Appointment Of New President Up For Vote Wednesday
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Contra Costa Community College District s governing board is to vote Wednesday on whether a Minnesota administrator will be the new president of Contra Costa College in San Pablo.
Tia Robinson-Cooper, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Inver Hills Community College in Minnesota, would take over from interim college president Damon A. Bell, who also had applied for the position.
The district announced her appointment on Saturday.
Robinson-Cooper holds a bachelor s degree in speech pathology and a doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University, according to the announcement from Contra Costa Community College District.
City Agrees to Join Regional Driverless Shuttle Plan
Antioch, Calif., voted to join the public partnership that will use autonomous electric vehicles to shuttle passengers between public transportation and businesses. The four-city system will be operating by 2030.
May 14, 2021 • (TNS) Antioch, Calif., became the final of four East Contra Costa cities agreeing to work together to support a preliminary plan to use driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to public transportation and business hubs.
The City Council on Tuesday voted 4 to 1, with Councilwoman Tamisha Torres-Walker abstaining, to support the initial public-private partnership model for Glydways Inc. to build a multimillion-dollar micro transit network in East Contra Costa. The planned system would complement current bus and rail services in the region and be fully operational by 2030.
How Driverless Electric Cars May Factor Into Public Transit
Pittsburg, Calif., has hopped aboard a preliminary plan calling for a transit system that uses driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to and from bus and Amtrak stations in East Contra Costa County.
May 05, 2021 • (TNS) Pittsburg has hopped aboard a preliminary plan calling for a transit system that uses driverless electric cars to shuttle passengers to and from Bay Area BART, bus and Amtrak stations in East Contra Costa County.
The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to support a public-private partnership model allowing Glydways Inc. to build a multimillion-dollar micro transit network that would complement current bus and rail services in the region and be fully operational by 2030. Brentwood, Oakley, Tri-Delta Transit and the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority have also agreed to support the project.
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The U.S. Public Interest Research Group surveyed more than 5,000 students at over 80 colleges and universities nationwide last fall.
An affordable textbook campaign surveyed more than 5,000 students and showed the cost of textbooks is skyrocketing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Many students have struggled with the cost of textbooks for years. For economically vulnerable students, the COVID-19 pandemic has made matters much worse.
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) surveyed more than 5,000 students at 82 colleges and universities across the nation. They talked about their findings during a webinar Friday.
“Lack of competition in the textbook marketplace and the lack of choice students have in their purchasing decisions has driven the cost of textbooks sky high,” said Affordable Textbooks Campaign Director Cailyn Nagle. “Although that steep climb has leveled off over the past few years, students continue to struggle to afford their materials.