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Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin has provided a $20 million gift to Miami Dade College (MDC) in Florida to increase access and opportunity for MDC students. Griffin’s gift is the largest single philanthropic…
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Reporter’s notebook
Senate panel passes Su nomination for labor secretary Construction advocates cite CTE defunding House Democrats re-introduce apprenticeship bill Senate panel passes Su nomination for labor secretary The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on…
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The Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Foundation’s Skills to Succeed Campaign has surpassed its $50 million goal. This campaign aligns with regional needs and challenges to connect everyone to more opportunities, especially Cleveland’s core communities and…
12 teams advance to ‘Innovation Challenge’ finals
A dozen student teams from community colleges will participate in the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC), an annual national competition that asks two-year college student teams to develop STEM-based solutions to…
An economic argument for ED’s proposed budget
During a House appropriations hearing on Tuesday, the Biden administration’s request to increase funding for U.S. Education Department (ED) programs by 13% clashed with House Republicans’ call to cut federal spending by about 22%. During…
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Lone Star College (LSC) is working with FedEx Freight to encourage more women to seek careers in the transportation industry. With a $3,000 donation, FedEx Freight established three FedEx Freight Empower Women in Transportation Scholarships…
CUNY charges up curriculum with digital literacy
To ensure greater equity among teaching students’ digital literacy — and to ensure that they can confidently and enthusiastically deliver such instruction to their diverse populations of students — the City University of New York…
Washington Watch: DOL seeks applications for Infrastructure Jobs grants
For months, community college leaders have been looking for ways to tap into the vast resources that the federal government is pouring into infrastructure projects. For the most part, infrastructure funds will not flow directly…
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A $2 million grant to the Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Foundation will help Tri-C grow innovative, accessible workforce training. The grant comes from the KeyBank Foundation and will fund crucial steps toward addressing northeast Ohio’s…
What’s on state directors’ minds
DENVER — State directors of community colleges covered a lot of ground at their spring meeting on Saturday, from dual-enrollment trends to hiring challenges, as well as updates on restarting Pell for incarcerated individuals and…