On Thursday, I wrote about Erie Community College and the recommendation it received to close two campus buildings. ECC contracted an architectural firm to assess…
Posts published in “COVID-19”
In June, the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees approved a salary increase of 1.5% for Independent Staff. While a 1.5% salary increase is extraordinarily…
At the beginning of the year, the US Department of Labor released figures for job losses in higher education. Overall, the sector shed 650,000 positions.…
Beginning in January, community colleges in Massachusetts will require students, faculty and staff to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. This reverses the stance they took…
Of the many things students in Los Angeles need to worry about, transportation won’t be one of them. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved a…
Ann Arbor Public Schools announced today that Pittsfield Elementary School will move to remote instruction the week of October 4, due to a COVID-19 outbreak.…
With the news that WCC spent $4M of its HEERF money to repair the hole the Health and Fitness Center opened in the budget, I…
In the last few days, I’ve written about the WCC Administration’s use of federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF money) to eliminate debts accrued…
One of the most interesting items in today’s news is Alabama governor Kay Ivey’s announcement that she plans to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to…
For the last couple of days, I’ve written about the federal support given to community colleges, and how colleges have used it. Community colleges have…