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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. The BLS's most recent Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts that two-thirds of the nation's 30 fastest-growing occupations through 2032 will require a bachelor's degree. Dr. Earl D.

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Why a college degree is still a great return on investment

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With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts that two-thirds of the nation’s 30 fastest-growing occupations through 2032 will require a bachelor’s degree.

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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lomax UNCF’s new research report, Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs , offers empirical evidence of the profound impact HBCUs have on the success of students, communities and the nation as a whole. HBCUs have a 34% mobility rate of moving their students from the bottom 40% in household income into the top 60%.

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EDHEC to focus on ‘four verticals’ through strategic hub in India

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Our second ambition is to recruit more Indian students with an engineering background as we have launched a couple of programs in the past few years, which require a strong quantitative background. The institution has also partnered with major Indian institutions for exchange and double degree programs. “We

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Over 140 Indian students awarded Erasmus scholarships in 2024

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The students, 75 women and 71 men, have been awarded the coveted scholarship for a two-year master’s program, and hail from prominent higher education institutions in India. India has traditionally been the largest beneficiary of the program with over 2,000 students receiving the scholarship since its inception in 2004.

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NZ announces key education initiatives for Vietnamese students

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New Zealand has introduced a 56% rise in the number of awards for Vietnamese students, who can now study at any of the country’s eight public universities or three public institutes of technology as scholarship recipients. This program will allow participants to earn degrees from both universities upon completing their studies at FTU.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”