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ALBANY Capital Region colleges have seen hundreds of COVID infections so far this year, but Tuesday marked the first day most students were eligible to be vaccinated, and some colleges brought the vaccine on site to accelerate the process.
“That’s a huge development for us,” a University at Albany spokesman said of the first on-campus vaccination clinic strictly for the college community, held Tuesday.
Siena College, meanwhile, had 500 doses on hand for its students at a clinic it ran Tuesday, and appointments filled up quickly.
Albany County plans vaccinations for area college students
The county is due to receive 1,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson shot for college students
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Castle Island Bilingual Montessori school student Mia Finlan, 5, glues tissue paper to her lantern in the art studio on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The American Rescue Plan, set to pass Congress March 9, 2021, will means billions for schools. But they re still worried it could mean less support in the years to come. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Mary Taylor, right, helps her son, Aarmani, 4, who attends Delaware Community School, on a computer donated by the Albany Fund for Education on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at their home in Albany, N.Y. The Albany School District is facing a four-month delay on its order of Chromebook computers for students. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Lowering student debt still on Biden s agenda
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Students are seen walking on campus as classes resume at University at Albany Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON A number of state universities and community colleges across the Capitol Region hope that the Biden administration will make colleges more affordable to lower-income students and minority groups as well as provide relief for those paying off student loans.
President Joe Biden campaigned on a plan that included making public universities and colleges free for students with families earning under $125,000 a year, doubling Pell grants for those with financial need and forgiving student debt. On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order extending the pause on federal student loan repayments due to the ongoing pandemic.