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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). The college saw an 8.7 percentage points.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus.

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Penn State Proposes 7 Campus Closures

Inside Higher Ed

If approved, the campuses will be shut down by the end of the spring 2027 semester. Altogether, those campuses enroll just under 3,200 students. Penn State York, which had 703 students last fall, has the largest enrollment among the seven.

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Legislation Shifting Appointment Powers for NC Community College System Governance Continues

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legislation changing North Carolina's community college system governance is continuing in the state General Assembly, WRAL reported. The bill was also amended to delete various additional powers for the state community college system president that Republican lawmakers had sought to shift from the system board.

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Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning

University Business

Every weekday morning for six months, instead of taking college classes, 25-year-old Tamari Natelauri made the 45-minute drive from Philadelphia to Voorhees Township, New Jersey, to go to work at a large accounting firm. It’s her dream job and she hasn’t even graduated from college yet.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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Embracing Change: Crafting Forward-Thinking Strategic Plans for Colleges in a Dynamic Society

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College presidents, now is the time to lead your college through developing a post-pandemic institutional strategic plan if you have not done so. Department of Education, by 2027, 70% of jobs will require education or training beyond high school. million students. According to the U.S.

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