UPDATE: California students can access unclaimed scholarship money when applying for FAFSA The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Did you know that California students with unclaimed #scholarship money can now access those funds when they apply for federal or state financial aid?
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Seeking more help for students in crisis, Cal State weighs options for after-hours mental health care Cal State and the union for counselors agree that students deserve great care. But they disagree about hiring an outside vendor to provide it.

Student mental health care: Cal State is exploring systemwide mental health crisis support to fill the after-hours gap
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Trump administration, Congress leave Hispanic-serving colleges confused over funding California has more Hispanic-Serving Institutions than any state in the country, and many campuses lost grants last year when the Trump administration canceled them.

#California #colleges are looking for answers about the status of a federal grant program serving colleges that enroll many #Hispanic students, amid mixed messages from Congress and the Trump administration.
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Members Warn 15% Indirect‑cost Cap Could Erode Smaller Institutions’ Research‑security Capacity At a House hearing, members and agency witnesses agreed that a 15% cap on indirect costs would strain smaller colleges’ ability to support compliance and security functions; agencies described targeted awards and the NSF Secure Center as mitigation.

A proposed 15% cap on indirect costs could slash over $800 million in funding for California's smaller colleges, jeopardizing their ability to comply with crucial research-security mandates.

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🏀 Hall of Champions Main Gymnasium, Long Beach, CA — circa 2021
🏖️ Home of the Long Beach City College Vikings
💺Capacity 1,848

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Honored to be named “Funder of the Year” by Foundation for California Community Colleges for supporting their Student Ambassador Program. As part of our 50th anniversary celebration, we raised $150K+ to help students access food, housing, and financial aid. #CaliforniaColleges #MemberFDIC

Ghost Students Are Creating an 'Agonizing' Problem For California Colleges An anonymous reader quotes a report from SFGATE: When the pandemic upended the world of higher education, Robin Pugh, a professor at City College of San Francisco, began to see one puzzling problem in...

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