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A Vending Machine for Health Supplies
Inside Higher Ed Ashley Mowreader April 15, 2025 Machines selling drugstore items such as bandages and tampons give community college students greater access to affordable health products. According to a May 2024 Student Voice survey, roughly one in five community college students (19 percent) believe their institution should invest in wellness […]
As ‘Bot’ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond
Voice of San Diego Jakob McWhinney April 14, 2025 Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern faculty feel their leaders haven’t done enough to curb the crisis. When the spring […]
Data: Gen Z Wary of AI Effects, Wants More Guidance From School, Work
Inside Higher Education Ashley Mowreader April 14, 2025 A recent Gallup survey finds that young people frequently engage with generative AI and want support from schools and employers about how to properly use those tools. Gen Z Americans are known for being tech-savvy digital natives, but a new survey shows […]
Reconciliation Update: House and Senate Agree to Narrowed Budget Blueprint
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson April 11, 2025 Both chambers of Congress have now agreed to the same budget blueprint, which unlocks the next phase of the reconciliation process; drafting legislative text and directing committees to find roughly $4 billion in spending cuts over a decade. This topline is more in line […]
California to launch ‘career passports’ to encourage job access
Higher Ed Dive Kathryn Moody April 8, 2025 The program is part of a broader plan by the state to improve career pathways, particularly for historically disadvantaged groups. Dive Brief: In an effort to expand access to jobs and reduce employer reliance on degrees for hiring, California will launch “career passports,” a […]
Certificate Completion Drives Undergraduate Attainment Rates
Inside Higher Ed Ashley Mowreader April 10, 2025 New National Student Clearinghouse data shows completion rates are up 0.6 percent for the first time in three years, though the number of bachelor’s and associate degree earners declined. The national undergraduate completion rate rose for the first time in three years last year, […]
Tillis, Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Veterans’ Access to Skilled Trade Educational Programs
Thom Tillis April 8, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) recently introduced the Veterans Education and Technical Skills (VETS) Opportunity Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would extend educational benefits in the Post-9/11 GI Bill to include partially online (or hybrid) versions of skilled trade training programs. Joining Senators Tillis […]
ENSURING LAWFUL GOVERNANCE AND IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S “DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY” DEREGULATORY INITIATIVE
The White House February 19, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. It is the policy of my Administration to focus the executive branch’s limited enforcement resources on regulations […]
DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS
The White House April 9, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS Promoting economic growth and American innovation are top priorities of this Administration. Unlawful, unnecessary, and onerous regulations impede these objectives and impose massive costs on American consumers and […]