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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies reveals that Black student parents at community colleges face significant barriers in accessing critical childcare support, potentially hindering their educational progress and economic mobility.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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Curry also became one of the founding chairpersons of the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges Affordability, Food & Housing Access Taskforce in spring 2018. Sometimes you have to say stuff and get people united because you said it. The student housing will also include study areas, lounges and shared kitchens.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the 2022-23 academic year, the College Fund supported more than 4,000 Native American scholars in 43 states to attend 267 colleges and universities. COIN has an elders-in-residence program through which UM students have access to cultural knowledge speakers and language speakers.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. in 2022-23.

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UNCF Study Reveals Strong Mental Health Outcomes Among HBCU Students Despite Financial Challenges

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The comprehensive report, titled Flourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health of Students at HBCUs and PBIs," examined mental health indicators among 2,504 students across 16 HBCUs and two predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years.

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National University Approved as Registered Apprenticeship Program Sponsor for K-12 Teachers

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Becoming a registered apprenticeship sponsor allows us to expand access to the teaching profession while helping California schools meet their urgent need for qualified educators." In 2022, the U.S. According to the U.S. The RAP model is part of a national movement to reimagine teacher preparation.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

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In our 2022 report, we predicted that by the end of 2025, the U.S. More than 7,000 newspaper jobs vanished between 2022 and 2023, compared to a few hundred the year before, further adding to the local news crisis. Mutz Chair in Local News at Medill’s School of Journalism, emphasized the gravity of the situation.

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