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Let's Talk About the True Cost―and True Value―of a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Holmes-Sullivan As a college president, I am often asked the same two questions: Why does college cost so much? I usually start my answer with a statistic some find surprising: despite the headlines, post-high school educational attainment in the U.S. But the true costs of a college education are not always obvious.

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Report Finds Increased Interest in Higher Ed for Career Advancement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The State of Higher Education 2024 Report documents how current, prospective, and stopped-out students view post-high school education pathways, their access to them, their value, and experiences. adults, ages 18 to 59, who do not have a college degree and are either currently enrolled, dropped-out, or never-enrolled adults.

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How colleges can help restore what students lost during COVID

University Business

Students who endured remote high school during the pandemic have now matriculated to college, and the nation’s postsecondary institutions are reporting a “stunning” amount of student disconnection and a significant decline in college readiness.

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Creating the Learner and Learning-Centered University

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Today’s customer-centered colleges and universities are not the learner and learning-centered universities we need. A customer-centric college or university prioritizes its brand. Also, many received an uneven high school education and therefore require Academics 101 training and learning supports.

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New network calls for spotlight on Black student enrollment

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A new network of academics, college presidents, bipartisan policy makers and business leaders released a report Wednesday calling attention to a decade-long decline in college enrollment among Black students and its ripple effects on the country. It notes that 80 percent of Black Americans view college as unaffordable.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. Itzkowitz: Over the past year, we’ve seen an uptick in students and families wanting to know what type of return on investment they’re going to get from the college education.

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Inside the 2024 SANsational Awards: Meet this Year’s Winners!

WCET Frontiers

The recipients for 2024 are: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Compliance Innovations), Post University (Licensure Programs), Rio Salado College (Compliance Innovations) Southern New Hampshire University (Location), The University of Kentucky (Compliance Innovations and Licensure Programs), and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Location).

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