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June 25, 2024

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‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ on FAFSA

Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed

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After the bungled rollout of this year’s new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, federal officials say next year’s version will be out on time and with fewer problems.
 
College financial aid professionals are skeptical. And they aren’t the only ones dubious about the U.S. Department of Education's promises.

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A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job.

Nell Gluckman, The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Ted Roberts is a military veteran who has taught history as a senior instructor at Tarleton State University for more than a decade. When parking fees jumped from $105 to $400, Roberts complained. Now his contract isn't being renewed.


The Faculty Senate worries that if faculty members can’t complain about parking, how can they bring up more serious issues with their leadership?

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Math Ends the Education Careers of Thousands of Community College Students. A Few Schools Are Trying Something New

Steven Yoder, The Hechinger Report/USA Today

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Math is a giant hurdle for most community college students pursuing welding and other career and technical degrees. Up to 60 percent of students entering community college are unprepared for college-level work, and the subject they most often need help with is math, according to recent research.

 

About a dozen years ago, leaders at Linn-Benton Community College in northwestern Oregon decided to try something new: change how students pursuing technical degrees learn math by making it directly applicable to their technical specialties.

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Workforce Status Makes the Difference for Undocumented Graduates

Liann Herder, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

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Despite increasing stress around their immigration status, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and undocumented graduates are making significant contributions at top U.S. companies like Google and Microsoft.

 

But with DACA applications now closed, more undocumented students are struggling to obtain workforce authorization and careers.

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Demand for Better Cybersecurity Fuels a Booming Job Market

Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post

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The number of cyberattacks has almost doubled in the past five years—averaging 758,000 annually—according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Criminal Complaint Center. Those are the cases we know of. Many victims never report their complaints to law enforcement.

 

The growing threat is creating a booming job market for cybersecurity specialists as Gen Z and mid-career job seekers rush to enroll in university programs to get certified.

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Lumina Foundation Is Helping Build Educated Workforce

Chris Wakefield, WISH-TV

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For nearly 25 years, Lumina Foundation has been working to reimagine how and where learning happens.  


In this video, Lumina's Tim Robinson discusses the organization's civic engagement work with business, community, education, and government leaders to prepare more individuals, especially people of color, for success in today's global economy.

HUMAN WORK AND LEARNING

Community College Can Be Improved by (Re)Targeting This Roadblock

Alcino Donadel, University Business

The Problem With ‘In Demand’ Jobs

Kevin Carey, The Atlantic

Will A.I. Really Replace Your Job? Most CEOs Don’t Think So, Says Leader Helping Them Navigate the Shift

Jane Thier, Fortune

These Milwaukee College Students Helped Fix an Issue on Campus—and Say Others Can, Too

Cleo Krejci, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

How Higher Ed Responds to the Changing Needs of Labor Markets

Sherri Hall, eCampus News

STUDENT SUPPORTS

Helping LGBTQ+ Students Thrive

Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed

ED Awards $15M to Community Colleges to Help Rural Students

Community College Daily

Early College Academy Gives Orange High School Students a Boost Toward College

Jenelyn Russo, Orange County Register

Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Lois Elfman, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Blog: Most Philly Public School Students Have College Ambitions—But Their Level of Preparation Depends on Which High School They Attend

Joseph Sageman, The Conversation

PRISON EDUCATION

Inside the Ancient Walls of the State's Women's Prison, a Program for Young Inmates Launches

Deborah Becker, WBUR

Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree at 60

Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News

He Went From New Jersey Prison to Ivy League Grad. Here’s the Sweet Reason He Turned His Life Around. 

Brianna Kudisch, NJ Advance Media

Report Examines Barriers to Successful Post-Prison Re-Entry in North Carolina

Shanteya Hudson, Public News Service

Opinion: College in California Prisons Is Transforming Lives

Shannon Swain, The San Diego Union-Tribune

AFFORDABILITY

Don’t Give Up on the FAFSA, Advocates for Student Financial Aid Urge

Shauneen Miranda, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Paying for College? Here’s the Timeline of Key Deadlines

Robert Farrington, Forbes

Project 2025 Would Increase Costs, Block Debt Cancellation for Student Loan Borrowers

Sara Partridge and Madison Weiss, Center for American Progress

New CBO Pell Grant Estimate Finds Shortfall Postponed With Fewer Students Projected to Receive Grant

Hugh T. Ferguson, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Commentary: A Nationwide Model for Higher-Education Reform

Elizabeth Stelle, Williamsport Sun-Gazette

NEW REPORTS AND EVENTS

Breaking Barriers: The Impact of DACA and TPS on the Social
Mobility of Dreamers.

TheDream.US and Golden Door Scholars

How—and Why—Employers Can Expand Youth Apprenticeship Programs

Urban Institute

Webinar: Data-Activated Strategies to Advance Student Success

The American Association of Colleges and Universities 

Webinar: Lessons in Leadership: Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Allyship

American Council on Education

Webinar: Rebuilding Labor and Worker Power to Respond to AI

New America

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