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Wanda Smith-Gispert has been working in the gaming industry for nearly five years. As a regional vice president of workforce development for MGM Resorts, she’s well versed in odds and probabilities. Yet, she never would…
Wanda Smith-Gispert has been working in the gaming industry for nearly five years. As a regional vice president of workforce development for MGM Resorts, she’s well versed in odds and probabilities. Yet, she never would…
As with many community colleges and regional public universities, the path from Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has become heavily traveled over the years. To smooth that path…
Financial aid officers have been asking for years for a simplified federal financial aid form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After much work by financial aid advocates and, in particular, by outgoing…
Sixteen partnerships from 13 states representing 17 community colleges and 19 universities will participate in the Equity Transfer Initiative (ETI), which aims to increase transfer rates for African-American, Hispanic, adult and first-generation learners. The American…
Hours after becoming the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions, including one that calls to “preserve and fortify” protections for Dreamers. Biden signed a presidential…
State systems can play an important role by providing guidance and resources to community colleges that want to expand the measures they use to assess whether students need developmental education, according to a new brief…
A new Mississippi state flagLatest upgrades to ED’s College ScorecardRelying more on solar energyNew Jersey nears making grant program permanent A new Mississippi state flag Mississippi has a new flag, thanks in part to the…
For the last nine months of 2020, community college administrators, faculty and staff have been forced by multiple waves of disruptions to rapidly adapt in many new ways. Beyond the massive faculty efforts to transition…
While Team Dragon and the NASA SpaceX mission to the International Space Station received global applause in 2020, a less-publicized but important mission began November 18 with the launch of the Mars rover Perseverance. Scheduled…
Meal scholarship recipients attain higher GPAsNew Jersey community colleges seek increase in state fundingPennsylvania college joins STEM learning networkAlabama college offers free welding workshop for womenFree tuition for first year at Illinois college’s new tech…