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New Volpe Center opens to support the country’s most innovative transportation projects

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Zach Winn | MIT News; September 20, 2023 MIT community members gathered with local, state, and federal leaders in Kendall Square for a ceremony marking a milestone in the area’s transformation. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Kendall Square.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Transportation is a significant issue, and Trent suggested increasing transportation vouchers. She also noted that the college should reach out to students regarding their needs rather than waiting for students to come to them.

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American Indian College Fund Receives Near $39 Million for TCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Most receive no money from their home states, and relatively little from the federal government. The money might also be used for projects that are not specifically grounded in Native culture, but which address the needs of Native students, such as funding for laptops and Wi-Fi, transportation, and childcare.

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Five ways to help students take smart sustainability actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Given the current political atmosphere, it is not difficult to see why 74 percent of respondents in the Student Voice survey feel the federal government is doing too little to address climate change. These are decision-making processes that students can witness firsthand and even influence. Smaller cities (where most people in the U.S.

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We are recognized by the federal government as both a predominantly Black institution and as a Hispanic-serving institution. I am particularly concerned about my own institution, Bloomfield College, in New Jersey. Bloomfield was founded 155 years ago and has a mission to serve students who have been excluded or marginalized.

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Student Loans, College Costs, and Parental Self-Denial

Great College Advice

And maybe some debt forgiveness from the Federal Government. Assume that the federal government will take 18%, leaving the student with $46,107 in take-home pay (not including any state taxes, which we won’t calculate just yet). Ellen has been cancelled. At least we still have Santa, Elijah, and the Tooth Fairy.

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Why Study in Germany – Universities, Admission, Tuition Fees, Post-study Work Permit and Work Opportunities

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Transport – EUR 94 monthly. As a part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the German states that aim to promote cutting-edge university, ten universities and a consortium of four Berlin-based universities in Germany will be termed as ‘Universities of Excellence’ from 2019 to 2026. Food – EUR 168 monthly.