Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

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. It faced the threat of closure in 2018 and warned students and employees that it might not be able to continue.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2018

For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students. The streams of governmental support have varied over time as The Pew Charitable Trust s noted. So what does that look like?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

These decreases are especially concerning because of how popular a path community colleges have been for these groups: 44% of all Black undergraduates and 57% of all Native undergraduates attended community colleges in 2018. Some of the researchers’ ideas for state policymakers were student centric.

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