Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron announced the largest gift in the college's history: $30 million to boost financial aid, athletics and the campus.
From free community college tuition to expansion of the Pell Grants, an inside look at the sweeping proposal designed to boost student retention and completion.
The bill offers in-state tuition to out-of-state students whose grandparents live in Florida and creates a "buy one, get one free" waiver for students who enroll in programs aligned to the state's economic and workforce needs.
"When students apply to colleges and universities, they spend that time between when they apply and when they hear their decisions kind of stressing and wondering: Who's going to choose me? Now I have to sit back and wait to see who's going to choose us."
Mike Huseby, the CEO of Barnes & Noble Education, discusses the value of colleges and universities forging strategies over the next decade to meet student needs.
Four communities will bring together high school educators, community college faculty, workforce development professionals, community organizations and business owners.
