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Doctoral Recipients by Undergraduate College, 1958--2023

Higher Ed Data Stories

It's a little clunky, and--this is important--it classifies academic areas differently before 2020 and after, but with a little (OK, a lot) of data wrangling over the long weekend, we have something for the data junkies out there. It's based on data I downloaded from the National Science Foundation using their custom tool.

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Private colleges and discount, 2020

Higher Ed Data Stories

Discount rate is a hot topic among private college leaders, and although it's an interesting measure, it's not as helpful as some people might think it is. So let's look at four colleges, all enrolling 400 new students. So, let's take a look at private college discount rates for 2020. But I'm going to try.

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Beware of the Zombie College Scam Haunting Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Some 12,000 colleges closed between 2004 and 2020, with at least 72 more folding since then. An undead college, of course — and it’s a lot more than a silly Halloween prank. But what’s scarier than a school that has died?

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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

below 2020 levels. of non-freshmen undergraduates, and this percentage has steadily grown since fall 2020. The data also shows more transfers into community colleges and shorter-term programs and certificates. increase in transfer enrollment at community colleges since fall 2020. These reverse transfers showed a 6.3%

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Vermont State Colleges System chancellor to resign in December

Higher Ed Dive

Sophie Zdatny, who took the helm in 2020, oversaw the merger of three financially struggling colleges to create Vermont State University.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). between fall 2020 and fall 2023. The college saw an 8.7