Q&A: Talking FAFSA
Bill DeBaun Recent federal legislation to simplify the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) may encourage more students to fill out the form — but the form’s difficulty wasn’t the only barrier to FAFSA…
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Kvaal: More state support for higher ed
States should contribute more toward public higher education to help contain college costs for students, says President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. education under secretary. During his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Health, Education,…
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New freebie for getting vaccinated: summer course at community collegeMyWabashValley.comIn Illinois, Danville Area Community College is offering a free summer class to anyone with a CDC vaccination card. Colorado places tuition freeze on community college9…
Funding roundup
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s new bicycle technician program, which begins this fall, is already off to a good start. The college received a three-year grant of more than $1 million for the program from the…
Reporter’s notebook
A busy week for community college advocatesSupporting voter rights A busy week for community college advocates Next week is shaping up to be a packed week for community college advocates. On Monday, First Lady Dr….
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Editorial: SC showed apprenticeships work. Congress should expand them nationwide.Charleston Post CourierRegistered apprenticeships led by the South Carolina Technical College System have emphatically proven their worth. Congress could easily triple the number of these valuable…
Former AACC board chair, Bronx college CEO passes away
Carolyn Grubbs Williams, a nationally renowned community college leader who was the first woman to lead Bronx Community College (BCC) in New York, passed away on Wednesday at her home in Detroit. She was 81….
A different college path
Andrew Hunter is just 19 years old, but you can’t tell it from his resume. At a stage in life when many of his peers are just settling into college life, Hunter has already graduated…
A look at faculty, presidents’ salaries
The annual compensation survey by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) provides a glimpse at how faculty members have fared over the past year. Overall, average full-time faculty salaries among surveyed U.S. colleges and…
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Community colleges turn to new incentives for recruitmentInside Higher EdCommunity college leaders are intentionally focusing on what resources students, especially first-generation students, need to feel they can successfully navigate remote learning, says Martha Parham of…