Gannon University and Ursuline College announce official merger deal
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2025
The nonprofit institutions will combine to form "the largest Catholic system of higher education along Lake Erie" by December 2026.
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Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2025
The nonprofit institutions will combine to form "the largest Catholic system of higher education along Lake Erie" by December 2026.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 15, 2025
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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Higher Ed Dive
MAY 15, 2024
Augusta, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State universities will require test scores from students applying to the 2026-27 academic year.
The PIE News
MARCH 14, 2025
Canadas college sector has welcomed a recent policy change from the IRCC stating that graduates of college degree programs will now join university students in being exempted from PGWP field of study requirements announced in October 2024. of Canada’s total population to 5% by the end of 2026.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 24, 2024
Now, the college is eyeing a balanced budget by fiscal 2026. The institution’s interim chief financial officer announced cuts and new revenue opportunities.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
“Starting from the fall of 2026, all Ontario medical schools will be required to allocate at least 95% of all undergraduate seats to residents of Ontario, with the other 5% reserved for students from the rest of Canada,” said Ford in a press briefing on October 25. million more Ontarians to connect to primary care.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 18, 2025
The Catholic institution in Wisconsin is still trying to cut $7 million from its fiscal 2026 budget after previously initiating multiple rounds of layoffs.
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2024
A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. University Business will continue to monitor the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond. Lower enrollment breeds lower tuition revenue.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 6, 2025
Morris will serve as president-elect for the 2025-2026 term before assuming the presidency following the association's 2026 Annual Meeting. Winn, who will serve in 2025-2026 before Morris assumes the presidency. Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Boston College announced the appointment of Rev. when he steps down in summer 2026. when he steps down in summer 2026. Butler brings to the role a deep understanding of Boston College's mission, having spent the past 22 years serving the institution in various capacities. Jack" Butler, S.J., Jack" Butler, S.J.
WCET Frontiers
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
These rules encompass all public colleges and universities. Yes, all public colleges and universities are included as well. A parallel rule covering private colleges is under development and is due to be released later this year or early next year. This post highlights key points from the webinar that was dense with information.
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025. This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond.
The PIE News
JANUARY 10, 2025
The update follows an IRCC announcement in October 2024 introducing a new criteria for international students applying for a post-graduation work permit, outlining 966 eligible fields of study for college programs as well as new language requirements. of Canadas total population to 5% by 2026.
University Business
APRIL 2, 2025
(Updated: April 2, 2025) With college closings expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, two small regional colleges avoided shutting their doors by merging with larger institutions. The college closings and mergers of 2025 Rosemont College (Penn.) Cornish College of the Arts (Wash.)
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 12, 2024
Employers, including colleges, must ensure their forms bear the revised expiration date by July 31, 2026.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 27, 2023
What awaits college and university leaders is the long-predicted enrollment cliff, the period around 2025 or 2026 when the effects of the Great Recession on this country’s birth rate will be realized as dramatically fewer high school seniors reach graduation.
University Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Brian Blake said the institution was challenged to remake the campus as a beacon for further revitalization for Downtown ahead of the 2026 World Cup. “We The post Georgia State University to create ‘college town Downtown’ with $80 million gift appeared first on University Business. We were asked, ‘What could you do in two years?’”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
in Philosophy from the Jesuit institution—worked his way up the ranks to become college president, a position that he held for 23 years. Reynolds said that a search for DeGioia’s replacement will commence soon, with a new president expected to be in place by July 1, 2026. Dr. Robert M. Groves, who also holds the Gerard J.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 26, 2025
Georgetown University is joining the Common App, the most popular college application platform in the country, starting in fall 2026, according to reporting from The Hoya, the universitys student newspaper.
College Viability
JANUARY 28, 2024
Which colleges will close in 2024?
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 21, 2025
Steven Thrasher, an assistant journalism professor who tried to block police from breaking up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University last spring, announced he was denied tenure and will lose his job in August 2026, the end of the next academic year.
The PIE News
MARCH 21, 2025
This aligns with the governments aim to reduce Canadas total population of temporary residents by about 445,000 in 2025 followed by another 445,000 in 2026. Several Canadian colleges and universities across various provinces have also recently reduced programs and staff due to a decline in international student enrolment.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 27, 2024
Hundreds of professors, colleges and higher ed organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the Department of Education’s proposed regulations for online courses, saying they stem from an antiquated mindset about new modalities—and place a time burden on professors and a financial burden on institutions.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 1, 2024
Eighteen months after a handful of Roman Catholic college presidents in Iowa gathered to talk about possible greater collaboration, two of those institutions—St. Ambrose will operate Mount Mercy as an independent institution through 2026, when St. After months of discussion, St. Ambrose University.
