Among forests and bayous, a fledgling college and fragile dreamsInProgress (Center for American Progress publication)The story of central Louisiana’s new community college holds lessons on improving opportunity in rural America — lessons that should help…
Leading higher ed stakeholders offer advice to newly minted Ph.Ds looking for workDiverse Issues in Higher EducationThe changes in higher education due to the pandemic could create both hindrances and positive opportunities to the job…
Jefferson community college sees big enrollment drop from historically black neighborhoodsCourier JournalJefferson Community and Technical College’s overall minority enrollment is down 27 percent from this time last year. And enrollment from Louisville’s historically black neighborhoods…
San Bernardino Community College District saves taxpayers $19.6MIECNDistrict officials recently refinanced bonds and took advantage of two low-interest-rate periods before and after the COVID-19 pandemic to replace higher interest rates with lower interest rates. Gateway…
Patrick Henry Community College’s board to launch review of names of school, facilitiesMartinsville BulletinThe Virginia college’s board is launching an historic review of all names of buildings and facilities on campus – including the name…
Federal court restores DACA after Supreme Court rulingAssociated PressA federal court in Maryland on Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program must be restored fully, meaning it must open up to new…
Iowa colleges expect increased enrollment in fall 2020WQADEastern Iowa community colleges are expecting to see higher enrollment in the fall. Maricopa County Community College District will keep sports, shifting to start of 2021AZcentralThere will be…
Cuyahoga County, Tri-C could team up to provide community-oriented policing course countywideCleveland.comIn Ohio, Cuyahoga County could team up with Cuyahoga Community College to provide countywide police officer training focused on de-escalation, protests, bias-free policing and…
Trump administration rescinds foreign students ruleThe HillThe Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that would have stripped visas from international students whose courses move exclusively online amid the coronavirus pandemic. International students: Find community…
Urgent deadline approaches for international college students fighting to stay in U.S.Los Angeles TimesTwo separate lawsuits by the University of California and state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra with California State University and California Community Colleges…