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Laredo College, TAMIU to receive nearly $56M in COVID relief
May 19, 2021
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TAMIU s campus is pictured on June 11, 2020. The university received nearly $30 million in American Rescue Plan funds.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times file
The U.S. Department of Education announced that over $430 million will be made available for institutions of higher education before the end of May, with TAMIU and Laredo College and receiving $29,210,965 and $26,538,441, respectively.
This means that additional grants for students will be available to apply for which will help with expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic throughout this past year.
TAMIU President Dr. Pablo Arenaz said that with food and job insecurity along with rent presenting issues to students statewide, the grants will be available to help. He added that a number of emergencies originated amid the pandemic, many heartbreaking, and that the CARES Act and these additional funds would help.
LC Trading Station offers vital services, assistance to students throughout the pandemic
Courtesy of Laredo College
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Laredo College is committed to providing students with a memorable college experience through transformative academic, technical and vocational programs that fulfill the needs of a growing community and regional workforce. College administrators understand that fostering an environment conducive to student success requires support services and assistance programs for students, which was the driving force behind the creation of the Laredo College Trading Station.
Through a collaboration between the Office of Student Life, the Associated Student Organization, the Classified Staff Council and LC Faculty Senate, the Trading Station was established in 2017 with the goal of transforming Laredo College students’ lives through services that enhance their quality of life.
But probe a bit deeper, and exactly what they donât want to repeat differs in subtle but important ways. And that means the challenge for higher ed administrators will be to put together campus plans for the fall that keep students at the center but also embrace the concerns of their institutionâs full community.
One subject thatâs being vigorously debated within higher ed communities: Should faculty be invitedâor even requiredâto teach courses both in-person and online in the fall?
Just how faculty and students respond to this question depends heavily on the experiences they had this past year.