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Student Voters Prepare to Be Under Siege
States will soon redraw voting districts from the 2020 Census that may dramatically shift elections.
September 7, 2021
Community Colleges
Study Reveals Transportation Assistance Helps Community College Students Succeed
A new study has shown that students with access to discounted or free transit performed better in student retention, credits earned, and completion, than those without an assisted transit card.
September 2, 2021
Students
Research Finds Transfer Enrollment Drops as Disparities Grow Deeper Over the Pandemic Year
The latest report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a significant decline in transfer student enrollment by 8.4 percent.
August 31, 2021
News Roundup
Louisiana State University Plans to Forgive More Than $7 Million in Student Debt
Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana will forgive more than $7 million in student debt, which will impact about 4,000 students
August 25, 2021
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Utilize Technology to Improve Student Success
Institutions are using technology platforms and corequisite teaching to dramatically alter the narrative about remedial courses.
August 23, 2021
Students
Marching On for Student Voting Rights
Tens of thousands of activists are expected to converge across the U.S. to combat the latest sweep of voter suppression laws. Students will be among those who gather on that day, the 58th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington.
August 20, 2021
Students
Webinar Discusses Ways to Promote Racial Equality in Student Mental Health
As most students will be returning to campus in the fall, administrators from higher education institutions and mental health experts gathered virtually on Thursday to discuss how to best help students navigate through the upcoming semester.
August 19, 2021
Students
Report: Stranded Credits Highlight Inequities in Higher Education
A new report explores the experiences of students and staff familiar with institutional debt, also known as stranded credits.
August 19, 2021
Community Colleges
One Million Degrees: Taking Chicago's Community Colleges Through the Pandemic and Beyond
When the pandemic hit Chicago’s community colleges, One Million Degrees started thinking about how they could best support their students.
August 18, 2021
Students
Benedict College Repurposes Bookstore To Support Entrepreneurs
For Tonisha Roberts, a first-time business owner, the pandemic resulted in a temporary pause on her customized apparel company, Reality Effects Anybody’s Life (REAL).
August 17, 2021
News Roundup
Minnesota Initiative Aims to Help Student Loan Borrowers Graduate
August 17, 2021
Community Colleges
Community College Students, Persistence, and the Minimum Wage
Across America, students at community colleges are dropping out of institutions due to financial stressors.
August 16, 2021
Students
Student Parents Continue to Face Housing Insecurity
According to a report from the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, about 68% of student parents in 2019 reported facing housing insecurity. That was before the pandemic.
August 12, 2021
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Pathways of Promise: Community Colleges Partner With HBCUs
When she was 18 years old, Ayeisha Gipson wasn’t sure college was the right move for her. She was apathetic about school, despite her mother’s passionate urging that she matriculate to a university.
August 10, 2021
Students
Student Loan Pause Extended Until January 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Education will continue to halt student loan repayment, interest, and collections until January 31, 2022. “The payment pause has been a lifeline that allowed millions of Americans to focus on their families, health, and finances instead of student loans during the national emergency,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. […]
August 9, 2021
Students
Cheyney University to Eliminate Student Debt From 2020 and Spring 2021
Cheyney University plans to eliminate unpaid student bills from the last three semesters with funding from the federal stimulus package, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Using around $400,000, an average debt of over $2,200 will be forgiven for 180 students, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The historically Black college in Pennsylvania follows many other institutions over […]
August 3, 2021
Students
Two More Georgia HBCUs Clear Pandemic Related Student Debt
Morehouse College and Savannah State University have become the latest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to clear student debt acquired since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The funding comes directly from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a federal government pledge of $35 billion to help financially struggling college students […]
August 3, 2021
Students
College Promise Programs Launch Innovative Solutions to Achieve Economic Mobility
As the nation turns toward recovery, College Promise—a non-profit aimed at eliminating college cost barriers—is implementing new models and training to promote economic mobility and post-college career success. Several of these programs were featured in the College Promise hosted webinar “Financial Sustainability for College Promise Programs: Navigating Through and Beyond COVID-19” that took place on Thursday.
July 29, 2021
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