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Whiteness Defines Expected Qualifications for American College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white.

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Colleges have a responsibility to support students with intellectual disabilities

University Business

Colleges and universities nationwide continue to grapple with demographic shifts, fiscal challenges and the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Against these larger societal forces, many higher education institutions have focused considerable attention and resources on improving access and affordability for their students.

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New Year Resolutions for College and University Presidents

The Change Leader, Inc.

What are the New Year resolutions for college and university presidents? As we embark on a new year, higher education continues to face what seems to be a perfect storm of challenges. The National Student Clearinghouse recently reported that overall postsecondary enrollments declined 1.0 percent in fall 2017.

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After a Successful Tenure, Hauser Prepares to Pass the Torch

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. She had once told the former president of Metro State University of Denver, Dr. Stephen M. Jordan, that she would consider becoming a university president if she could lead CMC.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences. Getting into college is harder and harder,” said Dirks. Even though there are wonderful colleges and universities across the states and country, they can’t find enough students to enroll, and every year there are headlines about colleges folding or being acquired.”

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

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Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. Follow a supported education model Existing ADHD accommodations at universities are often insufficient.

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Shaping a Transformational Transfer Vision

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Beyond Transfer One year ago, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) partnered with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to launch the first cohort of the Transfer Student Success and Equity Intensive , a national effort to accelerate transfer reform at scale.

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