Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). She was the previous Director of Online Learning and Instructional Technology at Albany Law School and was an a ssistant p rofessor for 10 years at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At Morgan State, despite achieving record-breaking total enrollment figures and becoming the nation's third-largest HBCU, the percentage of Black male students has dropped from 43% in 2015 to 37% in fall 2024. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In a recent study, twenty-four percent of undergraduate students reported seriously considering dropping out of college (Sallie Mae & Ipsos 2024). This technique has been utilized with students from 4th grade up to the college level with great success. 19 (2015): 8521-8539. Why Bother? Sallie Mae and Ipsos. IEEE, 2018.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 3, 2024

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recently reported the largest year-over-year increase in the state’s college-going rate since the 2015 launch of Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for community college students.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 30, 2015 © Magna Publications. They valued discussion about careers, including their academic career at college and career options after college. College Teaching, 63 (3), 125-132. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor!

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background Founded in 1847 in Richmond, Indiana, Earlham College is a private liberal arts institution with deep Quaker roots. For the 2023-24 academic year, U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

s national college completion rate has remained stagnant, with rates even falling for some populations, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). This year’s edition examined enrollment and completion for college students who started in Fall 2017 through June 2023, a cohort of approximately 2.4

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Thomas, Getty Images Students embrace one another during a forum on the campus of University of Missouri at Columbia in 2015. The college pledged to take action after hunger strikes and nationally televised racial-justice protests in 2015. Progress has been piecemeal.

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HEPI

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2015, Stand Alone, a small charity founded in 2013 to offer support to adults estranged from family, embarked on the ambitious project to change higher education for students whose relationship with their parents and wider family network had broken down, i.e. were estranged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“When I first met with my advisor, I was excited to dive into my program,” says Maria, a first-generation community college student. But when I realized there was no pre-college math course to take, I panicked. As Black community college presidents leading this work in California, these challenges are personal to us.

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IHEP

JUNE 30, 2024

A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities. Colleges should end legacy admissions policies to expand college access Last year’s U.S. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 2.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. It’s why Compton College’s campus boasts a beautiful market featuring healthy prepared meals.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A new state-by-state analysis by national nonprofit organization Complete College America (CCA) found that while on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year higher education institutions improved significantly between 2015 and 2021, graduation rates for students of color and those over 25 years old have lagged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

has awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to support the United Negro College Fund’s capital campaign. The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. United Negro College Fund Inc.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2025

The number of bachelor’s degrees earned fell to the lowest level since 2015-16 while associate degrees slumped to a 10-year low. It is certificate programs, not associate or bachelors degrees, that are drawing students into colleges today. In 2023-24, more than 3.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Felder, president of Harford Community College in Maryland, where Stout began her community college career in 1984.

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ACPA

MARCH 20, 2025

This Black feminist framework seeped into the higher education space with the creation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and expansion of Black student enrollment (Sturdivant, 2024). References American College Personnel Association [ACPA]. How will you support the Other Mothers around you? link] Chance, N.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Colorado Community College System announced it has more than doubled its graduation rates from 2015 to 2020 by supporting students experiencing life challenges. The post Colorado Community College System Doubles Graduation Rates appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Earlham College has received nearly $1 million for a summer immersion experience for Indiana high school students. through its Indiana Youth Programs on Campus initiative – is part of a statewide investment of more than $29 million to help students explore their interests, learn skills, and consider college. 18-23 and 25-30.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 8, 2024

Survey results released today by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation indicate that 48% of Americans expressed high confidence in community colleges, which notably outpaces the one-third who feel similarly about four-year universities. The post Poll Reveals Widening Gap in College Confidence appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Image: Pell Grant recipients are increasingly finding fewer affordable options for college and higher financial unmet needs, the National College Attainment Network found in a new analysis. The association, which works to close equity gaps in postsecondary attainment, has tracked college affordability data using its formula since 2018.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What you'll gain from listening to this podcast: ✓ Confidence Crisis Analysis: Understand the dramatic decline in public confidence - from 90% expressing great confidence in 2015 to only one-third by 2024. Stop-Out Solutions: Explore strategies to address the 42 million Americans who started but didn't complete college.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 1, 2024

In 2015, the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education hired Mark Hagerott to lead the state’s system of 11 public colleges and universities. The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education met behind closed doors before voting unanimously to end Mark Hagerott’s time as chancellor. But he’s getting an extended, well-paid exit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Enrollment data for the first law school class since the Supreme Court struck down the affirmative action in college admissions was released last December, and Dr. Sari Kisilevsky there was much concern about sharp declines in admission of Black and Hispanic students to elite law schools. Law schools are highly tuition dependent.

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The PIE News

MAY 30, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa still sees a very low percentage, with 2% market share in 2015, 1% in 2019 and now 3% in 2023. Maintaining a healthier average is Asia, which peaked in 2019 with over 50% of the market share – in 2023, it has 38% – but Europe has grown significantly since 2015 when it had just 7% market share.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Fifteen years ago, the Obama administration and philanthropic foundations encouraged more Americans to get a college degree. Many of these college students never progressed to college-level courses. Remedial classes were a big barrier. Read more at KQED.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

But a decade ago, in 2015, Gallup found that most respondents (57%) had high confidence in higher education, while 10% had little or none. This, the survey concludes, is primarily because Republican respondents feel colleges are pushing liberal political agendas on students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Such policies demonstrate compassion and respect for the complexities of students’ lives (Nilson, 2016; Hammond, 2015). Teachers College Press. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences , 111 (23), 84108415. Hammond, Z. Corwin Press.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

In 2015, I faced a negative credit outlook from Moody's, a challenge that jeopardized the "fresh start" I was brought in to achieve. The Land of Oz: Financial Storm Clouds Gather My career, which has spanned from the Federal Reserve to leading struggling universities, has highlighted the significance of credit agency evaluations.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Gustavus Adolphus College went 161 years without any graduate programs. Like other small private institutions, Gustavus Adolphus, a Lutheran college in southern Minnesota, faces a shrinking pool of traditional-age students, even ahead of the projected decline in college-age students due to kick in later this decade.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The University of Houston removed Alan Dettlaff, who'd led the Graduate College of Social Work since 2015, "to better align the college with the university’s academic priorities." By Megan Zahneis.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Rice University's OpenStax initiative has welcomed the largest cohort of colleges and universities to its Institutional Partner Program (IPP) since its founding in 2015. Sixteen new institutions have joined the program to give their students free or low-cost access to textbooks and other educational materials.

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ACRLog

MARCH 21, 2024

I prefer the term digital learner – none of us are born knowing natively how to use these tools, but they and we are born learning them (Gallardo-Echenique et al, 2015). link] The post Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students first appeared on ACRLog. Marqués-Molías, L., Bullen, M., & Strijbos, J.-W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In today's rapidly evolving world, the role of colleges and universities extends beyond the traditional boundaries of teaching and research. Young believes the college’s community engagement work is a standout, contributing to students' success. These include: Commit to intentional engagement. Encourage regular assessment.

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The PIE News

APRIL 8, 2025

Both BridgeU and Cialfo, with their strong emphasis on international students, provide platforms that help users explore universities, career paths and connect with higher education institutions – offering college and career planning support on a global scale.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Image: A new report finds that the closure of a college or university has a devastating effect on the educational attainment of the students enrolled at the time. percent—re-enrolled at another college or university. percent—and more Pell Grant recipients as well. Of those who re-enrolled, only 36.8

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