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December News & Updates

Dear Friend, 2020 has been quite a year. Today’s students were faced with challenges like never before when campus closed due to the pandemic in March, and for many, things haven’t gotten easier. Here at Higher Learning Advocates, we quickly shifted focus to help ensure students’ immediate needs were met during this crisis, while still&hellip...
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2020 & HLA: Fighting for Today’s Students

2020 has been quite a year. Today’s students were faced with challenges like never before when campus closed due to the pandemic in March, and for many, things haven’t gotten easier. At Higher Learning Advocates, we quickly shifted focus to help ensure students’ immediate needs were met during this crisis, while still keeping long-term chang...
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Higher Learning Advocates Urges Congress to Prioritize Students in COVID-19 Relief Package

WASHINGTON — Earlier today, a bipartisan group of Senators released a framework summary for their $908 billion proposal, dubbed the Bipartisan Emergency COVID Relief Act of 2020. While we are encouraged by bipartisan movement to provide additional COVID relief before the end of the year, we continue to urge Congressional leaders and negotiators t...
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Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement Regarding the 2020 Elections

WASHINGTON — This morning, Julie Peller, Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement regarding the 2020 elections: “As we welcome President-Elect Biden, Vice President-Elect Harris, and the 117th Congress, Higher Learning Advocates is energized by the opportunity for renewed bipartisan work centered on the ...
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Higher Learning Advocates Applauds the Introduction of the Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

WASHINGTON — Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement to express support for the Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act, introduced by Senator Tina Smith: “Today’s students are facing unexpected financial hardships, like sudden loss of wages, medical expenses, and other emergencies, whi...
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Higher Learning Advocates Urges Congress to Prioritize Today’s Students in Final Coronavirus Package

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Senate Republicans released their coronavirus relief plan, the HEALS Act, which is aimed at supporting Americans as the pandemic continues. Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, made the following statement regarding upcoming bipartisan negotiations: “As Congress continues to work toward the next...
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Confronting Racial Inequalities in Higher Education 

Together, our hearts are heavy. And, together we must take action. The protests across the country are not only about the wrongful killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. There are long standing inequalities across many systems; health disparities resulting in higher rates of death for Black people from COVID-19...
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Higher Learning Advocates’ Statement on Racial Injustice

Higher Learning Advocates stands with Black Americans in the wake of the wrongful killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, among too many others. These are neither new problems nor a new reality for Black communities across the country, including our nation’s postsecondary students.  There are long standing inequalities acros...
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