The creativity and energy of community college students were evident throughout the showcases of the 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge held on Wednesday. During the virtual sessions, the finalist teams described the innovations they designed…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday heard from a handful of college and university leaders about their institutions’ response to the pandemic, from expanding emergency help to students, to preparing for…
ED: Title IX protects LGBTQ+ studentsOpposing legislative efforts to restrict education ED: Title IX protects LGBTQ+ students The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights on Wednesday issued a notice of interpretation explaining that it…
Some Senate appropriators are questioning President Joe Biden’s plan to offer free community college, especially when Pell grants typically cover tuition and fees for those who qualify for them. They also wonder why the administration…
Indiana is developing career coaching as a critical service to help residents find and prepare for family-sustaining jobs in the state. And Ivy Tech Community College is a key partner in that effort. The Indiana…
No go on short-term Pell amendmentBill aims to help with college students’ basic needsMassachusetts college taps HEERF to erase students’ college debtIllinois college offers new students $500 for bookstore No go on short-term Pell amendment…
The U.S. Education Department this week has held a weeklong virtual public hearing as it reviews its regulations and other actions related to Title IX in order to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order. The…
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Wednesday pitched to House members the key pillars of President Joe Biden’s broad-reaching and pricey plan to revamp the economy, upskill workers, raise equity and more. Community colleges would…
Participate in the U.S. Education Department’s Title IV Institutional Survey The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday will start emailing to financial aid administrators a survey on federal student aid to help ED provide the…
This summer, the engineering technology program at Seminole State College (Oklahoma) will have its first graduate. It is an encouraging milestone for an associate degree program that started in 2018 with guidance and resources from…