Education data breaches hit record high in 2021
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 13, 2023
million records across 771 educational institutions were exposed that year, according to a report by Comparitech.
First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 15, 2023
If tuition is $40,000 and you offer a $20,000 discount or scholarship, you simply take $20,000 to educate the student, and write the rest off as an accounting transaction. The need for higher discounts in higher education are driven by tuition prices that are too high for most people to pay. Eager to hear your thoughts.
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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
APRIL 22, 2024
This will show you the discount rate on first-year students at about 1,000 four-year, private, not-for-profit colleges in 2021-22. That's because, at many of these places, undergraduate education is essentially a sideline business, and only a minor source of revenue.
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The 6 trends shaping the online business education landscape in 2025
University Business
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
As the pace of change accelerates in education and the workforce, staying ahead requires insight into what’s shaping these worlds. In business education, we’re seeing shifts driven by artificial intelligence, evolving learner needs, and a demand for greater flexibility and accessibility. billion in 2017 to $8.3
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Yes, your yield rate is still falling, redux (2021)
Higher Ed Data Stories
OCTOBER 26, 2022
I think it's most useful for higher education enrollment professionals who have to explain to people at their university why their yield rate is falling. I've been creating this data visualization, or some form of it, for several years now.
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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.
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The Evolving Landscape of Higher Education in America
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2025
UCLA Graduation As graduates streamed into commencement ceremonies last May, their faces reflected the changing demographics of American higher education. The starting point for understanding this transformation takes us back to 1995, when the educational playing field between young men and women appeared remarkably level.
Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 3, 2025
Dan Walden Our educational system is facing an unprecedented challenge declining enrollment. The number of traditional college-age students is steadily declining, with fewer high school graduates enrolling in higher education.
2021’s Top-Paid Private-College President Received a Record Payout
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
of Pennsylvania at 2008’s commencement Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, her last full year as president of the University of Pennsylvania, according to federal tax filings. By Julia Piper and Nick Perez Matt Rourke, AP Amy Gutmann as president of the U.
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The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). This shift acknowledges the need for DEIB leadership to be embedded across all levels of the organization, rather than concentrated in a single role (Sernak, 2021).
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Education providers pivot to TNE in price-sensitive Pakistan
The PIE News
APRIL 2, 2025
Last year, Pakistans Higher Education Commission revised its TNE policy to provide greater clarity on requirements, operational models, and introduce guidelines for establishing offshore campuses of Pakistani higher education institutions. The update also emphasised quality assurance and regulatory assessments. .”
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Degree Apprenticeships in England: What Can We Learn from the Experiences of Apprentices, Employers, and Education and Training Providers?
HEPI
JANUARY 29, 2025
Since then, they have taken the higher education sector by storm. Concerns persist that the growth of DAs and their high cost reported in the media as growing from 2% of the apprenticeship budget in 2017/18 to 21% in 2021 might crowd out opportunities for young entrants to the workforce, as DAs are primarily taken by existing employees.
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What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill?
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
We've been waiting for it since 2021, and now primary legislation to bring about the Lifelong Loan Entitlement is here. The post What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill? David Kernohan runs down its content and asks what is still to do to make LLE a reality? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Trends in Higher Education Marketing and Engagement
MindMax
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Key Higher Education Trends in Enrollment Enrollment trends look different in the post-pandemic landscape than they did pre-2020. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared. Adult learners are savvy.
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Staying Woke for A Cause
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2024
was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. Knoxville Board of Education case. In 2021, UT honored him by naming a dormitory after him, ‘Robinson Hall’ on the Knoxville campus.
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Miami Dade College Adopts AI to Improve Education and Optimize Business Operations
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The community college, with more than 125,000 students enrolled across eight campuses, launched its AI strategy in 2021 when it began training 500 faculty members in different disciplines to develop AI courses and to integrate AI curriculum into existing classes.
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CU Boulder to Pay $4.5 million in Back Pay to Settle Discrimination Claim from Female Faculty Members
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Following the passage of the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in 2019, CU Boulder conducted an equity analysis in 2021 to determine whether it complies with the new law. 1, 2021, and was created to close the gender pay gap. The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act was enacted on Jan.
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Higher education re-regionalisation in Asia: an opportunity for regional advancement
The PIE News
APRIL 22, 2025
This significant re-regionalisation of higher education is set to accelerate, bringing substantial benefits to the continent’s economic development, knowledge production, dissemination, and geopolitical influence. Home to 60% of the world’s population, Asia is projected to see an increase of 500 million people by 2050.
Black Community Colleges Received $2.7 Billion in COVID Relief Funding, Joint Center Study Finds
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 19, 2025
The report, Equity and Emergency: COVID-19 Relief Funding at Historically and Predominantly Black Community Colleges in the South, examines how 39 institutions across 10 Southern states utilized Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) allocations during the COVID-19 pandemic. billion for institutional expenses.
Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide. He understood that community colleges needed to be at the table for every major conversation about America's future workforce and educational opportunities."
Staying Woke for A Cause
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2024
was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. Knoxville Board of Education case. In 2021, UT honored him by naming a dormitory after him, ‘Robinson Hall’ on the Knoxville campus.
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The fate of current higher education legislation in a general election year
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Michael Salmon examines how a change in ruling party could complicate things The post The fate of current higher education legislation in a general election year appeared first on Wonkhe. The current government has passed two big pieces of HE legislation this year – but implementation is another question.
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Using Black Students to Criticize DEI is a Cynical and Disingenuous Tactic
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
As one of the most prestigious public universities in America and a leader in promoting diversity, if DEI initiatives can be successfully reduced or eliminated at the University of Michigan, a chilling message would be sent throughout higher education and could represent the last stand for DEI at all universities.
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Sector leaders demand fresh agenda for UK intled
The PIE News
JANUARY 10, 2025
A renewed strategy presents a significant opportunity for the UK to enhance and protect its reputation as a leading education destination, but threats remain that must be addressed. Sector leaders gathered at the QS Reimagine Education Summit in London to address the challenges in UK higher education and propose policy and rhetoric reforms.
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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 7, 2025
A recent survey shows that students value the parts of their education that directly prepare them for professional work they will undertake (Princeton Review 2024). Applied work gives them ready practice in how their education specifically connects to various aspects of potential future professional work.
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Fast forward to 2034: In higher education, colleges will meet students where they are
University Business
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Becker College’s 2021 closing contained a lesson for Central Massachusetts schools heading into the next decade. The post Fast forward to 2034: In higher education, colleges will meet students where they are appeared first on University Business. Read more at WBJ Worcester Business Journal.
UUKi report shows mobile students outperform their peers
The PIE News
MARCH 5, 2025
The research examines the mobility of full-time, UK-domiciled, undergraduate first-degree students, using the most recent available data from the 2021/22 cohort while also providing a high-level analysis of the four preceding cohorts. In 2021/2022, mobile graduates were 5.1%
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Why are fewer Welsh 18-year-olds applying to university?
HEPI
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
The demand for graduates in Wales is not decreasing – the UK Department for Education projects that the nation will need 402,825 graduates to fill roles by 2035. So why has there been such a sudden drop in Welsh 18-year-olds engaging with higher education? The provision available to Welsh students falls £6,482 short.
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Ontario to bar international medical students
The PIE News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
So we can recruit them globally but not educate 0.26% here?” In 2021, Ontario welcomed 116,310 internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPS) to work in the healthcare sector, nearly half of all IEHPs in Canada , according to Statistics Canada. million more Ontarians to connect to primary care.
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Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education?
SRHE
APRIL 2, 2025
Although higher education is expected to narrow this divide and build students digital confidence, our findings revealed the opposite. Building on these findings, this blog asks a timely question: as Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) becomes embedded in higher education, will it help bridge this divide or deepen it further?
The Other Mothers in Higher Education
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). Additionally, it is important to note that Other Mothers as educational mentors does not mean they have to be women. Collins, P.H.
New Paper Examines Funding of Attacks on Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2024
Irene Mulvey “ Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education ” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education, comprising legislative pursuits that undermine academic freedom and university autonomy.
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Challenging climate hypocrisy in higher education learning and teaching
HEPI
JANUARY 2, 2025
Climate hypocrisy in Higher Education The climate crisis and global attempts at strengthening the sustainable and low-carbon transition is arguably the most critical issue we face and there is clear evidence to show strong Higher Education (HE) support for this twin approach.
Seal of Excelencia 2024
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.
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5 Strategies to Create Inclusive Learning Environments for International Students
Faculty Focus
APRIL 13, 2025
remains a top choice for international students pursuing higher education, with approximately six percent of the student population consisting of international students (Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, 2024). This data underscores their integral role in higher education. The United States (U.S.)
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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 9, 2025
Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011). Benson, EdD, is a long term educator who has always placed service to the teaching profession first in her career. For the following 30 years, she was faculty in higher education.
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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Jhaneil Thompson After graduating from high school, Thompson enrolled in a community college and when it was time for her to continue her education at a four-year-institution, it was Florida A&M University (FAMU) that welcomed her right from the start, even before she officially enrolled in fall of 2019.
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Promoting AI-Enhanced Performance in the Online Classroom
Faculty Focus
APRIL 8, 2025
With the release of AI on a broad scale and the evolving procedural policies for policing and supporting its use in online higher education classrooms, instructor hesitancy to implement AI in ethical and effectual ways is shared by many. Problems of Education in the 21st Century 82 (5): 63057.
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Southern States See Mixed Progress in College Affordability, SREB Report Finds
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2025
The South has made strides in college affordability, but significant challenges remain for lower-income students, according to new data released Thursday by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The profiles, which analyze data from the 2021-22 academic year, reveal that the SREB region provided approximately 25.8%
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Dubai’s growing student population fuels TNE expansion
The PIE News
JANUARY 27, 2025
By 2040, were anticipating that we will more than double enrolment in higher education, Nitesh Sughnani, director of university ratings at Dubais Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) told delegates. Supply is growing exponentially, and the education sector has to respond, said Sughnani.
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Weekend Reading: Imperfect information in higher education
HEPI
APRIL 12, 2025
In this weekend long read, he discusses the history of marketisation in higher education and considers whether applicants have enough information to make informed judgements about where and what they study. Some 40% of undergraduate students might have chosen a different route, although only 6% would not have entered higher education.
Broadening the Scope of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Entrepreneurship studies are not solely for business course students (Hall, 2021). This also explains why entrepreneurship education should not be integrated into all subject courses, as emphasized by Pittaway and Edwards (2012) in their fourth category of enterprise learning. 2 (2021): 25-26. New York: W. Hall, Rebecca.
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Former DEI Officer Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Area Technical College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
Eva Martinez Powless Eva Martinez Powless, who served as MATC's first DEI officer starting in 2021, claims in the lawsuit filed December 30 in the U.S. Eastern District Court that she faced retaliation after advocating for a Black employee with disabilities and speaking out against discriminatory practices at the college.
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5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning
Faculty Focus
APRIL 20, 2025
Given that 85% of Blacks and Hispanics own smartphones as opposed to only 69%/67% (respectively) owning a desktop or laptop (Pew Research Center, 2021), non-traditional students are more apt to access their courses via mobile devices (Galanek et al. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 53, 87 105. link] Borup, J., Graham, C.
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