Remove 2005 Remove Government Remove Support Services
article thumbnail

From president "designee" to president in three years

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When a college president resigns or retires, the institution’s governing board usually announces the steps it will take to replace the outgoing leader. He applied for the president’s job in 2005 but was turned down because board members believed he lacked sufficient senior leadership experience.

article thumbnail

About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years

University Business

Michigan’s Kalamazoo Promise was one of the first College Promise programs rolled out in 2005. Additionally, colleges can collaborate with community organizations to create social and economic networks that expose students to mentorship opportunities, scholarships, internships and mental health services.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why we must improve opportunity and accessibility for adult learners

University Business

between 2005 and 2021. Flexible admission criteria, which take into account their diverse experiences and prior learning Student support services: Ensuring students have well-being services available to them, along with support networks with other mature students. For 30 to 34-year-olds, that number drops to 4.19%.

article thumbnail

How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Terenzini’s How College Affects Students (originally published in 1991 and revised in 2005 and updated in 2016 by Matthew J. Their student life initiatives support and reinforce their academic offerings. Pascarella and Patrick T. Mayhew, Alyssa N. Rockenbach, Nicholas A. Bowman, Tricia A. Seifert, and Gregory C.

article thumbnail

US K-12 Education: Still the "Shame of the Nation"

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2005, Jonathan Kozols The Shame of the Nation powerfully critiqued the deeply entrenched educational inequalities that have disproportionately harmed Black, Latino, and low-income students. Department of Education Under Linda McMahon, the federal governments role in ensuring educational equity will diminish drastically.