 organizations focused on college access rely on funding from AmeriCorps—the latest victim of the Trump administration’s draconian funding cuts.
www.insidehighered.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It was community college leaders who were among the first to speak out on the attacks facing higher education, especially my colleague Mike Gavin. #EndCCStigma hechingerreport.org/column-trump...
COLUMN: Trump is bullying, blackmailing and threatening colleges, and they are just beginning to fight back - The Hechinger Report
Patricia McGuire has always been an outspoken advocate for her students at Trinity Washington University, a small, Catholic institution that serves largely Black and Hispanic women, just a few miles f...
hechingerreport.org
April 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM