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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

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below 2020 levels. of non-freshmen undergraduates, and this percentage has steadily grown since fall 2020. This is three straight years of transfer growth for both Black and Hispanic students and transfer enrollment for both groups have been above 2020 levels since 2022. For fall 2024, transferring students accounted for 13.1%

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

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Since taking the helm in 2020, Jenkins has orchestrated a data-driven renaissance that has revolutionized student success rates and institutional effectiveness. In the heart of Baltimore, a remarkable transformation is taking place at Coppin State University under the visionary leadership of President Dr. Anthony Jenkins.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

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Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. The announcement comes as the private institution grapples with persistent financial challenges, including annual operating deficits of $4 million.

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NCAA Adds Women's Wrestling as Championship Sport, First Tournament Set for 2026

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The path to championship status began in 2020 when women's wrestling joined the NCAA's Emerging Sports program. "Since I was a little girl, I dreamed about being an NCAA national wrestling champion. It will fulfill so many little girls' dreams, including mine."

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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

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He was inducted as an AERA Fellow in 2022, served as Division G's vice-president from 2020-2023, and was elected to AERA's Executive Board. A former middle school teacher who founded a rites of passage program, Morris has been actively engaged with AERA since 1995.

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It’s Time for Higher Education Leadership to Embrace 'Good Trouble’

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Detris Adelabu On the day of his death in 2020, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times , pre-written by Congressman John Lewis, urging Americans to stand up for justice and what he called good trouble, necessary trouble.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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between fall 2020 and fall 2023. Chattanooga State saw its fall-to-fall persistence rate increase by 7.1 percentage points from 2019 to 2022. Even more impressive was the jump in credit completion rates, which rose from 54.6% percentage points.