During Black History Month: Work that inspires us
Black History Month is a time for teaching and learning, but it is also time for reflection. In a year where racial unrest has been at a tipping point, I challenged my staff at Phi…
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A $5.5M gift to encourage STEM careers
Continuing with its recent giving to the college, SC Johnson will donate $5.5 million to Gateway Technical College (Wisconsin) to create a STEM pathway program for women and people of color who have historically been…
Cardona, Walsh move on to full Senate vote
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s nominees for secretaries of education and labor. The committee approved Miguel Cardona for U.S. education secretary by a 17-5 vote,…
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House education committee membersFTC sends $1.7M in refunds related to student loan debt relief scamTennessee’s OSHA training program goes global House education committee members The House Education and Labor Committee has announced its full committee…
New challenges, new skills
Before Covid, Brea Nazareno enjoyed the lively campus atmosphere at Oregon’s Portland Community College (PCC), acting as student body president and a Phi Theta Kappa chapter president. Now back with her parents in Vancouver, Washington, Nazareno is completing…
Funding roundup
Palm Beach State College (PBSC) in Florida will use a $75,000 Lockheed Martin grant to help students in the college’s electrical power technology program navigate challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the grant, 24…
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Iowa community colleges advocate for inclusion on vaccination list as soon as possibleKCRGAfter being excluded from the groups eligible to receive the Covid vaccination in phase 1B of Iowa’s rollout, community colleges are hoping to…
Washington Watch: Poised to pass more funding for higher ed
The House Education and Labor Committee was poised to approve legislation at our press time on Tuesday night that would provide $39.6 billion in additional higher spending to combat the pandemic’s impact. The bill was…
Another White House community college summit
It’s been more than a decade, but the White House may soon host another community college summit. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Tuesday hinted at another White House summit on community colleges. The White…
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House education committee member dies of CovidMattis speaks with student veteransEMS students assemble first-aid kitsSmithfield Foods expands apprenticeships into MissouriHealth lab in a home setting House education committee member dies of Covid Rep. Ron Wright…