Community colleges brace for surge in student mental health needsLAistMental health services in California community colleges are severely underfunded compared to the University of California and Cal State systems. COVID economics hitting community collegesGillette News…
Community colleges and stimulus funding Inside Higher Ed AACC’s senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis discusses on IHE’s new podcast what issues community colleges are taking a closer look at pertaining to…
As colleges brace for financial aid appeals, there’s a new tool to help students file them Washington Post The free tool SwiftStudent guides students through requesting more funding, explaining eligibility, the documents applicants need and…
Coronavirus could change where students go to college, if they go at all USA Today Even before the crisis, Joseph Castro, president of California State University-Fresno, had noticed an increase of students applying to the…
Commentary: ‘So many students are already sleeping in their cars, homeless shelters or even on the street’ Hechinger Report Every day, as president of the student body at Los Angeles City College, Jemere Calhoun works…
Commentary: Anne Arundel Community College carrying forward to meet community needsCapital Gazette These are unprecedented times, which require unprecedented responses from the many organizations supporting our community and one another, writes Dawn Lindsay, president of…
How the last recession affected higher education. Will history repeat? Hechinger Report Community college enrollment surged after the 2008 downturn. Stripped of graduation and end-of-year rituals, new generation of college seniors instead face dismal job…
Naval community college has first president USNI News Randi Cosentino, an educator specializing in delivering secondary education to working adults, was named the first president of the newly formed United States Naval Community College. Ohio…
Local college paramedic program looks to fill nationwide shortage WLTX Midlands Technical College’s paramedic program aims to put more advanced-skilled first responders in communities. Bluegrass COVID-19 research partnership example of how community colleges are meeting…
Community colleges get creative to survive spring, while prepping for a surge next fall Washington Post Uniquely suited to respond quickly to a changing economic landscape, community colleges could serve an important role for students,…