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Still Hoping for Free Community College - Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Free community college is back in President Biden’s budget. Although Congress is unlikely to support the full $90 billion, experts hope for a smaller budget item to provide free programs for about 90,000 students a year. In addition to the $90 billion item, the administration’s plan to make college more affordable includes an $820 increase to the maximum Pell Grant award; $30 billion for tuition stipends for eligible students at four-year historically Black colleges and universities, tribal coll

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Friday news and events, March 31, 2023

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College of Arts News and Events March 31, 2023 NEWS ◾ Congratulations to SOFAM faculty members, FASTWÜRMS, for being honoured with the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. [link] FASTWÜRMS’s best-known local work is, of course, the beloved Gryphon statue at the entrance to the University at the north east corner of Gordon and Stone Roads.

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Penn State president says cuts will be deeper than anticipated as leaders finalize layoff plans - Wyatt Massey, Spotlight PA

Economics and Change in Higher Education

A Penn State administrator directed university leaders representing nearly all departments to submit the number of employees they plan to lay off by the end of June, according to internal communications obtained by Spotlight PA. Justin Schwartz, interim executive vice president and provost, directed chancellors, deans, and other university leaders on the Academic Leadership Council to provide the administration with “your best estimate of the total number of positions from your unit that you pre

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