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Deborah L. Floyd @faudrdeb

Professor,Florida Atlantic University; Editor-in-Chief, Community College Journal of Research & Practice @ccjrp_research~ Theatre lover 🎭 Tweets are my own.

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Workforce Pell won’t work if students don’t know it exists - ccdaily.com/2026/04/workforc…

Workforce Pell won’t work if students don’t know it exists

A few months ago, a woman at a community event asked about our certified nursing assistant (CNA) program. She was caring for her mother, working part-time and trying to break into healthcare...

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Higher education outlook remains negative for 2026, Moody’s says highereddive.com/news/moodys… via @HigherEdDive

Higher education outlook remains negative for 2026, Moody’s says

Enrollment, political and cost pressures abound and will stick around in the new year, analysts said in a recent report.

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Undergraduate enrollment on track to increase for third straight year highereddive.com/news/underg… via @HigherEdDive

Undergraduate enrollment on track to increase for third straight year

A preliminary National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report found strong growth at community colleges and among trade programs.

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Funding Arts Broward Launches 23rd Season as Nonprofit Marks $735,000 in Annual Impact communitynewspapers.com/brow… via @Miami's Community News

Funding Arts Broward Launches 23rd Season as Nonprofit Marks $735,000 in Annual Impact | Broward...

Funding Arts Broward (FAB) a dynamic, privately funded membership nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the arts, launched its 23rd season with a celebratory and widely attended reception at...

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Workforce Pell: What You Need to Know newamerica.org/education-pol… via @newamerica #workforce #pellgrant

Workforce Pell: What You Need to Know

Workforce Pell is scheduled to take effect July 2026, here's what to know about these Pell Grant expansions and the doors it'll open to a new category of education.

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How universities are responding to Trumps Compact insidehighered.com/news/gove…

How Universities Are Responding to Trump’s Compact

The document would require signatories to make sweeping changes to policies and practices. A number of institutions have already said no, and more responses are expected.

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Harvard cuts PhD admissions over the next two years. insidehighered.com/news/quic…

Harvard Slashes Admissions for Ph.D. Candidates

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Higher ed groups blast Trump plan to expand applicant data collection highereddive.com/news/higher… via @HigherEdDive

Higher ed groups blast Trump plan to expand applicant data collection

A coalition led by the American Council on Education said the proposal would overly burden colleges and raise student privacy concerns.

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Court temporarily blocks overnight ban on expression at University of Texas System highereddive.com/news/court-… via @HigherEdDive

Court temporarily blocks overnight ban on expression at University of Texas System

A federal judge found “significant First Amendment issues” in a state law barring all free speech on public campuses between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.

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Don’t let polarization undermine the vital role colleges play in the US highereddive.com/news/dont-l… via @HigherEdDive

Don’t let polarization undermine the vital role colleges play in the US

Colleges must refocus energy on supporting students and reestablishing higher education’s value, the head of the University of California, Davis writes. 

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International student arrivals drop 19%in colleges insidehighered.com/news/glob…

International Student Arrivals Drop 19%

Some experts note that the entry data contradicts enrollment increases shown in SEVIS data—while others say the declines are even more extreme than the arrivals data indicates.

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Insightful essay with advice for #phd students and professors. Know your why. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

What I Learned From Advising 120 Ph.D. Students (opinion)

Too often, career planning is an afterthought and students seek degrees without direction, William J. Rothwell writes.

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22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds highereddive.com/news/pen-am… via @HigherEdDive

22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds

The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said. 

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6 public university systems unveil plans to launch new accrediting agency highereddive.com/news/6-univ… via @HigherEdDive

6 public university systems unveil plans to launch new accrediting agency

In his announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the current system as an "accreditation cartel" and decried diversity standards at accreditors.

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Do states have ‘statutory right’ to Education Department data and guidance? highereddive.com/news/educat… via @HigherEdDive

Do states have ‘statutory right’ to Education Department data and guidance?

The agency is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow its reduction in force — even as its laid-off employees remain on administrative leave.

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4 ways colleges can prepare for an uncertain future highereddive.com/news/prepar… via @HigherEdDive

4 ways colleges can prepare for an uncertain future

Federal funding and enrollment have been upended. But college leaders can take steps to ready their institutions for a changing landscape, consultants say. 

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The spring issue of Florida Atlantic magazine is now available! 🎉 Highlights include stories about our R1 top-tier research designation, world-class career services program, athletic successes, outstanding alumni & more! Read it online at fau.edu/newsdesk/magazine.
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Washington Watch: Some community college TRIO grants canceled - ccdaily.com/2025/06/washingt…

Washington Watch: Some community college TRIO grants canceled

Several community colleges late last week received notices from the U.S. Education Department (ED) canceling their TRIO Upward Bound continuation grants. While the American Association of Community...

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Harvard counters a potentially devastating blow from Homeland Security universitybusiness.com/the-u… via @University Business

Harvard counters a potentially devastating blow from Homeland Security

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to disallow Harvard University from enrolling international students.

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Spring enrollment rises 3.2%, with community colleges leading the way highereddive.com/news/spring… via @HigherEdDive @Comm_College #communitycollege #enrollmentmanagement

Spring enrollment rises 3.2%, with community colleges leading the way

Every type of higher ed institution and most U.S. states saw headcount gains, new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

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