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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. Villanova University President Rev.

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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

University Business

GPA or higher. Stopped-out learners’ past-due balances often bar them from re-enrolling in higher education. The initiative is also boosting equitable access to higher education in Northeast Ohio. Caregivers are also overrepresented in its overall pool of enrollees.

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What were people reading about higher education in 2022?

HEPI

Her piece split opinion but generated a lively debate, which is of course HEPI’s purpose as the UK’s only dedicated higher education think tank. Mary also has an entry this year at number 16, with a counter-intuitive piece on minimum entry requirements for higher education. appeared first on HEPI.

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The higher education sector should welcome the new proposals on franchise provision but still act to hold the Office for Students and Ministers to account – by Professor Nick Braisby

HEPI

This blog responding to the Government’s new ‘crack down on rogue higher education operators ‘ has been kindly written for HEPI by the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University, Professor Nick Braisby. Quality Many delivery partners operate in geographic and demographic cold spots.

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The pandemic may have ended but the demand for edtech is growing

University Business

One of the greatest challenges higher education has ever had to face was the pandemic. Colleges didn’t choose but were forced to overcome barriers to instruction through innovative educational technology solutions with little to no turnaround as students returned home for remote learning. to nearly $78 billion in 2020.

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Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications

University Business

As higher education institutions begin reporting the racial makeup of the class of 2028—the first to be affected by the 2023 decision—the data is hard to interpret, confusing and inconclusive.

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Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure

Insight Into Diversity

A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. Though the bill is still in committee, if passed, it could have a significant impact on the overall landscape of higher education in the state. With only 22.8%

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