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Executive Director Julie Peller spoke with KMAland Broadcasting about higher education during the pandemic. Listen here.
Read MoreHigher Learning Advocates & Forty-Six Partner Organizations Urge Congress to Support Student Parents
WASHINGTON — Forty-seven organizations came together today to urge Congress to provide more supports for student parents, particularly in the face of the pandemic. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, many students struggled to cover the costs of food, housing, transportation, and child care. These needs are heightened for student parents, who must provide for their…
Read MoreThe Gap Year Fantasy and the Reality of Today’s College Student
Higher Learning Advocates, a D.C.-based advocacy group, says that today’s students are older, more racially diverse, and have far fewer life options than the mainstream narrative would lead us to believe. Only 13% of college students live on campus, and two-thirds of all students work in order to make tuition payments or other expenses. Two in five…
Read MoreJulie Peller, Higher Learning Advocates
Executive Director Julie Peller spoke with WHII-TV Beaufort News about how colleges and universities should be flexible with students as they return for fall semester and how federal policymakers can better support today’s students.
Read MoreEmergency aid needed for fall semester students
Executive Director Julie Peller joined CBS19 News to discuss how federal funding can help today’s students, who have been hit hard by the pandemic. “Being sure that students are a part of that conversation and students’ needs outside of the classroom are a part of that conversation is something that we’re fighting for this fall.”…
Read MoreDisplaced Workers and Public College Enrollment
Deputy Executive Director Emily Bouck West spoke with Inside Higher Ed about how colleges can better support all students, including displaced workers. “All types of students require comprehensive supports to succeed, especially during this time,” she said “That can mean making sure students have access to vital supports like child care, broadband and devices, food…
Read MoreAdvocates Push for COVID-19 Benefits for Working College Students
Higher Learning Advocates’ nine-point policy recommendations to support college students during the coronavirus pandemic was discussed in a Diverse Issues in Higher Education article. Read the piece here.
Read MoreStudent Story: Illise Ellsworth, University of Utah
Illise Ellsworth was transitioning from Salt Lake Community College to the University of Utah when the pandemic began. While finishing her last semester at Salt Lake Community College, her courses moved online.
Read MoreThe Way Forward in Higher Education
Six months ago, St. Petersburg College operated quite differently. Our ten campuses and learning sites were bustling with students hurrying from classroom to classroom while faculty prepared for vast numbers of in-person lectures and labs. COVID-19 and tragic occurrences of racial injustice have changed everything. Not only for us, but for people and institutions around…
Read MoreLack of Broadband Access is a Barrier to Our Pandemic Recovery
In Alabama, COVID-19 has our state colored red for a reason other than its political party representation. Our state is considered a ‘hot spot’ due to the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths. As our nation’s education system grapples with safe ways to re-open in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, communities where inequities…
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