Workforce Policy
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Mentions Joint Center HEERF Funding Report
March 19, 2025
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education highlighted the Joint Center’s new report, “Equity and Emergency: COVID-19 Relief Funding at Historically and Predominantly Black Community Colleges in the South,” which examines the $2.7 billion in Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) allocations to predominantly Black community colleges in the South.
From the article: “This study offers a clear picture of what institutional funding can be when policymakers prioritize the needs of students,” said Dr. Kayla Elliott, co-author and Joint Center Workforce Policy Director.”
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