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The College of Saint Rose to Close Permanently at the End of School Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The closure leaves 500-600 employees without jobs, forces students to continue their education elsewhere, and tens of properties vacant. The closure leaves 500-600 employees without jobs, forces students to continue their education elsewhere, and tens of properties vacant. As for the students, their fates remain unknown.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But the supply is not meeting the demand—there’s a national shortage of medical assistants, with cities like San Antonio reporting thousands of unfilled positions. They had money from Train for Jobs SA (TFJSA), a city-funded pandemic-era program to help unemployed or underemployed San Antonio residents retrain for high-demand careers.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Should I Take a Gap Year?

Great College Advice

Let’s face it: high school in America has become exhausting and unpleasant for many high school students. As a result, more and more students are asking themselves, “should I take a gap year?” Here at Great College Advice , we are huge fans of taking some time off between high school and college. or “what’s my purpose?”.

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How to prepare for a successful AmeriCorps service year

College Forward

You’ve been selected to serve at College Possible because we believe you exude the AmeriCorps spirit and the core values that guide our work: student success, inclusive culture, teamwork, impact, and growth and innovation. We’re bringing you tips from AmeriCorps alumni on how to make the most of your time at College Possible!

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As COVID evolves, so do campus policies

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: On Jan. 5, Tufts University dropped its requirement that students receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster in order to attend classes in person or live on campus. “We have students with chronic health conditions who are at increased risk for complications should they become ill with COVID-19,” he wrote.

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City College of San Francisco struggles to heat classrooms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Tuesday to approve funds for much-needed fixes to the heating systems on several campuses. As I said several times during the meeting, as long as our students are not getting heat, the heat should be on us.”