ACCT President J. Noah Brown Featured in PARADE Magazine's "Intelligence Report"

ACCT is pleased to share with you that ACCT President and CEO J. Noah Brown was the featured interview for the "Intelligence Report" in the September 20, 2009 issue of PARADE magazine. You can find the interview on page 20 of the print magazine.

The interview, titled "Can Education Boost the Economy?," gives significant positive exposure to the mission and important contributions of community colleges to American higher education and our economy.

PARADE is circulated to 33 million households within the United States.

To read the full interview, go to http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/090920-can-education-boost-the-economy.html. Read more!

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Green Jobs

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing today on Empowering Workers to Rebuild America’s Economy and Longer-Term Competitiveness: Green Skills Training for Workers. As the focus on Green Jobs continues, community colleges' role in this sector is growing. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, a former community college trustee, testified at the hearing. Additionally, Dr. Lee D. Lambert, President, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA appeared before the committee with a former student from Shoreline.

The hearing and the individual speeches can be viewed at: http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_04_21/2009_04_21.html Read more!