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Community Colleges

The Revenue Gap for Community Colleges Comes to $78 Billion. Would Biden’s Election Make a Difference?

There’s a $78 billion revenue gap between community colleges and four-year institutions, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress, a left-wing think tank. The study found that community colleges receive $8,800 less in revenue per student enrolled compared to four-year colleges.

African-American

TMCF Kicks Off Its First Virtual Leadership Institute

A cohort of 483 students selected from historically Black colleges and universities are spending five days immersed in professional networking opportunities. The Leadership Institute conference – which kicked off virtually on Tuesday – features sessions on four major themes: financial literacy, leadership, personal branding and 21st-century skill building.

HBCUs

Trump, Notre Dame President Should Follow Delaware State’s Tony Allen

Tony Allen, president of Delaware State, an HBCU, knows what it takes to beat COVID. A mandatory testing policy. Twice a week for all 2,000 student, residents and employees. Results back in less than two days. Nearly 90 percent of all classes taught virtually. There’s mandatory masking, And total student buy in.

Native Americans

Institutions Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct. 12 marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day. However, given explorer Christopher Columbus’ ties to colonization, racism and enslavement, many cities and states have instead chosen to observe Indigenous Peoples Day. To honor the history of Native Americans, four-year universities and community colleges across the country held virtual Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations.

HBCUs

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself: A Message on Behalf of Greatly Underinvested, Often Forgotten Historically Black Colleges and Universities

To say that 2020 has been one of the most abnormally jagged and oddly long years serves as an understatement. From a pandemic that has emancipated the souls of over 211,000 Americans to young people taking to the street to erasure of the country’s oldest institutions, 2020 has shaped into one of the most unpredictable and emotionally exhausting years in decades.

African-American

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Donate $15 Million to HBCUs

In partnership with The Just Project, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will make a $15 million investment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of its COVID-19 response. Among the more than 100 HBCUs in The Just Project, 29 schools are collaborating to increase access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing for campuses and […]

African-American

Houston Rapper Travis Scott Offers to Pay Tuition for 5 HBCU Students

Houston Rapper Travis Scott offered to pay the tuition of five students that currently attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported Click2Houston.com. Scott said he plans to cover tuition for the students’ first semesters. His announcement on Twitter said, “Why not?” The tweet went viral on social media. He also revealed that his mother […]

Students

Report Examines Value of a Postsecondary Degree From Students’ Perspective

To understand how college graduates perceive the overall value of a postsecondary degree, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education released the “2020 Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey.”

African-American

8 HBCUs Receive Millions to Expand COVID-19 Testing Facilities on Campus

Eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received $15 million in funding by the Thermo Fisher Scientific to expand and establish on-campus COVID-19 testing facilities, as reported by The Tennessean. This funding and expansion are part of The Just Project, which seeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic in communities of color — especially since […]

Community Colleges

CCRC Playbook Provides Recommendations to Address Equity Gaps in Dual Enrollment Programs

In partnership with the Aspen Institute, the Community College Research Center (CCRC) highlighted equity gaps within dual enrollment programs and suggested ways postsecondary and K-12 leaders can address those barriers. According to the playbook, dual enrollment refers to college classes taken by high school students through a partnership with an institution.

Community Colleges

Policy Brief Highlights Proposition 209 Impact on California Community Colleges

Education Trust-West released a new policy brief highlighting the impact of Proposition 209, a 25-year-old ban on affirmative action in California. The study, “The Opportunity for Race-Conscious Policy and a More Equitable California,” looked at ways Prop. 209 effected California Community Colleges, which serves over 2 million students.

Students

HBCUs and White Churches: a Collaboration Long Overdue

Churches have a long history of advocating for civil rights. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Baptist, Methodist and other religious denominations united to support civil rights for African Americans. Many churches, for example, provided shelter to protesters during civil rights marches. They organized food assistance programs, assisted homeless with housing needs […]

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