Universities, community colleges partner to help transfer students earn degreesPBS NewsHourAs four-year colleges and universities look for ways to boost enrollment and reach underrepresented students, a growing number are focused on community college transfer students….
Newsom rejects second effort to make more community college adjunct faculty eligible for health careEdSourceThe California governor vetoed a similar bill last year, citing unknown costs. LCCC partners with Moen to expand earn and learn…
The push for free community college gets a major showing, as hundreds call on Newsom to sign Becker’s SB 893Almanac NewsThe bill would enable the district to waive or reduce enrollment fees and expand scholarship…
Castro bill requires higher education to post transfer information on websitesTexas TribuneThe Transparency for Transfer Students Act would require two- and four-year higher education institutions to post financial aid information and transfer deadlines on their…
Who is impacted by student loan forgiveness and how?U.S. Census Bureau (blog)The president’s loan forgiveness plan would have a big effect on community college students who took out student loans. For example, nearly 20% of…
Commentary: Building civic power for community college, MSI And HBCU studentsForbesCommunity college students are all too often underrepresented populations and voices, especially when it comes to voter registration and civic participation. Scholarships available for inmates…
DACC Notes: Normalize talking about mental healthCommercial-NewsJonathon Wade, associate professor of behavioral sciences at Danville Area Community College in Illinois, says we have to start making connections and normalizing mental health discussions. One solution he…
U.S. education secretary promotes access to higher ed during visit to RACCReading EagleMiguel Cardona leaned forward in his chair, listening intently to Mayra Del Toro. She was telling the U.S. education secretary about the path…
Students shift towards tech and trade schools; Atlanta companies are taking noteCBS46The president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College says the current college model isn’t working for many companies. Meanwhile, the college has seen a 12%…
Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness planNPRNearly half of the country’s governors have signed off on a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to withdraw his student…