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Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade

Higher Ed Dive

The share of four-year institutions considering an applicant's family ties to an alum has dropped by half since 2015, Education Reform Now found.

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education. higher education.

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A Record-Setting Year for Tennessee Promise

Inside Higher Ed

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. The program, launched in 2015, is a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for the state’s community college students.

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Degree Apprenticeships in England: What Can We Learn from the Experiences of Apprentices, Employers, and Education and Training Providers?

HEPI

Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) were launched in 2015, as a novel work-based learning route to obtaining a degree. Since then, they have taken the higher education sector by storm. Since then, they have taken the higher education sector by storm. to 35% of all apprenticeships. Does that add to the quality? one provider asked.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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South Korea hosts 200,000 international students, hits 2015 target

The PIE News

The data, released by the Korean Educational Development Institute , comes after an announcement by the country’s immigration service that Korea had passed 200,000 international students. The 205,167 international students enrolled in March 2023 means the country hit a target set in 2015 of hosting 200,000 foreign students by 2023.

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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools 

Faculty Focus

There are many ways to design a course in higher education, but why do it alone? As the educational landscape continues to evolve, the role of an instructional designer (ID) has become necessary. As higher education continues to evolve, professional schools must adapt to meet the changing needs of their students and their profession.

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