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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Colleges and universities that have received the Seal of Excelencia enroll 17% of Latino students in the U.S. California State University, San Marcos Dr. Ellen J.

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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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International applications to the UK dip in 2024

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The Home Office figures, released on January 9, support the findings of BUILA s new survey of 70 UK institutions, 80% of whom reported a decrease in postgraduate enrolments from international students in 2024/25. Monthly applications for sponsored study visas, January 2022 to December 2024 : Source: UK Home Office.

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Understanding Academic Exile After the 2024 Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These academics, many of whom were Jewish or politically dissident (like Oskar and Dieter), sought refuge in American universities where they could continue their work unencumbered by the oppressive ideologies that had overtaken their homeland. Williams is a doctoral student at The Ohio State University.

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Close to 14,000 int’l students in Canada apply for asylum in 2024

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According to IRCC data obtained by Canadian media outlet The Globe and Mail , international students filed 13,660 asylum claims in Canada between January 1 and September 30, 2024. In September 2024, the Canadian government reduced the international study permit target by 10% from the 2024 target of 485,000.

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Survey: FAFSA Delays Changed Composition of Fall 2024 Incoming Class

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. That’s according to the results released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).

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Changes in AP Scores, 2022 to 2024

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But based on a series of tweets by Marco Learning , based on research by its founder John Moscatiello, I set about scraping the data off the website, as on this page for 2024, this page for 2023, and this page for 2022. And in some subjects, does giving credit for some courses actually set students up for failure in subsequent classes?