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5 ways to improve civic engagement among your students

University Business

Higher education “can and must renew American democracy.” Higher education plays a critical role in civic engagement and safeguarding democracy, a new white paper from Complete College America suggests. Higher education offers hope that civil learning remains a priority, rather than an option.

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Postsecondary Education Critical for High-Earning Jobs of the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. " The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 " reminds readers that higher education has a critical role to play in the future earnings of their students and the stability of the American economy. “It

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education. I am prepared to call elite higher education a ‘luxury good,’ and we’re in this world where we want it to be accessible.” Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences.

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IHEP’s Value Data Collaborative Helps Colleges, States Build Connections and Work Toward Equitable Outcomes

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Higher education should be a gateway to greater economic and workforce opportunities. To address these variations, the Institute for Higher Education Policy launched the Value Data Collaborative , an initiative to help higher education leaders better understand and measure the value of postsecondary education.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

Department of Education laid off nearly all federal staff responsible for managing, analyzing and interpreting higher education data through the National Center for Education Statistics. Ironically, the absence of usable data has an immediate impact on postsecondary infrastructure, e.g. workforce readiness policy.

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Report Finds Broad Base Skills Help Students Post-Graduation, But Inequity Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education is a ladder to social and economic mobility and stability, and learning certain skills like leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication, can make the difference in a graduate feeling their time in postsecondary education was both worth the expense and helped them achieve life goals.