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Women’s Wrestling Aims At 2026 NCAA Championship Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. Second, as the recommendation also includes establishing a Women's Wrestling Committee, which would begin its work in January 2025, to allow time to prepare for a championship in winter 2026. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb.

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6 Strategies for Educating the AI Workforce

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

million data-related job openings by 2026, with demand for AI research scientists expected to grow by 19 percent. There’s no doubt that we need well-trained, highly educated, innovative individuals to help us realize the potential of this powerful technology. Because of the explosion in AI interest, the U.S.

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Youngkin seeks to defund New College Institute in 2026 fiscal year - Monique Holland, Martinsville Bulletin

Economics and Change in Higher Education

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

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What's happening with higher education enrollment? (Bryan Alexander with Doug Shapiro)

Higher Education Inquirer

2022) State Universities and the College Meltdown (2022) "20-20": Many US States Have Seen Enrollment Drops of More Than 20 Percent (2022) US Department of Education Projects Increasing Higher Ed Enrollment From 2024-2030. 2023) Baby Boomers Turning 80: The Flip Side of the 2026 Enrollment Cliff (2023) What enrollment cliff ?

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New Student Retention and Admissions Strategies Focus on Tech

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

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.

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Universities Hit Back Against Proposed Online Attendance Policy

Inside Higher Ed

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.

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Connecticut is Strategizing to Expand Educational Access for the Incarcerated

Insight Into Diversity

Connecticut is making higher education more accessible to incarcerated individuals following the recent expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to those within correctional facilities. The post Connecticut is Strategizing to Expand Educational Access for the Incarcerated appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.