Tag: Federal funding

African-American

John A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive Order

John A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]

October 6, 2020

Sports

Ed Department Says Connecticut May Lose Federal Funding if It Doesn’t Ban Transgender Athletes

The Department of Education has in a letter said Connecticut may lose federal funding if it allows transgender girls to compete as females in high school sports, reported the Associated Press. Already, in March, Idaho barred transgender girls from competing on female teams in public college athletics. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Legal […]

June 2, 2020

Students

UNCF Issues First Ever State of HBCUs Address, Launches HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were in attendance Tuesday for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) inaugural State of the HBCU Address, which put forth a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members to further support HBCUs and their capacity to be engines of socioeconomic mobility for the students they serve.

March 5, 2019

Students

New York Governor Proposes Tighter Regulations for NY’s For-Profit Colleges

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget proposal released this week, includes new regulations and more stringent oversight for New York’s for-profit colleges.

January 16, 2019

Students

Equity Considerations for Policymakers & Researchers

With the face of higher education changing rapidly, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public.

November 11, 2018

Students

Century Foundation Releases First Report on Community Colleges

A new report released late last week examines the critical role that community colleges play in social mobility and highlights why adequate and equitable funding are essential.

October 27, 2018

Students

Report: Colleges’ Reliance on Tuition Revenue Growing

Colleges and universities experienced a 1.8 percent decrease in funding at the state and local level in 2016 — part of a downward trend that has led students and families to shoulder a larger portion of the cost of higher education.

April 20, 2017