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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY NewsCommunity College Voice Podcast: Linn-Benton Community College’s Civil Discourse Program Workforce Pell Implementation Webinar: Best Institutional and State Practices AACC, NSF Calls All Community College Student Innovators Community College Minute, January 20, 2026 Quick Links AACC Annual website AACC Events Resilient By Design Read the CCDaily Read the Community College Journal President Pollard’s Pics Dr. Pollard speaking at Hawkeye Community College about Resilient by Design.Dr. Pollard speaking at Hawkeye Community College about Resilient by Design.Dr. Pollard with Congresswoman Lisa McClain (MI).Dr. Pollard with Congressman Burgess Owens (UT).Dr. Pollard with Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD).Dr. Pollard speaking at the Community College League of California's Annual Convention.Dr. Pollard with members of the Appalachian Regional CommissionATE 2025ATE 2025Left to right: Sunny Cooke, Past- Chair, MiraCosta Community College Dist.; Stephanie Fujii, President, Arapahoe Community College, CO; John Enamait, Chair-Elect, President, Stanly Community College, NC; Sunem Beaton-Garcia, President, Chippewa Valley Technical College, WI; DeRionne Pollard, President & CEO AACC, DC; Walt Tobin, President, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, SCLeft to right: Rich Fukutaki, ACCT Board Chair, Bellevue College Trustee; DeRionne Pollard, President & CEO AACC; Lin Zhou, President, Bates Technical College, AACC Board of DirectorsDr. Pollard with Barbara K. Mistick, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Community College MinuteCommunity College Voice Podcast Season 10, Episode 9: Linn-Benton Community College’s Civil Discourse Program Lisa Avery, president of Linn-Benton Community College, talks about the college’s unique Civil Discourse Program. The mission of the program is to promote dialogue that enhances understanding among individuals with diverse viewpoints in an open and respectful environment. Upcoming AACC Events Workforce Development Institute 2026 January 28-31, 2026 New Orleans, LA Register now Workforce Pell Implementation Webinar: Best Institutional and State Practices Feb 26, 2026 02:00 PM ET Register now AACC 2026 April 10 – 14 Seattle, Washington Fast Facts See more Fast Facts Community College DailyHeadlinesNew SNAP rules start ABC News Eric Mitchell, president of the Alliance to End Hunger, explains the major changes to SNAP benefits that went into effec […]Snapshots: WDI 2026Photos from the American Association of Community Colleges’ annual Workforce Development Institute, January 28-31, in New Orleans. (All photos: Evan G […]NewsmakersNew CEOs Julius Edwards will become president of Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) on April 1. He comes from Ivy Tech Community College in Indian […]Job BoardVice Chancellor/Chief Human Resources Officer at Los Angeles Community College District (Los Angeles, CA, USA)President at Emily Griffith Technical College (Denver, Colorado, USA)Director, TRIO Student Support Services at Front Range Community College (Westminster, CO, USA)Chief Business Officer at Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso (Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA)