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Rocky Mountain Policy Pod with MSU Denver President | What happens to higher ed institutions during economic recessions, hosted by Bell Policy Center
In this episode, we zoom in on what cutting 25% of Colorado's state budget means for the people who live here. Metro State University of Denver President Janine Davidson talks about the value of higher education. Bell Policy Center analyst Andrea Kuwik walks us...
Authority Magazine | Janine Davidson of Metropolitan State University: “How To Survive And Thrive During A Time Of Crisis; 5 Lessons I Learned From My Military Experience”
Janine Davidson is a Commissioner of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service and the President of Metropolitan State University. Dr. Davidson has over three decades of academic and public service, including serving as the 32nd undersecretary...
Now is the time to stand up for DACA recipients and Dreamers, op-ed by MSU Denver President
The Hill, by BY JANINE DAVIDSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/05/20 12:00 PM EDT As the president of a large public university with close to 400 undocumented students, and many more Dreamers who have graduated and entered the workforce, it is my job to support these...
Secretary DeVos Delivers $6 Billion in Additional Grant Funding to Support Continued Education at America’s Colleges, Universities
WASHINGTON — After quickly making available more than $6 billion for colleges and universities to provide direct emergency cash grants to students, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today an additional $6.2 billion is now available to higher education...
EdSource | $31 billion in federal coronavirus relief coming soon to schools, college students and universities
The $2.2 trillion in coronavirus relief that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved late Wednesday will include $31 billion nationwide in assistance for K-12 and higher education and more than $4 billion for child care and Head Start. That should translate into at least...
Secretary DeVos Rapidly Delivers More Than $6 Billion in Emergency Cash Grants for College Students Impacted by Coronavirus Outbreak
First wave of CARES Act funding will provide aid to students for expenses like course materials, technology, housing, food, health care, and childcare...
Readout of the U.S. Department of Education’s COVID-19 Conference Call with Higher Education Stakeholders
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, along with several senior Department officials, held a conference call today with higher education leaders to provide an update on the Trump Administration’s whole-of-government response to the coronavirus...