Catalyzing Equity Centered Change in Community Colleges

Deborah L. Floyd is a Higher Education Professor at Florida Atlantic University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. She has received numerous awards including the Association of Community Colleges’ Leadership Hall of Fame and was named a Senior Scholar by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges.Cristobal Salinas, Jr. is a Higher Education Professor at Florida Atlantic University and the Editor of the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. He is a Board Member and Social Media Editor for the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Dr. Salinas has received over 30 international and national awards in higher education.Kelli Listermann is a Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA. She serves as Editorial Assistant for the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. In 2024, she was named a Floyd Scholar.

• Introduction: Catalyzing Equity-Centered Change: Research, Challenges, and Issues for Community Colleges 1. The History of 2-Year HBCU’s in Mississippi: The Often Overlooked Foundation of Higher Education Access for African Americans 2. Producing Graduates That Industry Needs: Exploring the Views of Employers, Administrators, Faculty, and Students on Foundational Skills at Community College STEM Programs 3. Financial Considerations of Vertical Transfer Students: Salary and Student Loan Outcomes for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients 4. A Framework to Enable Community College Faculty Engagement with Data for Equity-Conscious Inquiry 5. Transfer STEM Immersion: Creating a Summer Orientation Program for Incoming 2- to 4-Year STEM Transfer Students 6. “More Than a Workshop”: Perspectives from First-Generation and Low-Income Men of Color Participating in a Community College Men of Color Initiative 7. Resilient Stretching: How Community College Leaders Navigated Fiscal Decision-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic Era 8. “I’m in a Different Place in Life”: A Qualitative Study of Rural Adult Transfer Student Choices 9. The Effect of an Online Growth Mindset Intervention on the Academic Performance for Community College Students in Corequisite Math Courses 10. Research from the Front Lines: How Community College Practitioners Can Meaningfully Engage in Academic Research About Their Institutions (And Already Do)