Bonamici hears concerns of community colleges, students April 24 2021
Federal aid is coming, but lawmaker is told that colleges would like help to maximize benefits.
Community colleges and their students will benefit from an array of federal aid programs, but presidents and students told U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici they would like help maximizing their benefits.
President Joe Biden s pandemic recovery plan, which Congress passed and Biden signed on March 11, contains $40 billion for higher education Oregon s share is estimated at $400 million plus $39 billion nationally for child care, and other sums for vaccinations, food and housing assistance. These are challenging systems to navigate. We ve been doing this for more than three years. We know we need benefit navigators to help students to do that, Mark Mitsui, president of Portland Community College, said during a conference call with Bonamici.
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Students, higher education advocates testify to Oregon lawmakers over student government autonomy
Meerah Powell
Multiple students and higher education advocates are pressing Oregon lawmakers to support a bill clarifying the power of student governments over student fee money used to fund various campus programs and services.
The advocacy comes as student governments throughout Oregon have had varying conflicts with administrators over delays and disagreements regarding student incidental fees.
“The student-controlled incidental fee is the only money which students pay to institutions and then have democratic student control over the expenditure of,” Emily Wanous, Legislative Director of the Oregon Student Association a student advocacy nonprofit said Thursday. “Our work shows time and time again that the only way students get their needs met on campus is when they’re given a voice and given power.”