Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m., The City Club of Cleveland
Alex Johnson, Ph.D.
As president of Cuyahoga Community College, Dr. Alex Johnson focuses on strengthening the college’s 50-year mission of providing high-quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services. Starting in July, he will also serve as Chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors. The AACC represents about 1,200 two-year institutions, serving as an advocacy organization for the colleges. Since becoming president in July 2013, he has instituted programs...
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Thursday, May 16, 2019
Campus free speech laws being enacted in many states, but some may do more harm than good
by Neil H. Hutchins, Professor of Higher Education, University of Mississippi Continuing a recent trend, more states are passing laws that deal with free speech rights on college campuses. Action has also come at the federal level with President Donald Trump’s March 21 executive order on campus free speech. There have also been calls to add campus speech protections to the Higher Education Act. This legislation is the main federal law dealing with higher education. The focus in legislation or actions like President Trump’s executive order has mostly been on public colleges. These institutions also must already follow First Amendment rules when it comes to student speech on campus. But, the recent executive order... read on
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This City Club Youth Forum tells the story of Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton, two disabled high school wrestlers in inner city Cleveland, and the...
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