President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. Education Department (ED) to review controversial Title IX regulations issued under the Trump administration and agency actions taken in regards to them. It…
Pa., Lehigh Valley schools and others partner to help ‘near completers’ unemployed due to the pandemicMorning CallActing Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier on Monday announced Near Completers, a program she said will help…
Among the many economic inequities exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic is the continued existence of a “digital divide,” leaving millions of people without affordable access to broadband internet service. Community colleges that have purchased…
How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economyHechinger ReportThe potential impact on the national economy of a decline in the supply of graduates with badly needed skills has been…
During his nearly seven years as president of Amarillo College, Russell Lowery-Hart has seen his share of challenges. None could prepare him for the emotional toll of leading during a pandemic. Amarillo is in the…
Delgado Community College and Ochsner Health have formed a new partnership to train the next generation of nurses and allied health professionals in Louisiana. The Ochsner Delgado School of Nursing and Allied Health will help…
When Rep. David Trone (D-Maryland) in February 2019 visited University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Western Maryland’s new behavioral health unit in its emergency services department, he was briefed on its plans for a Center for Hope…
A lot has been said about the pandemic’s effects on community college students, especially student parents. But what do we know about these students that can help develop better policies and programs to help them…
South Carolina Technical College system recommends no tuition increases for fallSCNowThe South Carolina Technical College system has recommended to the presidents and governing commissions of each college that they do not increase tuition rates for…
Interim CEO Mike Muñoz, vice president of student services at Long Beach City College (California), is now interim superintendent-president of the Long Beach Community College District. Muñoz, who joined the college in 2018, has helped…