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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

University Business

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. Pomona is a need-blind school, meaning that it does not consider students’ financial contributions when evaluating their applications.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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Academic Libraries Champion DEI Efforts

Insight Into Diversity

At college and university academic libraries, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives often involve improving item-collection policies and enhancing access to materials for students and community members, resources for faculty research, and educational programming on related topics.

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

Insight Into Diversity

Ted Mason, PhD In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions in higher education, experts in the field of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) are at a crossroads. Mason serves as associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Kenyon College in Ohio.

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Is HyFlex a viable teaching approach in 'normal' times?

Inside Higher Ed

Gillis: I’m an assistant professor in sociology at a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. And I ultimately conducted some research about it to understand it in this undergraduate context, particularly issues around equity and engagement. Who are the students who are likely to be remote compared to in person?

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Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability: Changing Higher Education Podcast 157 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Kathryn Campbell and Dr. Zack Mabel

The Change Leader, Inc.

Kathryn has extensive experience writing, editing, and directing content development for publications focused on topics such as diversity and equity in postsecondary education and the workforce, higher education’s civic mission, and the value of education in contemporary contexts. Drumm McNaughton 11:23 Well, that makes sense.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

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They have to take on and how that impacts their ability to buy a home, which is, the equity builder, etc. And I’ll take a first swipe at that, Drumm and Bob and that, just for, definition purposes, the national clearing house basically contains the records of almost like 95 percent of enrolled post -secondary enrolled students.