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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork. “This is not just a right-now problem,” she said. “This is an into-the-future problem.” Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Passionate pleas for and against tuition-sharing agreements

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Education Department announced last month that it would revisit nearly three decades of policy making under Title IV of the Higher Education Act that has largely restricted colleges from paying recruiters based on how many students they enroll. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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Biden seeks Pell increase, renews calls for free community college

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The $500 million in discretionary funding would go toward partnering with states to pay for community college programs that lead to good-paying jobs in growing industries or four-year degrees. The vast majority of students at those institutions are from families below the cap. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Skepticism abounds at Supreme Court hearing on debt relief

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“All of us collectively have been sounding the alarm for almost a decade about student debt and the crisis that was to come, and today, this is our Super Bowl,” said Kristin McGuire, executive director of Young Invincibles, one of the organizations that hosted the rally. Is this diversity newsletter?: