Amy DiPierro

1 week ago | localnewsmatters.org | Amy DiPierro

TO BE A RESIDENT ASSISTANT (RA) in a college dorm is to be many things at once. The person who hosts university-approved events — and cleans up after nonsanctioned revelry. The person who builds community among students— and mediates between feuding roommates. The designated friend — and emergency first responder to a freshman spiraling into a mental health crisis.

1 week ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

News Brief Thursday, April 17, 2025 — 11:42 am California high school graduates in the class of 2024 who did not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid would have been eligible for Pell Grants totaling more than half a billion dollars, according to an analysis by the National College Attainment Network, or NCAN.

1 week ago | record-bee.com | Amy DiPierro

By Amy DipierroTo be a resident assistant (RA) in a college dorm is to be many things at once. The person who hosts university-approved events — and cleans up after nonsanctioned revelry. The person who builds community among students — and mediates between feuding roommates. The designated friend — and emergency first responder to a freshman spiraling into a mental health crisis.

1 week ago | piedmontexedra.com | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES ARE searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities, which enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide. Concerns are also growing that the visa actions could result in a sizable number of international students choosing not to attend U.S. colleges in the fall.

1 week ago | localnewsmatters.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES ARE searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities, which enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide. Concerns are also growing that the visa actions could result in a sizable number of international students choosing not to attend U.S. colleges in the fall.