UC system accepts record number of California applicants Associated Press The University of California system says that for the 2019-20 academic year its nine undergraduate campuses have accepted 71,655 California freshmen and 26,700 students who…
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’…
During his first week as president of Phoenix College in Arizona, Larry Johnson, Jr., dressed like a student – with ripped jeans and a hoodie – sat in the back of a classroom and joined…
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…
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…
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…
Students attending three Lamar State colleges in Texas will see their tuition and fees drop by an average of 25 percent (or $760 per semester) for the 2019-20 school year after state lawmakers last month…
I first became familiar with the idea of something being “transactional” in an economics class. Lynn Tincher-LadnerDr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner is president and CEO of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the international honor society of…
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…
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….