How Biden’s infrastructure plan may fracture the nation’s collegesPoliticoWhere community colleges love seeing the administration push for free education, some four-year schools see an “existential threat.” “I never thought I’d go to college”: MATC student…
The Biden administration on Monday sent some of its top brass to community colleges to advocate for several of the president’s proposals to revive the U.S. economy. While Vice President Kamala Harris went to North…
New CEOs Lorenzo Esters is Ivy Tech Community College’s next Indianapolis campus chancellor, effective July 1. He currently is vice president for advancement and member engagement at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Previously,…
Commentary: Should we cancel student debt, or is there another question we should be asking?Springfield News-LeaderIf we cancel student debt now, how do we avoid having to cancel another $2 trillion in student loan debt…
Bill DeBaun Recent federal legislation to simplify the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) may encourage more students to fill out the form — but the form’s difficulty wasn’t the only barrier to FAFSA…
New freebie for getting vaccinated: summer course at community collegeMyWabashValley.comIn Illinois, Danville Area Community College is offering a free summer class to anyone with a CDC vaccination card. Colorado places tuition freeze on community college9…
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s new bicycle technician program, which begins this fall, is already off to a good start. The college received a three-year grant of more than $1 million for the program from the…
A busy week for community college advocatesSupporting voter rights A busy week for community college advocates Next week is shaping up to be a packed week for community college advocates. On Monday, First Lady Dr….
Editorial: SC showed apprenticeships work. Congress should expand them nationwide.Charleston Post CourierRegistered apprenticeships led by the South Carolina Technical College System have emphatically proven their worth. Congress could easily triple the number of these valuable…
Carolyn Grubbs Williams, a nationally renowned community college leader who was the first woman to lead Bronx Community College (BCC) in New York, passed away on Wednesday at her home in Detroit. She was 81….