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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Edward’s University St. Edward’s University, a private university in Austin, Texas, enrolls 2,766 undergraduate students, 51% of whom are Latino and 40% are Pell Grant recipients. CSUS has seen enrollment of full-time and part-time Latino students increase by 34% and 66%, respectively, from 2015 to 2023.

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Florida may become first state to accept a ‘classical’ alternative to the SAT and ACT

University Business

The Classic Learning Test, or CLT, was created in 2015 as an alternative college entrance exam rooted in a teaching model that emphasizes the humanities, morality and classical literature. Read more from NBC News.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, five years later, Iowa Wesleyan is falling to the market forces it temporarily fended off.

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Free higher education in Syria and inequalities

SRHE

I analysed the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) database for 15 academic years, from 2001 to 2015. Furthermore, inadequate funding for free public universities has led qualified lecturers to prefer teaching at private institutions.

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

He is currently with Blackthorn.io, an award-winning Salesforce.org Partner that has seen exponential growth and success since its founding in 2015. It could also be a private university like Harvard doing the same thing.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Public confidence in higher education also saw a notable decline, with a Gallup poll indicating a drop in faith from 57% in 2015 to 36% in 2023. Colleges and Universities Mergers and Closures: Analysis of 2023 Trends 2022 Prediction for 2023: More colleges and universities will close and/or merge. Gallup poll from 57% in 2015.