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5 ways colleges can improve outreach to rural students

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Students from small towns help strengthen campus communities, said panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference.

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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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How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Higher education experts shared ways to reach underrepresented students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-conscious admissions.

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House bill would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The newly introduced bipartisan Protect Economic Freedom Act follows months of heightened scrutiny over how colleges handle student demonstrations.

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What makes a college welcoming to transfer students?

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

One expert at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference laid out ways to better support these learners.

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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! It will not show you net costs to students. Unfortunately, as you'll soon, see, colleges all set their own tuition.

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Can college students learn to debate without getting heated?

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 30, 2024

Argument mapping helps students visualize other points of view. Some professors are using the technique to help them build critical thinking skills.

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Common App data shows substantial rise in minority student college applications

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 22, 2024

The number of the platform’s applicants from underrepresented racial minority groups rose 11%, compared with a 3% rise from nonminority students.

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Low-income students work more amid rising college costs, analysis finds

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Three-fourths of students from lower-income families worked by 2008, averaging 20 hours per week or more, a Brookings Institution report found.

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Students tend to withhold low SAT scores from test-optional colleges, study finds

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The research indicates students take colleges’ word that they will not be penalized for opting out, a new working paper said.

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Community college students need help meeting basic needs

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2022

They suggested opening resources to all students. Many facing basic needs insecurity didn't receive help from their campuses, researchers found.

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National college completion rate ticks up to 61.1%

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Those who started at two-year public colleges helped drive the overall increase in students completing a credential.

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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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College students still struggling to stay enrolled, Gallup research finds

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 3, 2023

More than 40% of surveyed students said they’d considered stopping out of their programs in a six-month period.

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College students among those targeted with racist texts

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The FBI is investigating the attacks, while higher education institutions are working to protect students and help the authorities.

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Essential questions colleges and universities should be asking to optimize an innovative student support model

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 24, 2024

AI and digital innovations streamline college admin, enhancing student support and experience.

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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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College student, employee mental health worsened last year, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 18, 2023

Student affairs professionals reported an increase in available mental health services but said more investment is needed across campuses.

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Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The ruling said plaintiffs were “likely to succeed” in their arguments but dismissed several defendants, including the state’s governor, from the case.

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How equitable is funding for public colleges?

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Colleges with low shares of students of color receive the highest levels of funding, research finds.

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Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This rate hasn’t increased much over the past several years, according to new research from a trio of organizations.

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State politics are swaying college choice, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Students from both sides of the aisle are increasingly citing sociopolitical motivations when ruling out states from their college search.

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College Students

GAO: How colleges can help sexual assault survivors continue college

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A recent report gathered recommendations for helping these students from representatives of colleges, survivors and student loan borrowers.

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College Students

OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Office for Students has published a report on business and management teaching at Regent College London - and there's a lot to digest. David Kernohan picks out the key points

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The week in numbers: Why students aren’t completing college applications

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 25, 2023

We’re recapping five of the week’s biggest stories, from a look at barriers to prospective students to anti-trans rules governing Florida state colleges.

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How the new FAFSA form will affect state grants for college students

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2023

State aid programs may need to adapt, as they often rely on data elements from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, SHEEO said.

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Financial pressure, flexibility drive college students to work temp jobs, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Polled students frequently cited rising living expenses and education costs as reasons why they’re considering temp work.

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Tuition discounts at private nonprofit colleges reach new highs, study finds

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 15, 2024

for first-time, full-time students, estimates from the National Association of College and University Business Officers show. The discount rate rose to 56.1%

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Liberal arts colleges must embed career services throughout campus life

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 28, 2024

Colleges should strive to teach students both how to think and to be career-ready when they graduate, the leader of Denison University argues.

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How community colleges are revamping their student onboarding process

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Institutions nationwide are overhauling how they help learners understand, select and enter a program of study.

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Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March. The moves come after the U.S.

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Sticker prices increasingly fail to capture college costs, research finds

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 17, 2024

The current system for listing college costs hampers student decisions about where to attend, a Brookings Institution report contends.

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New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The state touted the results of its initiative to reach students who left college before completing their credentials and announced a new research project.

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Dartmouth College to pour $500M into student housing

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Ivy League institution is building its first new residences in 20 years and modernizing others, with help from a big donation.

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Hartwick College to slash sticker price to $22,000

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Leaders at the private liberal arts college said the move is part of a broader goal to decrease student stress and improve campus well-being.

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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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Over 40% of college students said they considered stopping out in six-month period

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 23, 2023

Half of students who mulled stopping out attributed this to emotional stress, according to a new Gallup and Lumina Foundation survey.

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Colleges need a deliberate online strategy to better serve first-generation students

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Higher education leaders won’t meet the moment if their virtual courses merely replicate face-to-face learning, Western Governors University’s leader says.

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Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.

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An Ohio experiment boosted graduation rates and earnings for community college students. Here’s how.

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 12, 2023

Three of the state’s public two-year colleges successfully replicated a college completion program developed in New York, a six-year analysis found.

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Half of Hispanic students report difficulty staying in their college program

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

That’s the highest share of any other racial or ethnic group tracked, according to a recent survey from Gallup and Lumina Foundation.

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College Students

Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As the industry ramps up outreach, the number of computer and data science majors applying to construction jobs has doubled, according to a new report.

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College Students

Net tuition ticks up 2% at private colleges, declines at public institutions

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The College Board found the price students pay after aid is still well below pre-pandemic levels even as sticker prices rise.

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About 75% of students want to attend college — but far fewer expect to actually go

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 22, 2023

A survey from nonprofit YouthTruth also revealed these gaps worsen for certain groups, like Indigenous and Pacific Islander students.

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5 ways colleges can improve outreach to rural students

How can colleges better serve students with autism?

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How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

House bill would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel

What makes a college welcoming to transfer students?

Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021

Can college students learn to debate without getting heated?

Common App data shows substantial rise in minority student college applications

Low-income students work more amid rising college costs, analysis finds

Students tend to withhold low SAT scores from test-optional colleges, study finds

Community college students need help meeting basic needs

National college completion rate ticks up to 61.1%

The College Finder

College students still struggling to stay enrolled, Gallup research finds

College students among those targeted with racist texts

Essential questions colleges and universities should be asking to optimize an innovative student support model

Wealthier students, those at private schools list more extracurriculars on college applications

College student, employee mental health worsened last year, survey finds

Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

How equitable is funding for public colleges?

Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree

State politics are swaying college choice, survey finds

GAO: How colleges can help sexual assault survivors continue college

OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London

The week in numbers: Why students aren’t completing college applications

How the new FAFSA form will affect state grants for college students

Financial pressure, flexibility drive college students to work temp jobs, survey finds

Tuition discounts at private nonprofit colleges reach new highs, study finds

Liberal arts colleges must embed career services throughout campus life

How community colleges are revamping their student onboarding process

Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

Sticker prices increasingly fail to capture college costs, research finds

New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students

Dartmouth College to pour $500M into student housing

Hartwick College to slash sticker price to $22,000

College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds

Over 40% of college students said they considered stopping out in six-month period

Colleges need a deliberate online strategy to better serve first-generation students

Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts

An Ohio experiment boosted graduation rates and earnings for community college students. Here’s how.

Half of Hispanic students report difficulty staying in their college program

Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

Net tuition ticks up 2% at private colleges, declines at public institutions

About 75% of students want to attend college — but far fewer expect to actually go

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