Just 47% of public schools rate themselves highly on college prep
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 20, 2024
NCES also found only 62% of public schools include college and career milestones in their graduation requirements.
College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Those graduates enrolled in college within one year at higher rates than the prior cohort, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
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Supporting outstanding transitions from school and college to university
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Gaby Sumner and Susie Whigham present findings on what makes transition programmes work – and call for a national, government-funded rollout Gaby Sumner and Susie Whigham present findings on what makes transition programmes work – and call for a national, government-funded rollout
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Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Next generation credentials are a compentency-based alternative to transcripts that allow colleges to make better admissions decisions.
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Inside the effort to improve transfers between community colleges and top-ranked schools
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 30, 2023
Relatively few two-year college students go on to selective institutions, but some higher ed leaders are creating new pathways to change that.
How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 22, 2024
Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.
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Facing ‘existential threat,’ Columbia College Chicago moves to restructure curricula and schools
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 23, 2024
The board approved recommendations from the president for the nonprofit to take sweeping action to rein in its finances.
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Wealthier students, those at private schools list more extracurriculars on college applications
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 19, 2023
White and Asian students also reported more activities and leadership roles in their college apps, but students largely held leadership positions at equal rates.
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The College Finder
Higher Ed Data Stories
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This is always a popular post with high school counselors, IECs, parents, and students who are looking for general information on degrees awarded, or very specific combinations of academic programs, location, and other institutional characteristics. If you want a private college, another two clicks and you find it's Oberlin.
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Beyond school colors: How college-town hotel amenities draw guests
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 30, 2024
As guest preferences change and enrollment fluctuates, campus-adjacent hotels are getting creative to attract students, families and fans.
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SUNY automatically admits 125K graduating high school students to local community colleges
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 2, 2023
The system will send letters informing students in the coming days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
How can colleges better serve students with autism?
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Professor Sarah Howorth says her program at the University of Maine helps bridge the gap between high school and college for students with autism.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies donates $600M to 4 historically Black medical schools
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 6, 2024
The charitable group is also giving $5 million to the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which is slated to open in New Orleans.
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Bill would fund AI training through schools, nonprofits
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed legislation would open grant eligibility for colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits and libraries to support AI literacy.
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FAFSA submissions from high school seniors are down 38%
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 7, 2024
23, according to a recent analysis from the National College Attainment Network. Members of the class of 2024 submitted roughly 1.1 million forms by Feb.
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House committee votes to yank federal funding from colleges, schools used as migrant shelters
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 15, 2023
Supporters say sheltering migrants puts students in danger. Opponents call the measure hurtful and a distraction.
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Big Ten schools produce more CFOs, fewer CEOs than Ivies
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The University of Virginia, Pennsylvania State University and University of Texas at Austin top the list of public colleges that have produced sitting CFOs.
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University of Tennessee System to guarantee spots for top 10% of high school students
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The policy means to entice students to attend institutions in the state, especially as college-going rates decline.
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Michigan to launch free community college program this fall
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 18, 2024
Gretchen Whitmer's initiative will award recent high school graduates $4,800 in tuition aid annually for up to three years.
Thinking Beyond College Rankings
MindMax
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Cardona declared college rankings “a joke.” He made this bold statement in support of a broader point he presented in an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education : elite institutions “spend enormous resources to climb college rankings and compete for the most affluent, highest-scoring students.”
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Higher Ed Corporate Partnerships Part I: Position Your School to Market to Businesses Effectively
MindMax
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
At MindMax , we’ve spent years honing our approach to helping schools effectively market to not only prospective students but also businesses they’re targeting for corporate partnerships. In our experience, even programs that generate significant revenue are difficult to sustain if they aren’t aligned with the school’s mission.
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Michigan Offers High School Grads Free Community College
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 11, 2024
Michigan high schoolers will be able to attend a local community college without paying tuition starting next fall.
