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Moving a Community College Forward
My Story as an Educator, Researcher, President, and Radical
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What makes this book distinctive is the unique perspective of its author. James Jacobs spent fifty years at Macomb Community College, starting as a part-time instructor in 1967 and retiring in 2017 as president. After being temporarily fired by the college in 1970 for activist activities,...
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See moreThis book is the story of two educational journeys, covering both the authorβs evolution from student radical to community college leader and the evolution of the community college from educational afterthought to an engine of personal and economic development.
This book is the story of two educational journeys, covering both the authorβs evolution from student radical to community college leader and the evolution of the community college from educational afterthought to an engine of personal and economic development.
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What makes this book distinctive is the unique perspective of its author. James Jacobs spent fifty years at Macomb Community College, starting as a part-time instructor in 1967 and retiring in 2017 as president.
After being temporarily fired by the college in 1970 for activist activities, Jacobs not only won his job back but began a transformation that led to a national role in developing community college workforce strategies used by many institutions today.
His evolution, from student radical to community college leader, happened in parallel with the evolution of community colleges, from local educational afterthoughts to national engines of personal and economic development.
Since the context for the book is the Detroit region, issues such as racism, city-suburban relations, and changes in the auto industry are also examined.
Moving a Community College Forward has relevance for several audiences, including educators, policy experts, community college professionals, citizens of the Detroit region, and anyone who seeks guidance and inspiration from how things have evolved in the past as a way to prepare for and lead change into the future.
Series: The Futures Series on Community Colleges
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Moving a Community College Forward
What makes this book distinctive is the unique perspective of its author. James Jacobs spent fifty years at Macomb Community College, starting as a part-time instructor in 1967 and retiring in 2017 as president. After being temporarily fired by the college in 1970 for activist activities, Jacobs not only won his job back but began a transformation that led to...Hardback$37700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9798216377986
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 June 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Illustration: 5 B/W images, 6 textboxes
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 178.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
James Jacobs is a national expert on both the theory and practice of workforce development at community colleges. He specializes in occupational change and technology, regional economic development, occupational education, retraining displaced workers, and the skills needs of employers.
Jacobs combines his research with a long tenure as a community college educator and administrator. After serving nine years as its president, Jacobs is currently president emeritus of Macomb Community College in Michigan. Previously, he served the college in many capacities, including as the director of the Machinist Training Institution and as the associate vice president for public policy. As president of the college, Jacobs led efforts to merge credit and noncredit education and developed both National Science Foundation and Department of Labor grants to promote education and training in the auto industry. With support from JP Morgan Chase, he initiated the collegeβs Innovation Fund, which awards startup businesses with funds to develop educational opportunities for Macomb students.
Jacobs was associate director of CCRC from 2000 to 2008 and a member of the Centerβs advisory board from 2008 to 2017. Jacobs has written extensively on issues regarding community colleges and workforce development. At CCRC he has coauthored publications on noncredit workforce education and IT certifications.
Jacobs served as president of the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE), a national postsecondary organization of occupational education and workforce development specialists. He has also been an advisor to several national foundations and community colleges on workforce development issues. He was a member of the advisory board of the congressionally mandated National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of the Department of Commerce. He also served on the community college advisory board for the Educational Testing Service and on the boards of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship and the Global Corporate College.
Currently, Jacobs is an advisor to the Wilson Foundation, which promotes development in the Detroit and Buffalo regions, and serves on the boards of the Center for Automotive Research, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Jacobs earned a BA from Harpur College, Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, and an MA and PhD in politics from Princeton University.
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