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More Selective Colleges See Diversity Dip

Inside Higher Ed

Vanderbilt University’s Class of 2028 was significantly less diverse than last year’s incoming class, with underrepresented students of color declining by nearly 10 percentage points, according to institutional data released Monday. Black student enrollment decreased by the widest margin, from 11.5

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New College of Florida wants at least $400M in state funding for institutional overhaul

Higher Ed Dive

The small liberal arts institution will need to overcome long-term underfunding challenges to reach 1,200 students by 2028, President Richard Corcoran said.

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Villanova and Rosemont Announce Merger, Smaller Catholic Institution to Be Absorbed by 2028

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line.

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Penn State Built a Second Law School. Now, It’s Going Back to One.

Inside Higher Ed

This month, the American Bar Association approved the university’s request to recombine the two similarly named schools: Penn State Law, located at the flagship University Park/State College campus, and Penn State Dickinson Law, in Carlisle. class of 2028 will attend the combined school, which will also be called Penn State Dickinson Law.

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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

University Business

The Ohio College Comeback Compact began in the summer of 2022 across eight partnering institutions : Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, Stark State College, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University.

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Ed Blum Puts Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Diversity

Inside Higher Ed

The affirmative action foe threatened to sue three colleges for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ban. Selective colleges began unveiling demographic data for the Class of 2028, the first admitted after the 2023 affirmative action ban, just a few weeks ago, and already legal threats are flying.

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An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action Liam Knox Fri, 09/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges are slowly releasing demographic data for the Class of 2028, giving a glimpse of the Supreme Court ruling’s impact on racial diversity. The results are decidedly mixed. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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