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Commentary: As I see it: What being white means todayAlbany Democraft-HeraldI do not feel guilty about being white, but I do feel a great responsibility to work to extend the privilege afforded me to all…
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High school graduates can attend Community College of Denver for freeDenver PostFaced with declining enrollment projections, the Community College of Denver is offering free tuition for eligible 2020 graduates of Denver Public Schools. Walla Walla…
Washington Watch: Senate Dems propose massive funding for next stimulus
Led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), ranking member on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Labor-HHS-ED appropriations subcommittee, 16 Democrats, including Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York), have advanced a $430 billion bill…
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Portland Community College to add affordable housingPortland TribunePortland Community College in Oregon is developing a 90-unit apartment building with affordable rents adjacent to a new building housing a workforce training center. College freezes tuitionTraverse City…
Restoring state funding is key in recovery
New Jersey recovered economically, and – to some extent, emotionally – from 9/11, the Great Recession of 2009, and SuperStorm Sandy thanks in large part to the state’s community colleges. In the aftermath of those…
Moving ahead – or not – with athletics
As the uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic continues, community colleges are making some tough calls when it comes to the 2020-2021 academic year, including suspending or scaling back sports. Sinclair Community College in Ohio was…
Students seek more advising, transfer help and tutoring
Compared to undergraduates at four-year higher education institutions, community college students who shifted to remote learning this spring due to the pandemic wanted to hear more from their college on academic advising, transfer services and…
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Calbright College survives in new California state budget agreementEdSourceThe president of online community college says it will remain in place to help in economic recovery. Amid pandemic, Massachusetts community colleges, state universities face financial challengeBoston…
Heavy on workforce development
A new report calls on community colleges to focus more on workforce development to help displaced workers and others secure available jobs, especially as Americans have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. “The Indispensable…
Washington Watch: Discussing the challenges caused by COVID-19
In a virtual roundtable discussion Wednesday with higher education association leaders, Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Illinois) heard about the many challenges that community colleges are confronting due to the pandemic, as well as issues arising from…