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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.

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MICHELLE HERNANDEZ

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Michelle Hernandez Michelle Hernandez has been appointed assistant vice president of communications, marketing, and external affairs in the Office of Public Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. UC Irvine was one of the earliest colleges to have such a center.

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UNCF Receives Largest Philanthropic Corporate Gift from Fidelity Investments for Scholarship Program

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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $190 million, its largest philanthropic corporate gift, for a scholarship program. To be eligible, students must pursue a bachelor’s or associate degree at an accredited, not-for-profit college or university or a not-for-profit certificate program in their state of residence. “As

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

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Karen Mossberger, the Frank and June Sackton Professor in the school of public affairs and director of the Center on Technology, Data and Society at Arizona State University. Choosing the Future: Technology and Opportunity in Communities , a book Mossberger coauthored with Dr. But just south of Colo. In Memphis, Tenn.,

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Election Results Could Bring About Higher Ed Reforms

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Arizona voted for Proposition 308, which would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges. There were also bond measures on ballots which would have raised a total of nearly $9 billion for capital projects at colleges, led by a $5.3 billion ask for the Los Angeles Community College district.

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What is Higher Ed Community Looking for in State of the Union Address?

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But the world of higher education will be listening carefully for what Biden may say about the many issues America’s colleges and universities are facing, several of which have assumed national prominence in recent months. Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, by email. Dr. Kenneth K.

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