A few semesters ago, I received this email from a student in my human sexuality class whom I will call “Karla”: “Dear Professor Dennis, I am sorry that I have not been in class the past…
President Joe Biden has nominated James Kvaal as under secretary at the U.S. Education Department (ED). The position oversees higher education policies, procedures and programs at the department. James Kvaal Kvaal is president of the…
A $35,000 donation to SOWELA Technical Community College (Louisiana) will fund scholarships for students enrolled in a number of in-demand technical programs at the college. The donation comes from Northrop Grumman. “The great success SOWELA has…
March 2020 changed the world of education forever. Upon the initial emergence of Covid-19, many educational institutions were forced to close their doors completely, halting instruction for thousands of students. But in the coming months,…
Democrats unveil Biden’s immigration bill, including an eight-year path to citizenshipUSA TodayThe U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 includes, among other things, a shorter process to legal status for participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood…
Oregon bill would help college students access food, housing assistanceOregon Public RadioHigher education advocates are joining with a group fighting hunger to support a bill in the Oregon legislature aimed at helping relieve food and…
A growing number of community colleges are optimistic when it comes to having more students on campus this fall. Yet even those colleges have degrees of comfort. Some already are setting flexible target goals for…
The Biden administration this week took a step to curb a fledgling federal apprenticeship program started under the Trump administration that was designed to ease some bureaucratic restrictions in order to make apprenticeships appealing to…
Bill would create training grants for maritime industryInclement weather closes campuses Bill would create training grants for maritime industry Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) has introduced a bipartisan bill to create a grant program for community…
The Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) is looking for ideas to address real-world problems. The national program is designed to enable community college students to discover and demonstrate their capacity to use science, technology,…