Barbara Shelly, Author at The Beacon

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

Education

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

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.

Education

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

by Barbara Shelly March 1, 2022August 7, 2022

Economics, Housing

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

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.

Education

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

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.

Education

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

by Barbara Shelly March 3, 2021August 7, 2022

Civic Engagement

Faced with a pandemic, nonprofit leaders get creative

by Barbara Shelly May 7, 2020August 7, 2022

Civic Engagement

Pandemic poses new troubles for elections

by Barbara Shelly May 5, 2020August 7, 2022

Civic Engagement

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

by Barbara Shelly March 17, 2020August 7, 2022

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