Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Khrystyna Sanborn Khrystyna Sanborn has been appointed dean of adult education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. Sanborn served as associate dean and then interim dean at the college. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kyiv National University in Ukraine.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Patrena Benton Elliott Patrena Benton Elliott has been appointed president of Halifax Community College in North Carolina.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

Image: Hilbert College is marrying outside the faith. The four-year Roman Catholic nonprofit college in New York announced Wednesday that it would acquire Valley College, a for-profit career institution with four sites in Ohio and West Virginia. And despite the unusual pairing, Hilbert College officials say the move makes sense.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Baker More than 170,000 residents enrolled in academic courses or registered for adult education and workforce training during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). Baker, chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.

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University Business

JUNE 17, 2024

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

MAY 7, 2022

In this recent piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education , I recently pointed out that one of the ways colleges stayed viable during previous enrollment shifts was to expand both physical campus locations and offerings and degree programs tailored to working adults. Shrinking enrollments. You can show support by clicking here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. The study found that KPromise has many benefits. Byrd and his co-authors, Drs.

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HEPI

MARCH 24, 2025

Dr Katerina Kolyva is Chief Executive Officer of The Education and Training Foundation. Post-16 education in England is at a pivotal moment, with increasing efforts to create a more integrated and collaborative system.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas August 9, 2023 Lance K. Research from the United States Department of Education shows 1.2 million fewer tradit ional - aged (18 - 24) college students in 2022 from 2019. Action Step: Build UTD’s online education presence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership. At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), college leaders continue to be involved in strategic discussions throughout Northeast Ohio with a diverse group of partners about solutions to connect people to family-sustaining wage jobs.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If there is another 0.25% increase in the base rate, as is widely anticipated, this will place government and university finances under further pressure over the next few years with significant negative implications for HE students, the UK Government’s education budget in general and the further education college budget in particular.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

The international education strategy for Scotland that the devolved assembly outlined in its 2021/22 program for government has still not been released, while a replacement for the Erasmus program has also been delayed. In 2020/21, non-EU students contributed £867m in tuition fees.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Plato around a seminar table this ain’t Wildavsky usefully nails the idea that higher education is contrary to skills-based learning, noting that even the ‘land-grant institutions’ founded in the US over a century ago provide practical experience. The fact it is meshed together has just made it confusing, messy and unhelpful.’

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. It’s a powerful tool that’s reshaping our approach to education, especially in the realm of self-paced learning. The answer lies in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

In higher education, “building rapport” is often cited (e.g., The Center for Digital Education at Washington University in St. Her research is motivated and informed by her work as an instructor and instructional designer within the California community college system. Establishing rapport in higher education classrooms.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 12, 2023

Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers. In the partial FOIA response below, the US Department of Education reported that 69,180 Borrower Defense claims had been made. It's a Long Story.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Helix Education

MARCH 28, 2024

In the pursuit of knowledge, students enrolled in higher education often find their educational path intersects with the pressures of performance. Which is why I found so much value in exploring this relatively missed aspect of adult education. Graduate students face many challenges with work-life balance.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

To help reach that goal, the system is looking to adult learners with some college but no degree. million adults in California have stopped out of college—by far the largest group of the nation’s 39 million total, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011). Benson, EdD, is a long term educator who has always placed service to the teaching profession first in her career. For the following 30 years, she was faculty in higher education.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. It’s a powerful tool that’s reshaping our approach to education, especially in the realm of self-paced learning. The answer lies in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 21, 2025

In partnership with AT&T, Coahoma Community College (CCC), the Community Foundation of North Mississippi, Delta Access, and Digitunity, MSBA is providing large-screen laptops to 100 eligible participants enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Workforce, or Adult Education programs at CCC.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Lifelong Education Commission has called for the better provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages to enable the migrant population to fill labour gaps. It has also suggested that the Department for Education should develop a specific ESOL strategy for England. .

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Adult learners, who often juggle work, family, and personal commitments, face unique challenges in their pursuit of higher education. With more than 82 million adults never having enrolled in postsecondary education and another 40.4 This demographic — defined as students 25 years or older.—

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome to the second post in our series on higher education enrollment shifts. The work group joins us today to discuss the ways higher education institutions are responding to the shifts in enrollment. Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Download the Infographic More on adult learners EAB Market Insights for the United Kingdom April 7, 2023 Community College Web Presence Audit April 4, 2023 Professional and Adult Education Web Presence Audit April 4, 2023 Building an Effective Graduate Enrollment Management Plan October 11, 2022 Addressing the need for nursing education amidst shortages (..)

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Here's how to improve student success at the graduate level We know that most adult learners balance work and family commitments while enrolled—and that these competing responsibilities can delay or inhibit some prospective students from pursuing additional education. For adult learners with ADHD and other learning disabilities (e.g.,

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HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2024

John Cope, Independent Strategic Advisor, & Senior Counsel (Education & Skills), PLMR. This considered the demographic realities of applications to university, college, and apprenticeships – and what it meant for the system and our economy. Adult learners become the norm. Many adults are already engaged in learning.

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HESA

APRIL 6, 2023

This week’s guest on The World of Higher Education Podcast is Juan Carlos Navarro, international expert in higher education, innovation and digital talent; senior advisor to several international institutions and universities; and Member of the international faculty of the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración , in Caracas, Venezuela.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

One of the reasons I love working with our partners to grow their graduate, online, and adult enrollment is because their programs are the center of higher ed’s mission and margin. Graduate and adult-serving programs provide the career-changing opportunities that can improve the lives of entire families.

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Continuous Learning Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how a college significantly improved equitable outcomes in math. In this episode, I interview Michael Wangler, veteran community college educator and former dean at Citrus College where transformational change in math resulted in positive student outcomes. See outcomes UPDATE.

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EAB

APRIL 13, 2023

Building an Effective Graduate Enrollment Management Plan Today’s GEM plan must adapt to the changing landscape of higher education, such as demographic shifts, technology, delivery modalities, student perceptions of education, rising costs, and increased student debt.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Unfortunately, finding and recruiting this audience of non-MBA graduate business students is not easy – there’s no college fair that you can attend to find them, and they don’t fit into a single persona. Providing a variety of options for them to achieve their educational goals will make them feel more comfortable applying to your program.

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EAB

OCTOBER 3, 2023

While students across all student segments most often indicated preference for all weekday classes, students under age 26, those who are not currently employed, and prospects interested in legal education disproportionately prefer all weekday courses. When asked about ideal time of day for class, 37% said they favor all daytime classes.

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