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What to know about state laws that limit or ban DEI efforts at colleges New York Times (subscription required) Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have become a target of conservatives across the nation, with several…
Campus Issues
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New program aims to streamline transfers from community college to UMaine Bangor Daily News A new program aims to make it easier for students to transfer to the University of Maine from the state’s community…
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Photos submitted by member colleges of the American Association of Community Colleges and related programs. Dr. Jill Biden toured a handful of community colleges in North Carolina this week, including Guilford Technical Community College where…
Washington Watch: ED releases final Title IX regs
The U.S. Education Department on Friday released final regulations that detail how an institution must respond to sex discrimination to comply with Title IX. The regulations mark a significant shift from the current regulations established…
Reporter’s notebook
Bipartisan bill aims to expand digital skills in workforce training In Minnesota, Z-degrees save students money and more New York college joins international tech, voc ed network A state program to help students go abroad…
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Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents Hechinger Report Hechinger Report Some states are requiring colleges to ask something they don’t now: Which of their students even…
Advocacy quick hits: Your weekly FAFSA update
The U.S. Education Department this week released another update on its plans to help students and colleges correct and complete Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that had been rejected due to errors. As…
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Made for our times: Mobility, vibrancy and the next 123 years of the community college movement Homeroom (U.S. Education Department blog) Our practical magic is the ability to see the strengths of our marginalized learners…
Funding roundup
With $862,000 in federal funding, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) will establish a quantum science lab and develop a quantum training bootcamp. The initiative is part of a larger $7.1 million project sponsored by…
Republican appropriators criticize proposed apprenticeship regs
Several GOP members of the House panel that oversees funding for U.S. Department of Labor programs are taking issue with the department’s proposed rules to revamp the registered apprenticeship program, saying the rules would infringe…