Campus Issues

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Rep. Hayes, Sen. Murphy introduce legislation to combat college hunger Hartford Courant Two congressional lawmakers from Connecticut have introduced a bill that would require institutions of higher education to collect and publish data about students’…



Newsmakers

Interim CEOs Gordon Burns will serve as interim president of Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina, effective August 1. Following his retirement as president of Wilkes Community College (North Carolina), where he served for…


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Free tuition coming to Virginia community colleges under service program, governor says Daily Press The program, which Gov. Ralph Northam said would be called G3 for “Get skilled, get a job and give back,” would…


Rules of the game

In his first contract negotiation with the faculty union at Klamath Community College (KCC) in Oregon, President Roberto Gutierrez faced a moment he’ll never forget — and a decision that would come to define his…




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Sen. Warren, Rep. Lawson introduce bill expanding food stamps to low-income college students MassLive U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Al Lawson (D-Florida) this week introduced legislation that would make low-income college students eligible…


Funding roundup

In Massachusetts, Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) have each received state grants of $296,904 to provide free classes for early childhood education professionals and training to help local childcare facilities….


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Rising importance of technical college prompts local visit by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel With student loan debt continuing to pile up in recent years, Wisconsin technical colleges are being seen as one…