Lonely but not alone
After a small stint in municipal government, I began my career as a student affairs practitioner in 1995. I believe that every position I have held, every degree I have earned and every mentor I…
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Advocacy quick hits
ED begins negotiated-rulemaking process for student debt relief House to vote on Schools Not Shelters Act Advocates in Action ED begins negotiated rulemaking process for student debt relief The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday…
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Free college in Colorado? It’s covered if you’re interested in teaching, firefighting, law enforcement, construction or forestry Colorado Public Radio Colorado has such dire workforce shortages in early childhood education, education, firefighting, law enforcement, construction…
Completion gap widens for Latino students
Degree completion gaps between Latino and White, non-Hispanic students have increased in the last four years as Latino graduation rates have barely budged, according to a new analysis of federal data by Excelencia in Education….
Shrinking enrollments lead to rethinking of criminal justice programs
Drops in enrollment at several criminal justice and law enforcement preparation programs have led some community colleges to rethink their approaches in an attempt to better align with the needs of local police and corrections…
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Utah colleges gave out their biggest pay increases in decades. Here’s why they’re still worried. Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Community College gave a 7% increase to all full-time employees — from professors to janitors….
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Without loan forgiveness, will more students head to community college? Houston Press Community colleges have long been considered an affordable route to an associate degree or a stepping stone toward a bachelor’s degree at a…
Uncertainty over House funding bill
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) on Friday approved a funding bill that would make deep cuts and program eliminations to many key education and job training programs. However,…
Funding roundup
Indian River State College (IRSC) will receive $14.2 million in state funding to support its efforts to grow the local healthcare workforce. The funding will help the college double the capacity of its nursing program,…
Newsmakers
Interim CEOs Beatriz Chaidez is now interim chancellor of the San José – Evergreen Community College District (SJECCD) in California. She most recently served as vice chancellor of human resources for SJECCD. “Dr. Chaidez has…