Maricopa Community Colleges Faculty Association

The schools receiving the awards are Arizona State University, Creighton University, Grand Canyon University, Maricopa Community Colleges, Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona.

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awards $6 million in higher education impact grants - Phoenix Business Journal The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has made a significant investment in Arizona's higher education landscape.

Tex. Boards Abolish Faculty Senates, Create Toothless Councils Two Houston professors have responded to Texas lawmakers’ assault on independent faculty governance by creating their own faux faculty senate.

Maricopa Community Colleges will offer affordable housing for students who are single parents The Maricopa County Community College District has entered into a new partnership to offer affordable housing to its single-parent students.

Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional

Alfredo Gutierrez, migrant-rights activist and political consultant, dies at 79 Branded as a radical early on, Alfredo Gutierrez was a master at navigating the needs of diverse communities and forging high-profile alliances.

Department of Education Blocks Undocumented Students from Career and Technical Programs The policy change affects access to dual enrollment programs, postsecondary career and technical education, and adult education programs.

Maricopa County Community Colleges see record enrollment growth, outpacing 4-year schools The numbers align with a nationwide trend of two-year institutions outpacing both public four-year and private nonprofit institutions.

Mixed Findings on Community Colleges’ Shared Governance A new report, released by the American Association of University Professors Tuesday, found mixed results when it comes to community colleges’ shared governance practices.