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iStock By Daily Staff July 2, 2026 Print Dallas Morning News The project includes an all-new, consolidated downtown El Centro campus at its existing site, as well as technology, innovation and business training centers, which are spaces intended to cluster entrepreneurs, institutions, start-ups and academia to encourage collaboration. WyomingNews.com Transfer alone will not solve Wyoming’s bachelor’s degree attainment challenges.

Most campuses are aware of the pending proposal by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to radically overhaul the federal government’s procedures for awarding grant funds. This initiative changes the current “Uniform Guidance” procedures into a formal regulation, which gives them the force of law. It also applies these new regulations across the government and therefore to all federal grant recipients.

Dallas College has a strong internal admissions and enrollment team; one capable of managing high-volume processes and supporting thousands of students each term. But like many institutions, once a student stalled outside the main workflow, the challenge became clear: who follows up, who helps them finish, and who has the bandwidth to do it consistently? This gap between initial intent and completed enrollment wasn’t about lack of interest or student concern.

Many readers will remember the viral story from May 2025 in which a student parent at the University at Buffalo was pursued by campus security for carrying his infant across the graduation stage. The university did award the student his diploma, but the incident highlighted how rigid and exclusionary commencement traditions can be. We take a much different approach at Oregon’s Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC), where I have served as president since 2020.

Curt Oldfield is now the seventh president of Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) in Illinois. He previously was president of Spoon River College (SRC) for 14 years, where he championed student success, community engagement and economic development. “Dr. Oldfield brings Illinois community college experience, thoughtful leadership and a clear commitment to student success,” said state Rep. Wayne Rosenthal, chair of the LLCC board of trustees.

iStock By Daily Staff July 1, 2026 Print NPR Community colleges are finding many of their workforce training programs are too short or too long or just don’t fall within the allotted hours. But advocates say they are optimistic, noting the first year is more like a pilot year as colleges feel their way through the process. Higher Ed Dive States are adopting policies that mandate students to fill out the form, but experts say these efforts should come with funding and personnel.

Recent federal policies have affected populations that community colleges have long served: international and undocumented students. College leaders say they are continuing to serve these students and are speaking out about the value they add to their communities. Washington’s Edmonds Community College has been a leader in the state in international student recruitment. During the 2018-2019 academic year, Edmonds had enrolled about 1,600 international students from more than 55 countries.

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to be the permanent secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). “Throughout his career, Keith has proven his dedication to delivering strong results for the Hardworking People of our Country, and I know he will do an incredible job in his new role,” Trump posted on social media.

iStock By Daily Staff June 30, 2026 Print EdSource The $128 billion portion of the 2026-27 budget covering schools and community colleges grew by about $400 million from what Newsom proposed in May. Council for Higher Education Accreditation (blog) Higher education is living through a moment of intense scrutiny. Confidence in institutions cannot be assumed. It has to be earned, explained and renewed.

The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday released final regulations that establish a new accountability regime based on program completers’ earnings. The regulations, based on provisions in last year’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, take effect July 1. The final regulations are very similar to the proposed regulations issued in April. Starting next year, undergraduate degree and certificate programs will be judged based on the earnings of their prior graduates.