Perspectives
Community Colleges Can Help Students Affected by For-Profit College Closures
Community colleges can help students transfer credits and identify sources of financial aid to complete their degree. Lawmakers can do more to support students and help community colleges avoid financial hardships.
College Leaders’ Recommendations for the Higher Education Act
The Higher Education Committee of 50 released their final recommendations for the Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization. The group includes community college presidents, trustees, administrators, and financial aid staff.
Colleges start looking for ways to house and feed their students who are homeless
Now colleges and universities are trying to help homeless college students, often in collaboration with local housing authorities and nonprofit partners.
Q & A with Scott Stump
Scott Stump is the assisant secretary for career, technical, and adult education at the U.S. Department of Education.
Advocating for Second Chance Pell
ACCT holds a congressional briefing on the benefits of postsecondary education for incarcerated students and expanding access to federal financial aid.
Q & A with Bobby Scott
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA.) is currently serving his 13th term in the United States Congress, representing Virginia’s third congressional district in the House of Representatives. He currently serves as the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Education and Labor, on which he has served since he first took office in 1993.
