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A Record-Setting Year for Tennessee Promise

Inside Higher Ed

The program, launched in 2015, is a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for the state’s community college students. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced Monday that the Tennessee Promise program saw a record number of applicants—more than 670,000—from the Class of 2025.

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One free tuition program is shattering enrollment records

University Business

Interest in Tennesse’s free tuition program for its community and state technical colleges is promising, to say the least, as the number of applicants for its Class of 2025 broke last year’s record by more than 700. The proportion of applicants who chose to enroll in the state technical college system also hit an 18% high.

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Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise

Inside Higher Ed

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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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

When educators feel unsupported, their ability to mentor students and contribute to nursing scholarship declines, diminishing the overall quality of nursing education. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reports that thousands of qualified nursing applicants are turned away each year due to a lack of faculty.