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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

During my senior year, I also completed a year-long internship in admissions. A 2017 study by the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education estimated that Urbana contributed over $60 million annually to the economies of Champaign and Logan counties and employed 111 full-time staff during the 2015-2016 academic year.

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Reconciling Contrasting Findings on Perceptions of Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Columbia study, which had the more positive results, showed that perceptions of higher ed have declined since the researchers did a similar survey in 2017: there was a seven-point decrease in the percentage of Americans who saw public spending on higher ed as an excellent or good investment. But the differences are still stark.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal.

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Data and Collaboration are the Key to Preserving Higher Ed’s Hard-Fought Equity Gains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. This research showed significant increases in persistence for students who participated in tutoring programs and who received supplemental instruction.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. DFC’s approach is in line with recent research showing that student success requires a comprehensive approach. Unlike many community colleges, DFC has a selective admissions process. How has the college pulled this off? But he raised some concerns.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest. It has been at or near capacity since 2017. The pandemic has increased awareness of housing insecurity, and she says research shows that students cannot focus on their education if they don’t have reliable housing.

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Responsibilities and gatekeeping in using language certificates for HE admission

SRHE

However, in admission practice, there might be a tension between professional responsibilities and a lack of trust in the validity of standardised language certificates. Dr Jana Berg is a postdoctoral researcher at the German Center for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW).