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Washington Watch: Movement on key Farm Bill priorities
Congress is working hard to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the governing legislation for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, including agriculture development and nutrition programs. The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years, with the…
Washington Watch: What the debt limit extension means for AACC’s funding agenda
As has been widely reported, House Republicans and White House negotiators this weekend reached a deal on a legislative package to suspend the debt ceiling until January 2025, making other changes as part of the…
Washington Watch: ED delays Title IX rule
In a May 26 blog post, the U.S. Education Department announced that it does not expect to issue final Title IX regulations until October. ED is updating its Spring Unified Agenda to reflect this change….
Advocacy quick hits
Debt ceiling deal – What happens next? Student debt cancellation faces uncertain future Title IX delays Funding opportunities Debt ceiling deal – What happens next? Over the weekend, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin…
Beyond a crisis plan: Preparing through tabletop exercises
What will a college’s next emergency be? No one can be sure. Many factors in a crisis situation are unpredictable. Otherwise, we’d take action to mitigate them. What is within control is preparation. To prepare,…
Advocacy quick hits
Debt-ceiling deadline looms large New NPRMs from ED Focus on community college agriculture workforce programs Funding opportunities Debt-ceiling deadline looms large President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders have continued meeting this week to negotiate legislation…
Washington Watch: CHIPS Act opportunities for community colleges
The American Association of Community Colleges hosted a webinar on Monday that featured Department of Commerce officials discussing opportunities available to community colleges under the CHIPS Act. The legislation will provide $50 billion over the…
Washington Watch: ED proposes gainful employment and related rules
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday released its highly anticipated rules governing federal student aid eligibility for all Title IV-eligible certificate programs, under the “gainful employment” (GE) language in the Higher Education Act (HEA). …
The visible trailblazer: Alone among many
In today’s increasingly diverse world, individuals from different backgrounds are finding themselves in various spaces where they may be the only representative of their racial or ethnic group. In my nearly 45 years of living…