University Business
AUGUST 7, 2024
With pandemic-era federal stimulus money drying up, the dust is beginning to settle on private colleges’ and universities’ balance sheets. And as the demographic cliff closes in, threatening to wreak havoc starting in 2026, students should be all the wiser on which schools are in good financial health before they park their money.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Dartmouth applicants will be required to take and submit scores from the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. Bruce Sacerdote, Dr. Douglas Staiger and sociology professor Dr. Michele Tine.
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Gavin Newsom (D) reached an agreement on a new pilot pathway program designed to facilitate student transfers between the University of California (UC) and the state’s community college system. The post California Seeks to Expand Access for Community College Transfers Under New Plan appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Drones at college fairs, robot-guided campus tours and AI chatbot tutors promising personalized education are just a few of the technology tools universities across the country are using, all with a common goal in mind: to attract the next generation of students excited about tech as the enrollment cliff looms.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
As Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College always says, "Collaboration is the newest form of domination." They're educating first-generation college students and turning them into global leaders that's innovation. Innovation to us is collaboration. HBCUs have always been innovating for generations.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 3, 2023
Kim Cassidy Dr. Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
“[In health care], we know over 3 million workers are anticipated needed by 2026. “So, Community colleges could potentially serve as a valuable source for immigrants to access affordable postsecondary education, upskilling and reskilling opportunities, and workforce preparation, the report noted.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
Social mobility experts welcome change in which students will instead be asked to answer three questions The years of sixth formers and their families agonising over personal statements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, after the UK’s university admissions service announced they are to be dropped.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Permanent resident levels will be further reduced to 390,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027. Canada’s temporary resident population will be reduced by 445,000 in 2025, and an additional 445,000 in 2026. The reduction in temporary residents is less surprising given the IRCC’s overall goal of reducing temporary residents from 6.5%
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 3, 2024
Amid efforts to rehabilitate the New College Institute, Gov. million for the institute in the 2025 fiscal year but zero in fiscal year 2026. Glenn Youngkin this week proposed eliminating NCI’s funding in the second year of the two-year state budget. Youngkin’s plan would allocate $4.69
The PIE News
AUGUST 6, 2024
The purchase comes after the Wellington College International announced earlier this year it would launch its first US school, the bilingual Hiba Academy. Speaking to The PIE, the school confirmed that this is the location of the school, which is set to open in 2026. At full capacity, Wellington College will have 400 students.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
It comes as Canada plans to stabilise permanency residency levels in 2026, marking a new strategy from the government after years of immigration growth. In 2026, the government will stabilise permanent resident levels at 500,000. Former international students still make up a minority of Canada’s new permanent residents.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 19, 2023
In 2026 and 2027 we expect a more significant drop: a result of declining fertility rates during the 2008-2009 recession. So where does US higher education enrollment go after 2026? College Meltdown: NY, IL, MI, PA, VA hardest hit Community Colleges at the Heart of College Meltdown Who's Next?
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
of Canada’s total population to 5% by 2026. According to the IRCC, the intake cap for 2026 will be stabilised, remaining the same as in 2025. For university graduates, this constitutes a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7, and for college graduates a CLB level 5. million in 2023”. million in 2023”. What are those?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2024
16, 2025; “Managing Challenging Boards for Presidents” on March 3, 2026; and “Moving Forward After Rocky Board/President Relationships” on Sept. The session explores the roles and responsibilities of HBCU boards and presidents and highlights effective governance and leadership strategies. Register at the CMSI website.
WCET Frontiers
MARCH 21, 2025
These regulations apply to all public colleges and universities and mandate that digital content meets WCAG 2.1 Department of Justice (DOJ) announced new requirements for websites and mobile applications. Level AA standards.
University Business
MARCH 15, 2023
The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Of the students who enrolled in the class of 2026, 81% submitted a standardized test score — 54% submitted SAT scores and 27% submitted ACT scores, according to the University’s Common Data Set. Read more on The Brown Daily Herald.
Liaison International
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Key Takeaways: Following last year’s chaotic FAFSA experience , the outlook for the 2025-2026 season is significantly better. However, colleges and universities still have important work to do in order to ensure the success of their institutions and students. This is good news and in stark contrast to last season’s rollout.
University Business
MARCH 26, 2025
A recent survey from the American Association of Colleges & Universities and Elon Universitys Imagining the Digital Future Center reveals that more than half of executive higher education leaders havent harnessed the full power of generative AI and 57% reported their spring 2024 graduates werent prepared to enter a workforce that leverages AI.
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