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Higher Education Faces Challenges: Rising Costs, Declining Enrollment, and Equity Issues

Insight Into Diversity

The higher education landscape in the United States is undergoing a seismic shift, with as many as 80 colleges and universities predicted to close by 2029. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia highlights troubling trends, including a 15% enrollment drop projected between 2025 and 2029.

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Billion-Dollar Gift Broadens Access to Johns Hopkins

Insight Into Diversity

Beginning this fall, Johns Hopkins will use the funds to launch a scholarship program covering full tuition for medical students from families earning under $300,000 annually, with additional support for living expenses and fees for students from families earning $175,000 or less.

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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

University Business

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. Pomona is a need-blind school, meaning that it does not consider students’ financial contributions when evaluating their applications.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Although not a high school graduate, he was mechanically inclined and ultimately achieved a position in charge of the vehicle operations for the U.S. In high school, she was placed in an accelerated academic program. She called the physicist she met at the summer school. Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,

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How 2 of higher ed’s most challenging trends are causing pain this fall

University Business

But while declining enrollment loomed even before the pandemic, political interference targeting schools’ DEI programs and tenure has caught wildfire in the last year. Tony Evers proposed a $305 million increase for the UW system over the next two school years, but Republican lawmakers have decided to cut state funding by $32 million.

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