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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohio Wesleyan is a distinctive, forward-looking, and appreciably student-centered institution that transforms lives,” vandenBerg said. With initiatives like the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan and its faculty are reimagining the liberal arts for the needs of a new world and a new generation of students. vandenBerg holds an Ed.D.

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Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Ruth Arnold , Director of External Affairs at Study Group. For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. And so it is decided. After weeks of debates and polls, elephant traps and memes, the election is over. It’s been a long wait. No contest.

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Enrollment trends new and old emerge from pandemic

Inside Higher Ed

National Student Clearinghouse data released in May showed the enrollment downturn slowing, but by no means reversing. One particularly troubling enrollment trend exacerbated by the pandemic, Grawe said, is the decline of underrepresented groups—specifically Black, first-generation and low-income students. Enrollment increased 8.3

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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

While the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) focuses on higher ed, we also care about what happens after students earn their degree. While the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) focuses on higher ed, we also care about what happens after students earn their degree. Helping Higher Ed Institutions Help Students Ms.

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Record number of US visas to be issued to Indian students in 2024

The PIE News

There has been a year-on-year growth in the total number of US study visas issued for Indian students, from over 96,000 in 2021 and 133,000 in 2022, to more than 140,000 in 2023. “The The number of students from India to the US is continuously growing. Today the recruiters and students coming to the fair are more discerning.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. The instructor had warned students in advance of her plan to show the image. This is one of those times.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Affirmative action struck down The U.S. The high court voted 6-3 against UNC and 6-2 against Harvard.