This article was featured as the August 2022 cover story in Inventors Digest Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine cover and story. By Justin Chapman A South Carolina State University student created a way to make meal preparation faster, and he...
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Students to California Community Colleges Board of Governors: Implement Governor Newsom’s $115 Million for Zero-Textbook-Cost Programs
Students, the Michelson Center on Public Policy, and the Michelson 20MM Foundation called on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to fulfill Governor Gavin Newsom’s pledge to distribute $115 million to the Zero-Textbook-Cost program and break up the...
Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide
Michelson 20MM’s latest installment in the Connecting California series explored opportunities created by this historic investment as part of its broader Digital Equity Initiative, which works to close the digital divide through collaboration, policy, and investments....
AACU, Creative Commons and SPARC Receive a Spark Grants Award
Increasing open resources removes the burden of textbook costs from students. The Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to increasing courses and faculty that use open educational resources. LOS ANGELES— College students spend billions of dollars every year...
Student Voices Matter: A Roundtable Discussion With Pregnant and Parenting Students
Nearly 4 million student parents across the country courageously work to attain their postsecondary degrees; in fact, 20% of all undergraduate students in California are parents. Often overlooked, pregnant and parenting students must overcome time poverty; a lack of...
Working to Bridge the Digital Divide in Tribal Communities
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to launch the Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project, a new multi-year effort to address digital inequity in indigenous communities. The Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project looks to empower tribal nations...
Tribal Broadband Bootcamp: Fostering Digital Sovereignty in Tribal Communities
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to launch the Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project, a new multi-year effort to address digital inequity in indigenous communities. This project looks to empower tribal nations with the knowledge, tools, and means...
National Experts Weigh In on the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Michelson 20MM Foundation’s latest Connecting California series installment explored opportunities created by this investment. By Justin Chapman Experts Share How the Federal Broadband Investment Can Improve Access for Digitally Redlined Communities Access to...
Why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Matters: A Breakdown and an Update
Recently, a historic investment was made to ensure that every American has access to reliable, high-speed internet. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which dedicates $65 billion to bridge the digital divide, includes $42.5 billion allocated for states, $14.2...
Tribal Broadband Bootcamps Bring Broadband Solutions to Indian Country
An effort to foster digital sovereignty and support tribal citizens to build and operate their own broadband networks in Indian Country is gaining momentum. By Sean Gonsalves An effort to foster digital sovereignty and support tribal citizens to build and...
The Road to Academic Success: Best Practices to Support Pregnant and Parenting Students
Taking steps to improve college success for pregnant and parenting students has important implications for racial, ethnic, and economic equity in higher education. Among students of color, one in three black students, one in three Native American students, and one in...
Broadband of the People, by the People, and for the People
For far too long, tribal communities have experienced what Dr. Traci Morris from the American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University has described as digital indifference. By Miguel Leon This week, at a ranch in Temecula, California, tribal leaders...