Below are the remarks Dr. Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, gave Tuesday, January 24, 2012 to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Education. Dr. DuBois was asked to talk to the committee about the Governor’s introduced budget bill and how it bodes for Virginia’s Community Colleges. Mr. Chairman; members of the committee; ladies and [...]

Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner announced a consulting agreement between the Virginia Foundation for Community Colleges Education (VFCCE) and the India-based Wadhwani Foundation (WF) to promote skills-based education in  India. The document was signed by Dr. Ajay Kela, President and CEO of Wadhwani Foundation, and Dr. Glenn DuBois, Chancellor of Virginia’s Community College System. [...]

  Today Chancellor Glenn DuBois paid a visit to J. Sargent Reynolds Community College to speak about what Virginia’s Community Colleges are doing to serve military-related students – and also ways to improve the military friendliness at each institution. His speech highlights a few of the initiatives our schools have already taken to serve our [...]

This month has been a busy one for recognizing Virginia’s Community Colleges and their use of technology. Starting the month off, The Center for Digital Education announced Sept. 1 that Rappahannock Community College was the winner in the Center’s “Best of the Web” competition in the community college category. RCC spent about a year researching [...]

I just voted for Wytheville Community College  in the Governor’s Public Safety PSA challenge.  You can join me in supporting community college students by voting for the WCC video through Aug. 26 at 5 p.m.  The winning video will be used in a statewide television campaign. Three Wytheville students were among the many college groups that created a [...]

Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from one of the participants in the inaugural Chancellor’s Developmental Education Institute. Reforming developmental education is a priority of Virginia’s Community Colleges and this new institute is among the many strategies being pursued in that effort. Dressed in matching yellow shirts, 45-50 developmental educators from Virginia community colleges stood [...]

  There is a lot of media coverage today of a survey revealing that Virginia’s state lawmakers are among the nation’s most educated. Here’s how the Richmond Times-Dispatch is describing it: Nearly 89 percent of members of the General Assembly have earned at least a bachelor’s degree, ranking Virginia second among the states in the educational achievement [...]

The House of Delegates and the Senate will both convene today at 4 p.m. to continue their examination of redistricting bills.  HB 5001 (Jones) is the primary vehicle for realigning the House of Delegates districts, and has been in play since the General Assembly came back into special session on April 4.  Beginning today, the General [...]

The General Assembly finished its work yesterday, a day later than scheduled. Included for Virginia’s community colleges over and above what the Governor had recommended in his introduced budget are: An additional $9.92 million from the general fund in FY 2012  to support the goals of the Governor’s Higher Education Commission of access, affordability, quality [...]

The 2011 General Assembly is winding down this week as budget conferees continue to sequester themselves to reach an agreement on the budget. Budget conferees are Senators Colgan, Houck, Howell, Saslaw, Wampler, Stosch, and Norment. House conferees are Putney, Cox, Sherwood, Landes, Jones, and Joannou. The House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee tabled SB 1363 (Stosch) to enhance [...]