Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to end DACA, a win for undocumented ‘dreamers’Washington PostThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the program protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the country as…
What it takes for community colleges to stay flexible during COVID-19Northern Public RadioTwo-year colleges like Waubonsee Community College are prepared to scale up if they need to and meet any technology gaps students coming in…
Columbus State Community College to remove Christopher Columbus statueWCMHThe community college in Columbus, Ohio, plans to take down the statue of Christopher Columbus on its downtown campus. State OKs 3 new community college-to-university transfer degreesKTVZThe…
New Jersey’s community colleges aim to take point in post-coronavirus recoveryNJ SpotlightQ&A with Aaron Fichtner, president of New Jersey Council of County Colleges and a former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and…
Will 2020 crises permanently derail community college students’ educations?Boston GlobeMore so even than at other schools, the repercussions of the pandemic have reverberated deeply at community colleges, which serve primarily part-time students who juggle families…
DeVos doubles down on policy shutting vulnerable college students out of emergency grantsWashington PostThe interim final rule pertaining to distributing CARES Act funds asserts that only those who can participate in federal student aid programs…
Community colleges to take hard look at how they teach aspiring copsWall Street Journal (subscription required)Community colleges around the country are embarking on reviews of how they teach future police officers, aiming to make changes…
Will ‘free college’ survive COVID-19?T74Many of these programs could be at risk in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as mounting unemployment and business closures starve state and local budgets of tax revenue. Here we…
Triangle community colleges see growth in summer enrollment after pandemic-shortened springCBS17.comCommunity colleges in North Carolina’s Triangle area are seeing skyrocketing enrollment numbers for summer sessions as public schools are finalizing plans for the fall. The…
Community colleges increase training for police officers in the wake of protestsEdNCAfter a week of protests around the state and concern about the police response, the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges approved funds for…