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Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robeson Community College (RCC) in Lumberton, N.C., We are excited to offer this program to our students, as well as our faculty and staff,” said RCC President Melissa Singler “We felt we needed to fill in this gap for our students who may not have access to health insurance.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They do everything from handling patient records and insurance forms to obtaining vital signs, drawing blood, and administering electrocardiograms. A rare partnership between a group of community colleges and a private, for-profit institution is aiming to fix that. The teams did an extraordinary job working together,” said Bing.

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Oberlin Sues Insurers Over Settlement in Bakery Case

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The saga between Oberlin College and Gibson’s Bakery has spilled over into another lawsuit. This time it’s Oberlin suing four insurance companies to compel them to cover a multimillion-dollar judgment won by Gibson’s Bakery in 2019, The Chronicle-Telegram of Ohio reported.

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Onondaga Community College Offers $75,000 Retirement Incentive

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Onondaga Community College Board of Trustees approved a $75,000 early-retirement incentive for senior faculty members on Tuesday in response to enrollment losses. Faculty members over the age of 55 are eligible for the new early-retirement package, which includes postretirement health insurance. million and $1.7

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This will help you obtain important supports, such as disability insurance, down the road. Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream , senior fellow at Education Northwest, and an adjunct professor at the Community College of Philadelphia.

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Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund Katherine Knott Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The money comes from a fund designated to pay off insurance claims and refund payments to borrowers, though the education secretary can authorize other uses. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Adapt or die: 3 ways to transform your institution in a changing landscape

University Business

Another interesting partnership was developed to address the technology needs of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, which saw a disconnect between what students were learning in college and the types of skills the company required to fill its high-tech positions.