Articles, Blogs
and Other Writings
All Articles, Blogs, and Other Writings by Carrie B. Kisker
Kisker, C.B. (2026, Spring). Three paths to preserving American higher education. Innovatus Magazine.
Kisker, C.B. & Romano, R.M. (2025). Community colleges and the culture wars: Liberal indoctrination at the people’s colleges? Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 57(3), 14–20.
Kisker, C.B. (2021, Feb. 16). Want a Piece of Biden’s Planned $58 Billion Investment in Community Colleges and Workforce Training? Better Start Thinking Entrepreneurially. Voices in Education, the Blog of Harvard Education Publishing.
Kisker, C.B. (2021, Jan. 15). An entrepreneurial approach to deliver on the community college mission. Community College Week.
Kisker, C.B. (2019, Oct. 30). It begins with difficult conversations: How community college leaders can support faculty-led student success efforts. Higher Education Today.
Theis, J.J., Kisker, C.B., & Olivas, A. (2018). Deepening deliberation in community colleges: Reflections on our research. Higher Education Exchange, 2018, 39-50.
Glasper, R., & Kisker, C.B. (2017, Oct. 17). State disinvestment: Is it a no-win situation? Community College Week.
Kisker, C.B., Theis, J.J., & Olivas, A. (2016). Community colleges and educating for democracy. eJournal of Public Affairs, 5(2), 211-232.
Kisker, C.B., Weintraub, D.S., & Newell, M. A. (2016). The community college's role in developing students' civic outcomes. Community College Review, 44(4), 315-336.
Kisker, C.B. (2015). What we can learn from the sixth edition of The American Community College: CSCC awards luncheon address. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 39(4), 308-315.
Cohen, A.M., Kisker, C.B., & Brawer, F.B. (2013, Oct. 28). The economy does not depend on higher education. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Levin, J.S., Beach, J.M., & Kisker, C.B. (2009). Educational attainment skewed in California community colleges? Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33(3-4), 256-269.
Kisker, C.B. (2008). Book review: Do community colleges respond to local needs? Evidence from California. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 32(7), 528-532.
Kisker, C.B. (2007). Creating and sustaining community college-university transfer partnerships. Community College Review, 34(4), 282-301.
Carducci, R., Kisker, C.B., Chang, J., & Shirmer, J. (2007). Answering the call for accountability: An activity and cost analysis case study. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 31(1), 1-17.
Kisker, C.B. (2006). Integrating high school and the community college. Previous efforts and current possibilities. Community College Review, 34(1), 68-86.
Kisker, C.B., & Outcalt, C.L. (2006). Community college honors and developmental faculty. Characteristics, practices, and implications for access and educational equity. Community College Review, 33(2), 1-21.
Kisker, C.B. (2005, March 23). A grad student struggles with meaning and minutiae. Inside Higher Ed.
Kisker, C.B., & Carducci, R. (2003). Community college partnerships with the private sector: Organizational concepts and models for successful collaboration. Community College Review, 31(3), 55-74.