Longevity research, policy, and education: International Longevity Center USA - The Role of Community Colleges in an Aging Society and the Importance of Networking

In this issue of the MetLife Foundation-International Longevity Center Caregiving Brief, Cullen Hayashida, Ph.D.; Michael Faber, MA, LBSW; and Jan Abushakrah, Ph.D. discuss the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education’s Community College Task Force, and their efforts to establish an active network of community colleges around the issues of longevity and aging, including caregiving. This goal is consistent with the mission of the ILC to help individuals, government, and business navigate the age boom in positive and constructive ways, and to highlight older people’s productivity and contributions to society. The authors discuss the need for community colleges to respond to our aging society—to understand and to prepare for the challenges and needs of communities—and they strongly advocate for networking and sharing of information among community colleges to this end.

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