COVID-19 made 26% of high school seniors rethink where to go to college, survey finds
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 8, 2023
The pandemic also influenced what majors students considered, according to ACT, the testing company.
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Cox College to close and transition operations to new healthcare education alliance
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The private Missouri nonprofit is shuttering sometime after the spring 2025 term and folding into an alliance with other colleges and a public school system.
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Doctoral Recipients by Undergraduate College, 1958--2023
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 3, 2024
This is a popular post each year with high school and independent counselors working with students who are already thinking about a doctorate. If you're a high school counselor or a student or parent, just skip that link. It shows the undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients from 1958 to 2023. (It
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Workforce hampered by broken relationship between community colleges and employers, report finds
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Harvard Business School's Project on Managing the Future of Work and the American Association of Community Colleges suggest ways to reboot the system.
Higher education postcard: Christ’s College, Cambridge
Wonkhe
MAY 23, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to England’s first training college for secondary school teachers The post Higher education postcard: Christ’s College, Cambridge appeared first on Wonkhe.
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It’s Time to Make College Admissions Less Exclusionary
MindMax
JUNE 22, 2023
Having worked in education for the entirety of my career, I’ve occupied many different seats at the table, from Public school teacher to Chief Learning Officer, from an admission officer to a partner for higher education marketing and enrollment services.
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A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Veritas Prep Charter School provides students with companion courses to help them navigate college expectations like time management and self-advocacy.
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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. of students graduating from high poverty high schools immediately enrolled in college versus 73.3%
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Are U.S. News undergraduate rankings at risk with the exodus of law schools?
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Experts think the answer is probably not, but they see cracks in the foundation of a rankings system college admissions professionals largely abhor.
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Medical College Admission Data, 2023
Higher Ed Data Stories
JUNE 25, 2024
Each year, the Association of American Medical Colleges publishes a lot of data about admission to medical colleges in the US. As a reminder, I don't accept contributions from high school counselors, students, or parents who are using the site. But I still find it compelling an instructive.
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Will Louisiana require Ten Commandments displays in public colleges?
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 23, 2024
The state is likely to pass legislation mandating publicly funded postsecondary and K-12 schools to post the religious principles in each classroom.
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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
APRIL 22, 2024
And when it does, it won't be at one of "those" colleges. It will not tell you which colleges are likely to close soon, although after the fact, you can probably find a closed college and say, "Aha! This will show you the discount rate on first-year students at about 1,000 four-year, private, not-for-profit colleges in 2021-22.
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College Board: AP Psychology cannot be taught under Florida law
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 3, 2023
Florida will not permit schools to teach sections of AP Psychology on sexual orientation and gender identity, coursework the College Board, the nonprofit behind the course, describes as foundational.
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Education Department releases final rules on borrower defense to repayment, closed school discharge
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2022
New regulations set to take effect July 1 are an effort to hold colleges accountable while supporting students, officials say.
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K-12 enrollment lagged projections by 2% in 2021, revealing college pipeline cracks
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 1, 2023
About 833,000 fewer public school seats were filled across the country, with several traditionally underserved demographics showing notable declines.
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Activist organizations seek to block Title IX rule in over 600 colleges nationwide
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 18, 2024
The extensive list contains over 1,000 schools and higher ed institutions, including in liberal states, and could complicate how the rule is implemented.
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College Completion Rates Edging Upward
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2024
of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. The improvements here were mostly driven by students who started at community colleges. Community college completion rates jumped 1.2 Over 80% of the student body at Lehman are individuals of color.
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BMCC and London School of Economics Partner to Expand Global Opportunities
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2024
The announcement comes as more community colleges across the nation are looking to encourage their students to study abroad. BMCC is the first and only community college locally or abroad to have entered into a shared interest agreement with LSE.
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Why Grad Schools Should Make the Case for Public Scholarship
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience. If you’ve ever attended graduate school, you probably have a list of things you wish your program had done better—or at least differently.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gifts Over $600M to Historically Black Medical Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 5, 2024
Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.
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