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Dr. Karen A. Stout to Step Down as Achieving the Dream President and CEO

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stout, its president and CEO, will be stepping down effective June 30, 2026. Stout has led Achieving the Dream since 2015 and under Stout’s leadership, ATD’s network now includes more than 300 community colleges and 33 Tribal colleges and universities, and its work has reached more than 500 open access colleges.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs 

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Hamm President Trumps newly released 2026 budget proposes the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs, which have helped millions of low-income, first-generation students – including veterans, adult learners, and students with disabilities – succeed in higher education for over 60 years. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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California Community College Leader Urges Funding for Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program After Bill Stalls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to Curry's letter, as of June 6, the California State University Central Office, which oversees the application process, had received applications from two University of California campuses, three CSU campuses, one private university, and 36 California Community Colleges.

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TRIO in the News, Summer 2025

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Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2 Collins says she helped secure Upward Bound funding for Maine Massachusetts: Trump cuts would devastate community colleges, undermining lower-income students striving to better their lives Massachusetts: Programs to support N.H.s

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide

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Hamm COE is inviting community colleges—with or without a current SSS program—to apply for the inaugural COE Award for Institutional Effectiveness, which will bestow $10,000 each on three campuses that have successfully embedded TRIO Student Support Services practices into their wider student success strategies. .

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are 116 community colleges in California. The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC.

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