State officials want to prepare more Californians for good jobs — those that pay a stable, living wage and offer other benefits, such as a pathway for promotions. The state has spent roughly $370 million on these workforce programs, but the results are mixed.
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Posted inMississippi
Mississippi University for Women settles on new name 40 years after going co-ed
Mississippi University for Women will ask lawmakers this session to approve a new name: Wynbridge State University of Mississippi.
Posted inIndianapolis
‘Change is always difficult’: New IU Indianapolis chancellor talks IUPUI split
New IU Indianapolis chancellor Latha Ramchand began as a first-generation college student in India.
Posted inTexas
Many Texas community college students who transfer don’t finish their degrees, study says
Black students and students over 24 are less likely to get their bachelor’s degree after transferring, the report found.
Posted inOhio
Problems with revamped FAFSA financial aid form have some colleges delaying admissions deadlines
But as of now, Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University is among colleges holding to the traditional May 1 cutoff for students to commit to a school.
Posted inRace and Equity
Q&A: HBCU culture helps color police interactions with students
Open Campus spoke with Miller-Smith about how law enforcement can look different on an HBCU campus compared to a predominantly white institution (PWI).
Posted inChicago
Brenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to go back.
Back at Chicago State University at age 60, she found out her decades-old GPA disqualifies her from receiving federal loans or grants.
Posted inClimate Change
The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land
How 14 land grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations.
Posted inTexas
University of North Texas president to step down after 10 years
Under President Neal Smatresk, UNT in Denton became a Carnegie Tier One research university and a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Posted inTexas
Feds offer more help to Texas colleges struggling with FAFSA snags
The release of a revamped FAFSA form has blocked some students from filing the application and narrowed the time schools have to make financial aid decisions.