The League for Innovation in the Community College

The League for Innovation in the Community College The League is a nonprofit that has been serving the resource needs of leadership, faculty, staff, & students at community colleges for over 55 years.

Dedicated to driving innovative practices and increasing institutional excellence. Since 1968, the League for Innovation in the Community College has been making a difference in community college education and in the lives of millions of educators and students. The League is the only major international organization specifically committed to improving community colleges through innovation, experi

mentation, and institutional transformation. CEOs from some of the most influential, resourceful, and dynamic community colleges and districts in the world comprise the League's board of directors. These community colleges are joined by more than 500 institutions that are members of the League's Alliance. The League—with this core of powerful and innovative community colleges—serves nationally and internationally as a catalyst, project incubator, and experimental laboratory for community colleges around the world. Visit http://www.league.org to learn more and explore!

The League is accepting submissions for Learning Abstracts, Leadership Abstracts, Innovation Showcase, and Member Spotli...
09/03/2026

The League is accepting submissions for Learning Abstracts, Leadership Abstracts, Innovation Showcase, and Member Spotlight. Share innovative practices, leadership insights, teaching and learning strategies, or a noteworthy story from your college. Explore the guidelines and submit at league.org/callformanuscripts. Member Spotlight submissions are open to League member colleges.

As Labor Day approaches, Terry O’Banion’s Bread and Roses offers a timely reflection on what community college education...
09/01/2026

As Labor Day approaches, Terry O’Banion’s Bread and Roses offers a timely reflection on what community college education should provide.
Published by the League in 2016, Bread and Roses draws on a phrase rooted in the early labor movement. O’Banion uses bread as a metaphor for workforce education and roses for liberal education, arguing that students need both to make a good living and live a good life.

A decade later, the idea still resonates.

We remember Terry O’Banion, President Emeritus of the League for Innovation in the Community College, by returning to a principle at the heart of his work: Students deserve both bread and roses.

Read Bread and Roses:
https://www.league.org/league-book/bread-and-roses-helping-students-make-good-living-and-live-good-life

What does Terry O’Banion’s legacy offer community colleges today?Adrienne Provost, Deborah L. Floyd, Cynthia Wilson, and...
08/31/2026

What does Terry O’Banion’s legacy offer community colleges today?
Adrienne Provost, Deborah L. Floyd, Cynthia Wilson, and Kelli Listermann explore seven themes spanning more than six decades of O’Banion’s work and consider how his ideas can inform the challenges community colleges face today.
The article is part of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice special issue honoring O’Banion’s legacy.
Read it at no charge through September 30:
https://tinyurl.com/tks8k5u8

Made it through the first week.New schedules. Full inboxes. Lots of questions. Students finding their way. Faculty and s...
08/28/2026

Made it through the first week.

New schedules. Full inboxes. Lots of questions. Students finding their way. Faculty and staff solving a hundred little problems along the way.

To everyone who helped get the semester started: we hope you have a chance to recharge this weekend.

See you next week.

Today is the deadline to apply for the League’s 2026 Executive Leadership Institute.ELI is designed for prospective and ...
08/28/2026

Today is the deadline to apply for the League’s 2026 Executive Leadership Institute.

ELI is designed for prospective and transitioning community college presidents who are preparing for the opportunities and realities of executive leadership.

Applications close today, August 28.

Learn more and apply: https://www.league.org/eli2026

As a new academic year gets underway, what do first-year students say they need to feel connected, supported, and prepar...
08/27/2026

As a new academic year gets underway, what do first-year students say they need to feel connected, supported, and prepared to succeed?

EAB surveyed more than 1,500 first-year college students about their experiences and expectations. The findings highlight four areas that can shape the make-or-break first year: belonging and bias, social connection, mental health and safety, and career readiness.

In this recorded webinar, co-hosted by EAB and the League for Innovation, explore the research and consider how colleges can strengthen first-year success, communication, and connection.

Watch the recording: https://www.league.org/make-or-break-year-what-1500-first-year-students-told-us-about-belonging-well-being

Who should be able to offer the bachelor’s degree?California lawmakers are considering legislation that could give commu...
08/26/2026

Who should be able to offer the bachelor’s degree?

California lawmakers are considering legislation that could give community colleges more flexibility to offer bachelor’s programs already available elsewhere in the state’s public higher education system.

Supporters point to affordability, regional workforce needs, and greater access for students who may be unable to relocate. Critics raise concerns about program duplication, enrollment, funding, and the role of existing transfer pathways.

The debate raises a broader question for higher education: As student and workforce needs evolve, should long-standing boundaries between two- and four-year institutions evolve as well?

Read the Sacramento Bee report: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316937137.html

What happens when faculty have dedicated time to talk teaching, share challenges, and learn from colleagues across disci...
08/24/2026

What happens when faculty have dedicated time to talk teaching, share challenges, and learn from colleagues across disciplines?

At Delta College, Faculty Investment Teams bring together more than 70 faculty each fall and winter semester in small groups focused on creating community, having conversations, supporting student success, and practicing situational fairness.

The model is designed to build connection, encourage reflection, and give faculty practical ideas they can take back to the classroom. About 60 percent of participants return for another FIT experience.

Read this month’s Member Spotlight: https://tinyurl.com/9vty45fx

A new semester brings fresh possibilities.Across community colleges, faculty, staff, and students are preparing for new ...
08/21/2026

A new semester brings fresh possibilities.

Across community colleges, faculty, staff, and students are preparing for new classes, new connections, and opportunities to learn and grow.

As campuses come back to life, we’re reminded that every semester begins with possibility.

“Each new hour holds new chances for a new beginning.”
— Maya Angelou

Wishing our community college colleagues a meaningful start to the fall semester and a wonderful weekend.

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