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Interim CEOs Ray Brooks is now interim president of Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee. He retired in 2021 as the second president of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) in South Carolina after 13 years as…
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Washington Watch: Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan relief plan
The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for each borrower. The plan was a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s higher education agenda…
Bumphus to serve as vice chair of DHS council
Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), will serve as vice chair of the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC). Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas noted that Bumphus is…
A reaffirmed commitment to access, student success
As expected, there was a tidal wave of responses from all sides of the issue when the Supreme Court on Thursday released its ruling that rejects affirmation action in college admissions. And while advocates are…
Washington Watch: Florida lawsuit targets federal role in accreditation
Accreditation continues to play an essential and complex role in campus life. Not only is it a marker of academic quality, it also maps higher education’s rules of the road, outlining an institution’s basic educational…
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Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action at colleges in landmark ruling ABC News What the Supreme Court said and and what it means. Biden slams Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, says it cannot be ‘the…
Funding roundup
Southwestern Community College’s (SCC’s) health sciences division is expanding thanks to a $500,000 grant from Dogwood Health Trust. The funding will establish a Project SHIFT (SCC Health-career Initiative for Teens) office, which aims to recruit…
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Budget sends Connecticut community college employees into limbo WTNH Dozens of part-time community college employees are in limbo after the Connecticut state budget was passed. Part-time staff make up more than 70% of individuals employed…
A look at pandemic relief funding for community colleges
During the pandemic, the federal government directed more than $75 billion through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to colleges and universities. A recent Community College Research Center (CCRC) brief provides a closer look…
Advocacy quick hits
Senate Republicans, Democrats introduce key HEA proposals AACC files comments on GE, other proposed regulations Appropriations update Accreditation lawsuit Funding opportunities Senate Republicans, Democrats introduce key HEA proposals Last week, Republicans and Democrats in…