Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Finlandia University announced Thursday that it will not enroll students for the upcoming academic year and has teach-out agreements in place as it prepares to close. In a statement announcing the looming closure, the Board of Trustees pointed to demographic changes that have led to a “steep decrease in interest in going to college.”

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Florida state colleges and universities must report spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and projects and initiatives related to critical race theory (CRT), per orders from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ’s administration, the National Review reported. Ron DeSantis In a Dec. Ron DeSantis In a Dec. The deadline is Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Katharine Shepherd has been named dean of The University of Vermont’s (UVM) College of Education and Social Services. Dr. Katharine Shepherd Shepherd is currently the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor of Education. She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Department of Education has awarded more than $40 million in grant funding to help improve completion rates for underserved students. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal. These awards will not only help find new ways to help students graduate; they will help change expectations.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, as university officials and the governor trade blame, the college is set to close in May.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2023

News and World Report’s Best College Rankings list quickly drew the support of schools across the nation and even the Department of Education. The New York Times’ brand new “Build Your Own Rankings” tool allows students to curate a Top 10 college list based on priorities that are important to them.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been loaning tens of millions of dollars to rural colleges and universities in order to keep them afloat and running, The Washington Post reported. Iowa Wesleyan University, one school that the USDA has been aiding, has had an estimated $55.1 They generate opportunity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

While most colleges are producing graduates who go on to earn incomes higher than your typical high school graduate, a sizable portion of them are not, according to a new report from the HEA Group. However, over the past several years, we've seen confidence in college declining. higher ed institutions. “We 22%) missed that mark. “In

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University Business

JUNE 11, 2024

We are now well past the six-month mark for the delayed delivery of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information to college campuses and students. Thousands of aspiring college students and their families face profound uncertainty and confusion. As a result, some may never enter college. Some may not recover.

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University Business

APRIL 3, 2024

Antioch College President Jane Fernandes was elated when she discovered her college would be formally designated as a Federal Work College by the Department of Education. Nearly 50% of Sterling College’s 2018 graduates earned their degree without accruing any debt. Berea College in Berea (Ky.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

To be identified as a bellwether among community colleges is no small feat, but that is precisely why the Community College Futures Assembly continues to draw high-performing teams annually to compete for the Bellwether and Legacy Awards. Hudson County Community College (New Jersey) won the Legacy Award, the consortium’s highest honor.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While Shapiro noted that the overall six-year completion rate for college students starting at the two-year level is increasing at a slow pace, it’s a sign of optimism amid the lot of “bad news in recent years.” Transfer rate of previously stopped out students, regardless of race/ethnic background: Up 3.7%

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 18, 2023

Department of Education that sought to end Title IX exemptions for religious colleges and universities. The complaint argued that the government’s provision exempting religious colleges from adhering to Title IX law was unconstitutional because it violated equal protection rights for LGBTQ+ individuals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). Welton is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Her work focuses on racial equity, racial justice, activism, and education reform. Welton holds a Ph.D.

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University Business

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s higher education landscape, a plethora of schools face razor-thin revenue margins and are exploring innovative ways to serve their students through strategic alliances. For example, Lewis University and St. Augustine College announced this week their plans to merge. Department of Education.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Department of Education had a rough launch with its newly updated form resulting in a nearly three-month delay coupled with several technological issues for applicants. That’s according to the latest available data from the National College Attainment Network , which tracks the changes in FAFSA submission rates year-over-year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

College presidents, now is the time to lead your college through developing a post-pandemic institutional strategic plan if you have not done so. Department of Education, by 2027, 70% of jobs will require education or training beyond high school. million students. According to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Only over a tenth of students receiving Title IV aid (13%) who start at community colleges ultimately earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, according to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) report. Though 13% was the overall community college BA attainment rate, there was significant variation among U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In an effort to address basic needs insecurity among students, the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) launched a free online tool to connect college students to basic needs resources. This effort comes as part of NJ Gov. OSHE also held a statewide convening Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thompson will become president of Jackson State University (JSU), effective Nov. Thompson Jackson State University Thompson is currently deputy commissioner and chief administrative officer of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the state’s public university system. in urban higher education from JSU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. Still others, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

year prison sentence, Cordero Holmes could not see his future as a great dad, Honors College student, or recipient of the MLK Living the Dream Award for community service in his old neighborhood. Looking back seven years later, Holmes says the Incarcerated Reentry Program (IRE) from Rio Salado College gave him a new life map.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Although community college may be regularly associated as an equitable pathway to bachelor’s degrees, wealthier students typically capitalize on the opportunity. As for low-income students, a new report from the Department of Education details how infrequently their college hopes pan out.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Pamela Haney will become president of Moraine Valley Community College, effective Jul. Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University. Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) kicks off its annual conference in Philadelphia this week, President Biden appeared before thousands of attendees where he announced additional federal investments in HBCUs totaling $1.3 The additional $1.3

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Issues related to last year’s FAFSA have significantly affected private colleges and universities’ incoming class enrollment, revenue and relationship with the Department of Education, according to a fall survey from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Image: After a missed bond payment and months of uncertainty, Cazenovia College will close. College officials remained tight-lipped, telling Inside Higher Ed earlier this fall only that “discussions continue to take place” on the outstanding bond payment. Now college leaders have made a clear decision about its future.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Almost 12 years ago, I was a college administrator who filed both Title IX and Clery Act complaints with the Department of Education against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the university that was both my employer and my beloved alma mater.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Illinois University, a master’s in general experimental psychology, and a Ph.D. Dr. Eboni M.

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JULY 7, 2023

Yet there is little research on the underrepresentation of African American community college trustees. However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,

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University Business

APRIL 12, 2024

Larry Johnson first encountered Stella and Charles Guttman Community College in 2015 as a dean at Broward College (Fla.) when he read the seminal book “Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success.” Teachers also prioritize open educational resources to minimize book costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education. He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Last week, the University of the People launched the first American-accredited online MBA degree taught in Arabic. The tuition-free online university is currently accepting applications for the new MBA which will commence teaching on April 11, 2024. “The As reported by Forbes , the average cost of an MBA in the US is $61,800.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Feinstein College of Education has secured a $1.1 Department of Education to develop special education programs and enhance teacher diversity over the next five years. The post URI College of Education Receives $1.1M million grant from the U.S.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Education Rights Institute to enhance understanding, scholarship, and resources for K-20 schools and disadvantaged students. Department of Education. We are undermining our education system and the democracy, economy, and society that relies on it to thrive.”

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APRIL 2, 2023

In 2022, student leaders launched a campaign to challenge the long-standing stigma associated with attending community colleges. To overcome negative stereotypes, the CCSmart advocacy campaign tells the stories of students’ educational journeys and the positive impact community colleges had on their lives.

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