Tiny homes for student parents
Every year, Glenn Richards, director of housing at Jackson College in Michigan, used to get one or two students calling to say they were scheduling their classes, but they would need housing with their children….
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Assessing Covid’s impact on college campuses
At El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas, enrollments this spring are down -12.5%, following a -9.5% drop in the fall. Among its first-time-in-college students, enrollments dipped -12% this spring, compared to -31% in the…
Congress mulls the future of HPOG
A pilot program that trains low-income individuals to attain entry-level healthcare jobs that hopefully lead to more education and better-paying positions is getting a closer look by Congress. The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee, which…
Finalists for AACC’s 2021 Awards of Excellence
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced the finalists for its 2021 Awards of Excellence, which recognize exceptional work among the nation’s two-year colleges. AACC will announce the winners on May 27 during…
Third time is the charm for pitch to NSF
Darrel J. Kesler was confident he had a good idea for a new agriculture program at his Indiana community college, but the two times he applied for National Science Foundation (NSF) funding, it was turned…
Focused on mental self-help for students, employees
Like an increasing number of community colleges, Clark State College has over the past year kept at the forefront of its priorities the mental health and wellness of its students, faculty and staff in addition…
Washington Watch: Biden signs $1.9T stimulus legislation
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which builds on both the CARES Act and CRRSAA and will provide even more financial assistance to community colleges and their…
‘No quick turnaround in sight’
The dramatic enrollment declines that community colleges experienced in the fall will likely continue this spring, especially among students of color and males, according to preliminary data collected by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research…
Expanding outreach for expanded SNAP
More college students are now eligible to get help through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Making students aware of this should be a priority for states and colleges – and anyone in contact…
Biden directs ED to review Title IX rules
President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. Education Department (ED) to review controversial Title IX regulations issued under the Trump administration and agency actions taken in regards to them. It…