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Federal judge in Texas strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness planWashington PostA federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, delivering a victory to a conservative advocacy group that…


A collaboration to foster engineers among students of color

Despite some improvements in the numbers of Hispanic and Black engineering graduates from four-year institutions, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities reports that these groups remain underrepresented in the field. The number of…


Nursing apprenticeships in rural areas

Katie Nerison has worked in healthcare since she was 15. Throughout her career, nurses and directors encouraged her to pursue her degree, which cost and time made nearly impossible. Then, her employer hosted a meeting…



Community college policies inform key state races

Gubernatorial candidates in most of the closest races have laid out their stances pertaining to issues related to community colleges. And some of the incumbent candidates have touted their accomplishments to date on behalf of…


Developing closer partnerships with business, industry

Cathy Wilhm’s schedule was jammed, but she wasn’t complaining. “We are here to educate and train students for the workforce, and we can’t do that really well without getting good information from the people who…




New ‘talent hub’ focuses on semiconductor, nanotech

About 20 nanotechnology companies currently have posted job openings on the National Talent Hub and another 30 companies are working to get their profiles into the state-of-the-art talent pipeline that focuses on the semiconductor and…


Washington Watch: New info on college costs, aid

The College Board last week issued its latest annual report detailing the most-recent information on college costs and student aid — the financing equation.  The document, “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid,” provides a…