I recently attended an amazing conference in Phoenix, AZ at the largest community college in the US (afaik), Maricopa Colleges. Specifically, the event was a first-of-kind AI/ML summit for educators and workforce trainers from almost exclusively 2yr institutions. (https://info.maricopacorporate.com/en/ai-summit) I met many amazing people, both at Maricopa who were the Read More …
Category: Public Policy
College Affordability
This is going to be a very short post, as I want to publish it but just don’t have the time right now to flesh it all out…maybe at some point in the near future. So, lately there’s been a lot of talk about college affordability, and even loan forgiveness Read More …
Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS” or “drones”)
Brief History and Development of UAS (“drones”) UAS or “drone” systems began life in military use for both target practice and operational roles in intelligence gathering and weapons delivery in the 20th century. Since the dawn of the 21st century, we have seen UAS applications expand rapidly into the civilian Read More …
Community College
Community colleges serve two equally important, but different (and sometimes highly divergent) goals. Provide an inexpensive and effective general academic education that a student can use as a springboard to a four-year university. Provide effective and market-relevant vocational training for students who (a) do not want to attend a four-year Read More …