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June 24, 2024

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What Happened When One Community College Confronted Housing Insecurity in a New Way

Eric Hoover, The Chronicle of Higher Education
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As many of today's college students know all too well, it's difficult to learn when you’re not sure where you’re going to sleep at night. Such struggles can greatly reduce students’ chances of getting a degree while harming their health and well-being.

 

Ten years ago, Tacoma Community College partnered with the city’s housing authority to confront this challenge in a new way.

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A Conversation With Dr. Joyce Payne, Founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Wendy Herkey, WFAE
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As college graduation season wraps up and new graduates everywhere are celebrating their hard work and achievements, the cost of college remains one of the biggest hurdles to higher education. This is particularly true among Black students, where a lack of funding is a top reason for drop-outs.

 

The funding problem has been around for many years, and Dr. Joyce Payne has devoted herself to the issue dating back to the 1980s. Payne discusses her efforts to help support Black students and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in this interview.

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Issues With FAFSA Could Mean Many Students Don't Go to College in the Fall

Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR

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This year's college financial aid process was supposed to be easier after the U.S. Department of Education revamped the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. By now, however, everyone knows the revamp didn't go as expected. 

 

Even after technical fixes were implemented, some students remain stuck in financial aid limbo. Families, students, counselors, and advocates share their FAFSA stories.

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Colleges’ Responsiveness to the Job Market

Doug Lederman, The Key
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Colleges and universities are increasingly being judged by how well they prepare students for jobs and careers once they graduate, and in response, most are trying to adapt their programs and offerings to align with the needs of employers. How are they doing?


This episode of The Key explores two recent studies from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce and the Upjohn Institute to answer that question with guest Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center at Rutgers University. 

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Can Shaun Harper Save DEI?

J. Brian Charles, The Chronicle of Higher Education
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In the 20-plus years since Shaun Harper began his work advocating for underrepresented students, the DEI movement has become a powerful force in higher education. 

 

But as DEI’s public profile grows, so, too, do the attacks against it. And now, Harper faces the destruction of those practices he has long advocated and for which he is widely known.

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California Prepares to Launch First Phase of New Education Data System

Diana Lambert, EdSource

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California lags behind most states when it comes to education data systems, choosing to focus on compliance rather than program improvement. But that could soon change when the first phase of the Cradle-to-Career Data System goes live later this year.

 

The goal of the new statewide longitudinal data system, known as C2C, is ambitious. It will link data from multiple state departments and education institutions, as well as provide resources for students planning for college and careers.

HUMAN WORK AND LEARNING

Leaning Into Credit for Prior Learning
Melanie Gottlieb, Beyond Transfer

She Started High School During the Pandemic. How One Senior Overcame Empty Classrooms and Isolation.
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York

As ChatGPT Courts Colleges, Pioneering Universities Seek to Shape Its Use
Margaret Moffett, Work Shift

Quantifying the Connection Between Education and Economic Opportunity
Jeff Murray, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Infographic: Understanding the Needs and Motivations of Working Professional Student Segments
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From TCC to Tarleton, Academic Programs in Health Care Expand to Meet Workforce Demands
Shomial Ahmad, Fort Worth Report

RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY

The New Anti-DEI Bureaucracy
Maggie Hicks, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Most Americans Favor DEI Programs: Survey
Tara Suter, The Hill

First Nations Student Union Club Creates Space of Belonging at Central Oregon Community College
Kathryn Styer Martínez, Oregon Public Broadcasting

No-Confidence Votes for College Leaders Who Hid Negative DEI Report
Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed

Men of Color in College
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist

Views: How Inclusive Excellence Demands Systemic Change in Higher Ed

Paulette Granberry Russell, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS

Why It’ll Likely Be Easier Getting Into College, Even the Ivy League, This Coming Admissions Cycle
Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes

Hampshire College to Cut Benefits as Enrollment for Next School Year Comes in Below Projections
Emilee Klein, Daily Hampshire Gazette

FAFSA Delays Continue to Disrupt Admissions at Some Colleges
Bill Schackner, TribLIVE (Pennsylvania)

Emerson College Blames Pro-Palestinian Protests for Drop in Enrollment
Joseph Pisani, The Wall Street Journal

Commentary: High Hopes, But Low FAFSA Completion Rates
Kimberly Clarida, Every Texan

STATE POLICY

New Colorado Legislation Links CTE and Apprenticeship Systems
Lindsey Phillips, New America

Making State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements in Higher Education Work for Students
Stephanie Hall, Center for American Progress

Colleges Would Face Financial Punishments for Boycotting or Divesting From Israel Under New Pa. Bill
Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor
Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed

Ohio House Bill Aims to Help College Students Dealing With Food Insecurity
Melissa Burden, The Toledo Blade

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From the Newsroom

Navigating Higher Ed's Perfect Storm
The EdUP Experience

What Can Colleges Learn From the Pro-Palestinian Protesters' Deal at a UC Campus?
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