Public Policy Issues



Cyber League Championship Will Help Train Future ‘Cyber-warriors’

The Orlando Magic may be out of the NBA playoffs, but Orlando’s hosting a different kind of championship on Sunday, [...]


Valencia President Cited as a “Change Agent” in U.S. Higher Education

U.S. colleges and universities cannot continue doing things the same way they have for decades, argue Richard Skinner and Emily [...]


Sentinel Publishes Column on Tuition Hikes by Valencia’s Board Chair

Bertica Cabrera Morris, the chair of Valencia College’s Board of Trustees, wrote an op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel about college [...]


Valencia to Freeze Student Tuition for the Fall

During a visit to Tallahassee last February, Valencia President Sanford Shugart told lawmakers it would be a mistake to raise [...]


Valencia Boosts Local Economy by $1 Billion a Year, Study Finds

At a time when Florida’s unemployment rate is 9.4% and public funding for higher education is being cut, a new [...]


Topics Range From Guns on Campus to Natural Disasters at Community College Legal Conference

When community college officials get together to talk about legal issues, what’s on their minds? It turns out they talk [...]


Orlando Declares Monday January 9 ‘Valencia College Day’

In honor of Valencia College winning the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the Orlando City Commission on Jan. 9 paid tribute [...]


Achieving the Dream President Congratulates Valencia on Aspen Prize

  The following statement was released by William E. Trueheart, president and CEO of Achieving the Dream Inc., a national [...]


Gov. Rick Scott Congratulates Valencia on Winning Aspen Prize

Statement from Governor Rick Scott Congratulating Florida Community Colleges for Winning National Recognition   Tallahassee, Fla. – “I want to [...]


Trustees Celebrate Aspen Prize Win, Review Funding Data

One day after Valencia College won the 2011 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the college’s board of trustees celebrated [...]