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Survey: Students Cite Mental Health Concerns and Anxieties As Possible Deterrents for College
Worries and anxieties may not just affect the college experience but also prevent a sizable portion of students from enrolling.
January 30, 2024
Michael Koppenheffer
Students
Over 3.1M FASFA Forms Submitted: Education Department
More than 3.1 million Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms have been successfully submitted since the 2024-25 redesigned application went live Dec. 30.
January 30, 2024
James Kvaal
Students
NBA Foundation, College Possible Team Up to Help Close Access and Success Gap
College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities.
January 30, 2024
Greg Taylor
Students
University of Florida Hillel Combats Antisemitism with ‘Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate’ Event
Student leaders at the University of Florida (UF) are preparing for the Fifth Annual Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate® Bagel Day Program in an effort to combat record levels of antisemitism on college campuses.
January 29, 2024
Rabbi Jonah Zinn
Community Colleges
Community College District’s New Minimum Wage Nearly Double State’s Floor
The San Diego Community College District has boosted the minimum wage for all its permanent employees to $30.58 per hour, which is nearly twice the state’s minimum wage.
January 25, 2024
Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in San Diego Community College District's minimum wage to $30.58. Previously, it was $22.13.
Students
Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers
Georgia State University is partnering with four area school districts to help mitigate the state’s teacher shortage and improve teacher retention.
January 25, 2024
The Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development is expected to support the professional development of 270 metro Atlanta educators over three years.
Students
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $25M to Advance Career Connected High Schools
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced 19 new grant awards totaling $25 million through the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization, Career Connected High Schools Grant Program and issued by the U.S. Department of Education.
January 24, 2024
Dr. Miguel Cardona
Leadership & Policy
Connecticut Lawmakers May Consider Legacy Admissions Ban
Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions.
January 24, 2024
State Sen. Derek Slap
Students
West Virginia State University Launches First Doctorate Degree Program
The HBCU is launching its first doctorate degree program this May.
January 23, 2024
West Virginia State University is launching a Doctorate of Education in Leadership Studies Program.
Students
Achieving the Dream Announces 2024 DREAM Scholars
Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced that eight ATD Network community college students were chosen as 2024 DREAM Scholars.
January 23, 2024
Dr. Karen A. Stout
Students
Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship
Doctoral candidates Dion T. Harry and Joshua D. Wallace have been chosen to receive the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship.
January 19, 2024
Dion Harry
Students
9 Grad Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Award
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced the 2024 recipients of the annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award.
January 18, 2024
A past annual conference hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
Reports & Data
Workgroup Offers 13 Recommendations to Advance CSU Student Success
Student success experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor.
January 18, 2024
Dr. Thomas A. Parham
Students
Partnership Receives $100,000 to Increase College Access for Indigenous Students
Partnership With Native Americans has received a $100,000 grant from the consumer financial services company, Synchrony, supporting Indigenous education.
January 16, 2024
Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.
African-American
Descendants of Enslaved Offered Need-Based Scholarships through Partnership
The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
January 16, 2024
Monique Trusclair Maddox
Students
CSU Opens Up Access to Transfer Planner to All California Community College Students
Community college students in California will now have an easier time transferring to a CSU school.
January 11, 2024
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Students
Report Presents New Approach to Increasing Completion Rates at Public Institutions
Complete College America makes a case for a shift in higher education funding formulas.
January 8, 2024
Students
Home of Slain University of Idaho Students Being Demolished
Demolition has begun on the house where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022.
December 28, 2023
The Moscow, Idaho, home where University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were killed is being demolished.
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