Supporting vulnerable students and suppressing COVID will be the priorities for college leaders distributing newly-released American Rescue Plan funds.
The act would require university leaders to submit an annual certification to the U.S. Secretary of Education acknowledging that the school's president and at least one member of the school's governing board have reviewed all sexual abuse investigations that were reported to the Title IX coordinator that year involving an employee.
The 'Safer Campuses Clearinghouse' website contains evidence-based strategies used effectively by higher education institutions and K-12 schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"(President Biden) is ready for big ideas and bold action, so that all Americans can go to community college and have the support they need to finish and get good jobs," Jill Biden said. "Together we are going to get this done because community colleges are our future."
Sweet Briar College, led by President Meredith Woo, is proving that there is a home for women who pursue a liberal arts education that is 'deeply hands on, deeply student-centered.'
Those facing mounting debt get a reprieve until September to repay, but will they receive further assistance in the future? The new president had bold ideas in the election run-up.
Community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions get top billing in President-Elect Joe Biden's plan to expand access to higher education.
