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Barbara Shelly is a freelance reporter for The Beacon.

A group watches two KCKCC leaders cut a ribbon in front of Centennial Hall
Posted inEducation

How a Kansas City area community college is helping students handle the housing crisis

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly August 5, 2022December 2, 2022

Shawn Derritt, Kansas City Kansas Community College’s dean of student services, said that research has found that safe housing on or close to campus improves academic outcomes for community college students.

A Johnson County Community College student leaves campus by bus Feb. 28 in Overland Park.
Posted inEducation

Community college students get free KC bus rides, but long commutes can cramp college life

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly March 1, 2022August 7, 2022
Posted inEconomics, Housing

When home is where the hazards are: Healthy, affordable housing remains scarce in KC

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly July 5, 2021December 2, 2022
University of Missouri Professor Dawn Heston teaches her Spanish class on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 in the Arts and Science building on MU's campus.
Posted inEducation

Missouri and Kansas colleges grapple with the politics of COVID vaccine requirements

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly May 12, 2021August 7, 2022
University of Kansas professor Gregory Cushman appears at a rally dressed as a plague doctor, a prop he sometimes uses in class. He thinks he contracted COVID-19 while teaching at KU.
Posted inEducation

College campuses in Kansas and Missouri are reopening, but many professors and staff can’t get a COVID-19 vaccine

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly March 3, 2021August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Faced with a pandemic, nonprofit leaders get creative

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly May 7, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

Pandemic poses new troubles for elections

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly May 5, 2020August 7, 2022
Posted inCivic Engagement

As COVID-19 spreads, here’s how people are stepping up to help

Barbara Shelly by Barbara Shelly March 17, 2020August 7, 2022
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