Tag: CARES Act
We missed out on the $15 minimum wage increase
Joe Biden’s presidency offered hope for extensive change in the nation. One of the many measures that we looked forward to was the American...
UCR loses federal designation as a Hispanic Serving institution due to...
In 2008, UC Riverside became the first federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in the UC system. The streak was lost at the beginning of...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes lawmakers’ coldness toward hungry families
It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the nation’s economy and threatening to plunge tens of millions of Americans into debt...
UCR provides assistance for undocumented and international students despite CARES Act...
Last month, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued guidelines detailing how colleges should distribute the $6.2 billion they were given through the Coronavirus...
The US government’s COVID-19 stimulus program needs a lot of work...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen as the world adjusts to the current reality that we live in. The turmoil of the pandemic has...
UCR receives $29.7 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
On Thursday, April 9, the U.S. Department of Education, in accordance with provisions within the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
Congress needs to care about students: a response to coronavirus aid
Samir Al-Alami is a fourth year in Political Science with a concentration in International Affairs, and a minor in theater, and serves...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides opportunities for...
Signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Donald J. Trump, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocates...
The $2 trillion in US relief funds is an economic effort,...
On Friday, March 27, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law, thereby allocating $2...