A sabbatical in 2020: Not what I had planned
I wrote my sabbatical proposal in fall 2019, and when I found out it was approved, I was elated. My husband had surprised me that same fall with tickets to Italy for May, and we…
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Washington Watch: A new round of relief funds, plus updated ED guidance
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday released most of the third installment of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provided through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Community colleges will receive more than…
Washington Watch: AACC perspectives on using HEERF funding
In response to numerous inquiries from member colleges, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has produced a document to outline some of the options available to colleges in using the major formula grants of…
A reliable verification portal enables steady enrollment for Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Sponsored content There’s a good reason 85,000 students call Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) their home. Students can choose from CSCU’s 12 community colleges, four universities, or its online degree program. Plus, CSCU has…
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Joe Biden has been pitching free community college since the Obama administration — can he now make it a reality?MarketWatchSupporters of free college are bullish on the proposal’s chances of success, but obstacles remain. Joe…
It will take more than free tuition to improve graduation rates
President Biden is reportedly considering including free community college tuition in his second infrastructure proposal. Research on College Promise programs has shown that free community college programs can lead more students to enroll. But to…
Intentional inclusion
Early in 2020, Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC) in Hudson, New York, joined other academic institutions across the country in pivoting to virtual learning. Only a handful of our faculty had used this modality. Most thought…
Q&A: Talking FAFSA
Bill DeBaun Recent federal legislation to simplify the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) may encourage more students to fill out the form — but the form’s difficulty wasn’t the only barrier to FAFSA…
Washington Watch: ED seeks applications for additional HEER funds
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has not released all the higher education emergency relief funds (HEERF) at once. The first category — and the one that drew most of the attention — was the $20.2…
Community colleges: Improving lives and your community’s economic vitality
The community’s college. It’s a phrase I think about often and share when I speak to our students and employees as well as in the community. To me, it means improving lives and the economic…