On Monday, the State of Michigan announced that it had received more than 62,000 applications for the Michigan Reconnect program. That smashed the State’s initial…
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I read an article a few weeks ago about a town in Colorado that’s counting on its community college to save it. While that sounds…
Although the Biden administration has not come up with a student loan strategy yet, free community college may give two-year institutions the handicap they’re looking…
With vaccine distribution well under way, it is tempting to think about returning to life as it was in 2019. The FDA gave the Johnson…
Yesterday, I wrote about the declining value of a college education. The change in value is a problem for community colleges. I said that propping…
Today’s news is filled with stories about the enrollment declines at community colleges. The pandemic has chased students away from two-year colleges in large numbers.…
A recent article in Insider (formerly Business Insider) discussed the impact of “promise” programs on diversity in enrollment. A second piece, an editorial, in the…
Governor Gretchen Whitmer introduced her proposed state budget this morning, and included $180M for free community college programs. Granted, the proposed budget is a long…
A recent Council for Advancement and Support of Education review of annual charitable contributions shows that overall donations to higher education institutions remained flat in…
University Business published an interesting opinion piece today on the steps higher education institutions must take to recover from COVID-19. Although the pandemic has made…